The Catcher in the Rye Maggie Michaels‚ Benson High School Keith Higbee‚ Wilson High School Amy Botula‚ Wilson High School Tammy Lite-O’Neill‚ Wilson High School 2007 DRAFT PPS Funding Table of Contents Introduction 1 Calendar 3 Criteria and Standards Table 4 Parent Opt-Out Letter 5 Journals 6 Pre-Reading: Teens Reflecting on the Teen Experience 9 Teens Overhead 10
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The Catcher in the Rye “Is The Catcher in the Rye‚ as a work of literature still relevant for today’s youth?” Name: Sara Sigurdson Course: English A1 Supervisor: Mr. Peter Steadman Word count: 3851 Candidate number: 00136022 Table of Contents Content Page Number Abstract 3 Introduction 4 The Actual Catcher in the Rye 4 The Sexual Matter 5 The Caulfield Family 6 Narrator and Protagonist 8 Role Model 9 Mr. Antolini 10 Targeted Audience 10 Guidance 12
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Holden Caulfield’s State of Mind The Catcher in the Rye Close to the end of the novel‚ Holden Caulfield is on the verge of another emotional breakdown. There are many factors which contributed to Holden’s state of mind such as Allie’s death‚ his expulsion from Pencey Prep school and the incident with Mr. Antolini. These incidents all contributed to Holden’s emotionally unstable state of mind in "The Catcher in the Rye"�. Allie’s death‚ I feel‚ is the root of all of Holden’s emotional problems. Holden
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The Catcher in the Rye Abandonment – the act of one leaving or being left; or as every young adult sees it‚ the act of leaving and losing the ones you love forever. Many teenagers fear their friends and families leaving when they grow out of their transition from childhood to adulthood. Holden Caulfield’s life is revolving around his anxiety of abandonment in J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ Catcher in the Rye. Holden’s apprehension of desertion springs from his inability to maintain friendships‚ incompetence
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Reflection in The Catcher in the Rye In 1981‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was simultaneously the most frequently censored novel and the second-most frequently taught novel in American high schools (Andrychuk 6). The main protagonist of the novel is Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year old boy who smokes like a chimney‚ swears like a sailor‚ and drinks to deal with his angst. He is also the narrator of his own story‚ telling the tale of the 48 hours he spent in New York City after getting expelled
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ by Jerome David Salinger‚ reveals the hardships that teenagers endure as they mature and enter adulthood. In this novel‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen-year -old who has been kicked out of several schools‚ undergoes a gamut of problems. First‚ at the beginning of the novel‚ it is clear that Holden has a difficulty accepting himself and others; he constantly defines people as "phony". Secondly‚ as the novel progresses it becomes evident that Holden does not want to enter adulthood
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Topic a.) Catcher in the Rye Essay The fantasy and the desire of a teenage boy lost from reality In this essay I will explain a quote which is linked to the title as well as to the main character Holden Caulifield’s desires and in turn the themes that are in the book which also represent the quote. “The Catcher in the Rye” is an important saying that will tie the book together. Holden is a boy that is depressed‚ sick and he is really confused about his life. The one person he always wants
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The Catcher in the Rye - ‘Holden Caufield is an Island’ John Donne’s quote‚ ‘No man is an island’ connects quite directly to Holden Caulfield in ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ Holden’s character is very relative to themes such as isolation‚ loneliness and non-conformity. Holden has a very distinct character; he has many features‚ which would describe him as quite a lonely‚ cynical young man. It is evident that a past of his has had such an effect on him that the adolescence he has become quite
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English II Honors 26 February 2009 A World of Poor Choices The exciting novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger expresses the free will of choice. Salinger cleverly conveys how decisions can alter a person’s perspective of their peer. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ is a young teenager who has emotional instability and behavioral concerns. Holden acts immaturely extensively throughout the book. Holden invents a world where adulthood is the emblem of superficiality and “phoniness”‚ while
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The Catcher in the Rye In J.D. Salinger’s‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ struggles to find his place in life. As an adolescent‚ he finds no good left in the adult world that soon will face him. Throughout his struggles‚ he realizes that people are nothing more than phonies‚ money worshipers‚ and egocentrics. People in the world become satisfied with money and material objects‚ while Holden finds anger in such things. Although it is hard to see‚ he does find happiness
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