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    middle of the night‚ and is offered advice on life and a place to sleep. Mr. Antolini tells Holden that it is the mark of the mature man to live humbly for a cause‚ rather than die nobly for it. This is at odds with Holden’s ideas of becoming a "catcher in the rye‚" a heroic figure who symbolically saves children from "falling off a crazy cliff" and being exposed to the evils of adulthood. During the speech on life‚ Mr. Antolini has a number of "highballs‚" referring to a cocktail served in a highball

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    students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues” (Ai Weiwei). Censorship regulates and sets standards for children’s literature. Restriction on literature such as “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger‚ prevents exposure to all types of literature which neutralizes society’s plan for increasing the all around rates of reading in students. Increasing these rates will benefit students with improvement on comprehension‚ interpretation

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    In Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holden constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world‚ he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his‚ but also those around him. Holden feels that childhood is something to be saved and kept‚ instead of learning the truth of adulthood since the adult world is an impure place that corrupt

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    Bernice Ramos Mrs. Corradi ENG4UE Friday April 12‚ 2013 The Hidden Faces of Holden Caulfield Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger does an exemplary job in showcasing humanity’s crime through Holden Caulfield. Humanity is guilty of masking their inner selves‚ displaying an entirely different person for the world to see. People often commit this crime subconsciously as a form of protection. Holden is said to be hypocritical because he consistently acknowledges the phoniness of his surrounding

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    Caleigh Beverly Mrs. Lehman AP English‚ 1A 1 October 2012 Novel Abstract: Catcher in the Rye Novel Title and Author: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Author’s Background: J.D. Salinger was born on January 1‚ 1919‚ in New York City‚ New York. Jerome David Salinger was born to Sol Salinger and his wife Miriam (J.D. Salinger). Though he was a bright young man‚ when he attended McBurney School‚ he ended up flunking out and was soon after sent to Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne‚ Pennsylvania

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    The Catcher in the Rye is a book narrated by a 17 year old boy named Holden Caulfield who remains curious and naive throughout the story he tells. The story begins with Holden explaining how he was kicked out of a prep school and then takes us through his Christmas in New York while he waits until his parents have been notified of his expulsion. During the time he tries to keep himself busy in order to avoid his parents‚ he manages to experience many things for the first time and be able to act like

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    Caulfield from The Catcher In The Rye‚ however‚ does not quite understand this saying. In the story‚ Holden does not apply himself to his education at Pencey Prep‚ which results in his expulsion from school. Throughout the story‚ Holden‚ as well as a few other characters‚ represent the terms expressed in Freud’s Theory of Personality known as the id‚ superego‚ and ego. According to Freud‚ the id operates on the pleasure principle and serves as the storage area for our desires. In The Catcher

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    everything‚ in fact many authors present childhood in that manner‚ but some may think theirs as just isolating and saddening depending on how they lived. As presented in Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ childhood is described as both bright and joyful‚ and depressing and sorrowing. While in J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ portrayed his childhood to be depressing. For instance‚ at the beginning on the novel‚ Holden watches a football game between his school aka

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    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a boy named Holden Caulfield and his struggle with life. Like any other teenager‚ he is simply looking for his place in the world. However‚ it is shown that Holden is no ordinary teenager for he displays many signs of depression. His depression seems to escalate throughout the novel. For example‚ many nights he has trouble sleeping‚ he also is quite the alcoholic and a heavy smoker‚ he doesnt feed his body with the proper nutrients and he talks of

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    expression? Without the freedom to offend‚ it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone’s penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However‚ many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal

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