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    Scared & Lonely in Catcher In The Rye “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do‚ you start missing everybody”. (pg.126) The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a boy named Holden Caulfield and his teenage struggles. This novel shows Holden’s life as he transfers from school to school and the difficulties in between them. Throughout the novel‚ it is easy to see that Holden has a hard time communicating with others. He struggles to say what he wants to say when he speaks to adults

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    reasons why under the surface he is better than everyone else. His favorite and most reoccurring fault is “phoniness”‚ which he can find in almost anything‚ specifically people and places. Holden thinks his parents‚ his schools‚ his friends‚ and American culture in general is unbearably phony. Holden not only views the suppression of emotion as phony‚ but also the expression of emotion in certain ways. When his friend Sally wrote him a heartfelt letter inviting him to her house for Christmas‚ he

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    The Catcher in the Rye “This sentence I’m reading is terrific” I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood (28) | Sarcasm is a typical teenage behavior that is funny to some‚ but annoying to others. In this sentence he uses sarcasm. | “Jane Gallagher‚” I said. I couldn’t get over it. “Jesus H. Christ.” (41) | Jane Gallagher is an important person in Holden’s life. As soon as he hears her name mentioned he gets happy. | He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine‚ on July 18‚ 1946.

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    of numbness‚ which can be easily identified with his tendency to fantasize about death‚ his rejection towards intimacy and sexuality‚ and his excessive drinking. I. Introduction Topic Sentence: Holden the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ after the death of his brother closes himself to the world. a. The dynamics of Holden’s existential crisis. b. Numbness as a response to social inadequacy. c. Holden’s personality. Concluding sentence: Holden takes certain attitudes

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    J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative inquiry into the crude life of a depressed adolescent‚ Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study‚ Holden appears to be a clearly heterosexual‚ vulgar yet virtuous‚ typical youth who chastises phoniness and decries adult evils. However‚ this is a fallacy. The finest manner to judge and analyze Holden is by his statements and actions‚ which can be irrefutably presented. Holden Caulfield condemns adult corruption and phoniness

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    Is Holden Caufield‚ out of the novel catcher in the rye written by J.D. Salinger insane in a sane world or sane in an insane world? But really what defines sane and insane this is what will be brought to attention through out this essay. According to the dictionary definition insane is some one of a not sound mind‚ mentally damaged or deranged or utterly senseless. Other definitions state that insanity craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviour characterised by certain abnormal mental or behavioural

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    essay was written by a 16 Year Old (2006) in a selective high school (Sydney) in the top English class (later on became Dux of English). Was chosen to be the ’model’ essay‚ so I guess its an A+ or 10/10. 2000 words. *********************The Catcher In The Rye has been renowned as a classic due to a wide range of factors which have been able to garner appeal to the audience throughout the ages. JD Salinger has created a character- Holden Caulfield‚ which the audience can easily identify and relate

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    This leads to receiving many responsibilities and tasks that one may not ask for. The society holds its citizens to very high standards and morals that one may not be ready to understand and accept just like in Holden ’s case. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ is trapped between his fantasy of childhood‚ and the unpredictable struggles of adulthood. While Holden tries to grow up‚ he runs into many challenges that hold him back like‚ living

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    The Irony of Holden’s Dream Job Holden Caulfield just cannot seem to catch a break. He is kicked out of school‚ ran away from home‚ and is now all alone in life. In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist Holden Caulfield is going through terrible experiences in his life. He does not want anyone else to have to go through what he is experiencing. Holden’s dream job is to catch children from falling off a cliff in a field of rye. He received this

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    Holden on the Change. As a natural process‚ all human being go through life experiences as a part of the life cycle. In the novel J. D. Salinger CATCHER IN THE RYE‚ through his experiences Holden Caulfield faces many changes with regards to his relations‚ how he communicates with others and by the end of the novel he‚ mature as a person. Relationships and sexuality are big recurring pattern in the novel. Holden is always searching for a new friend but he always turns away at the last moment.

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