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    In life one thing is certain‚ that is death. Death follows no rules‚ death does not follow a schedule. Death can be unexpected and unfair but the fact is death does not live with us we live with death. Many children are usually not used to death and can not fully understand the concept behind it and if exposed to death many children do not handle it well‚ because of this adults do their best to shield children from death until they are ready or mature enough to handle it. Unfortunately in Salinger’s

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    Maturing‚ Growing and Changing The Catcher in the Rye Sam Dunn M. Buzminski ENG3U Thursday October 2‚ 2014 S. Dunn 1 Growth and change is one of the biggest stages in someone’s life where they truly mature and develop. In the novel the Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger‚ the author puts the protagonist through various stages that help/force him to grow and change. These stages include firstly an emotional loss‚ period of awkwardness‚ culminating in a ‘setting forth’. Secondly

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    Sadness and Depression Lauren Shipman Block 4 Mr.Devine English 11 H 3/9/14 Sunday‚ March 9‚ 14 Sadness in Catcher in the Rye Catcher in the Rye is a book of many themes of many different types of different things Sadness is one of them. The main character of the book is Holden Caulfield‚ he has major problems‚ he finds nearly everything depressing. Today we’d say that Holden Clinically is depressed. He has no reason to be so sad all the time. He’s alone and he knows it‚ he also hates

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    Word Choice in The Catcher in the Rye By Tom Condon Word choice is a crucial element in a well-crafted story. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a 16-year-old in New York in the 1950’s named Holden Caulfield. The book is about his exploration in the world as he suffers from severe mental trauma from his point of view. J.D. Salinger uses word choice for realism‚ theme‚ and depth of character to make the story relate to the reader and add dimension. The Catcher in Rye contains many distinct

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    Holden’s life is holding him down to the point where he’s judgemental about anyone he meets. Even though he usually keeps all the negative comments to himself he sometimes gets to his climax where he lets everything out. He is 16 year old and he’s already very moody and has a bad perspective of the world. However‚ he becomes very vulnerable when it comes to his little sister Phoebe where he changes his attitude towards her and shows love and compassion. According to the novel The Catcher In The Rye by

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    “The catcher in the rye expository essay” The catcher in the rye is a book I have read and really enjoyed because of the plot and the characters in the novel. “I always call it the catcher of the rye of the new generation.” (www.Thinkexist.com Jessica sharzer) the novel takes place in New York. This narrative is really enjoyable and fun to read. This novel deals with a lot of issues and this is the reason I enjoyed this innovative story. The story takes place in New

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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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    Catcher In the Rye: The Quest For Love In many novels in J.D. Salinger’s library of books‚ there is a recurring theme of the loss of innocence of children‚ the falling and the confusions of childhood‚ and many other ideas that apply to the ideas of adolescence and the life of the average teenager growing up. Many of his themes occur in a short period of time in a child’s life that affects him/her in a very profound and significannot way. The idea of love is also a major theme that arises

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    Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. This book‚ just like all other great works‚ was met by scathing criticism and unyielding praise. Many literary critics marveled at Salinger’s genius use of language to make Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ unbelievably realistic. Through Holden’s thoughts and dialogues‚ Salinger successfully created a teenage boy. Because of that The Catcher in the Rye became one of the few great post World War II works. The language used in The Catcher in the Rye has been

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    The Catcher in the rye‚ is one of the most successful and controversial works of Jerome David Salinger also known as J.D Salinger. He was an American writer who won acclaim early in life. Very private for more than a half-century thereon‚ he last published an original work in 1965 and gave his final interview in 1980. Raised in Manhattan‚ Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school‚ and he had several published in Story magazine in the early 1940s before serving in World War II

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