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    PRIMARY SOURCE TITLE OF NOVEL: The Catcher in the Rye (I used a pdf of the novel and need to get a real copy of the book to redo my page numbers) CITATION Salinger‚ J. D.‚ E. Michael Mitchell‚ and Lotte Jacobi. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little‚ Brown‚ and Company‚ 1951. Print. NOTES (DIVIDE BY SUBTOPICS; INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS) Interactions with roommates His relentless emotional connection to Jane Gallahger when he realizes Stradlater (17-19) Possessive over Jane Indirectly becoming infuriated

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    Text Response: The Catcher in the Rye The novel‚ "The Catcher in he Rye"‚ written by J.D. Salinger was set in the late 1940 - early 1950s in New York. This novel explores the themes of loneliness‚ relationships and deception though the use of literary devices. Many symbols are used to enhance our understanding of the novel; such as Holden Caulfield ’s red hunting hat‚ the museum of Natural History‚ the ducks in Central Park Lagoon and the carousel. The author gives us an insight into the life of

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    Catcher in the Rye Extended Response To describe about Holden a little‚ he was a very weird guy. He has different perspective to other people‚ even though he has a normal appearance. He drinks‚ smokes and swears a lot but he is only a teenager. The way Holden talked was very funny; he used swearing words a lot. Maybe author tried to express Holden’s negative perspective against the world by using this way of speaking. Anyway‚ he was a typical student who had problems in schools. He failed

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    Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: J.D. Salinger Text type: Extended written text – novel In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ I found the idea of self-isolation from human relationships that was portrayed through the protagonist Holden Caulfield very interesting. While over the course of the novel‚ which is set into a timeframe of three days‚ Holden interacts with many others‚ we see that he does not have a close relationship with any of these people other than his

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    Response paper on The Catcher in the Rye The novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is one of the most discussed novels in American literature. The Catcher in the Rye is J.D Salinger ’s landmark novel‚ it set a new course for literature in post-WWII America and vaulted him to the heights of literary fame. The book mostly focuses on the period of time when a young teenage boy named Holden Caulfield gets expelled from his high school and how he sees‚ feels things and people around

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    Rob Ferrara Ms. Groark 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

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    The Catcher in the Rye is written in a subjective style from the point of view of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ following his exact thought process (a writing style known as stream of consciousness). There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example‚ as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm‚ minor events such as picking up a book or looking at a table‚ unfold into discussions about experiences. Critical reviews agree that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial

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    Catcher in the Rye J.D Salinger’s novel "Catcher in the Rye‚" focuses mainly on Holden Caulfield because he is the narrator and the novel is about his memory of characters and events throughout the story. These characters are more than just remembrances but actually help the reader to better understand Holden. Mr. Antolini‚ Phoebe‚ and Jane Gallagher are all characters that help fully characterize Holden. Mr. Antolini helps the reader better understand Holden’s hasty judgments about characters

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    The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield in‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ lives a troubled life of not really caring about the repercussions of his actions. Holden’s beliefs on life are very narrow minded and he is very judgmental of everyone around him. Holden also has a strong belief that mostly everyone in the world is a phony. This ties into Holden’s wants of becoming a catcher in the rye when he is older. In the future Holden wants to become the catcher in the rye to

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