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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fired for assigning the novel in class; he was later reinstated.[27][dead link] Between 1961 and 1982‚ The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.[28] In 1981 it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.[29] According to the American Library Association‚ The Catcher in the Rye was the tenth most frequently challenged book from 1990–1999.[10] It was one of the ten most challenged books
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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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I am sure you remember Holden Caulfield‚ the angsty‚ depressed 1950s teenager who you read about in your 10th grade English class. But did you like Holden‚ or did you hate him? “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger is a well-known novel that has been read in English classes across America since the 1950s. Holden Caulfield is the main character in this novel‚ but it is controversial whether or not his story is still relevant to society today. Ultimately‚ Holden is more relevant to teenagers in
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz‚ The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare‚ and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger‚ characters experience confusion about who they are.. Katherine’s‚ Holden’s‚ and Aristotle’s isolation highlights that self deception results in loss of
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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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Pency Prep: "The Catcher in the Rye" opens with Holden Caulfield at Pency Prep‚ his high school‚ where he has just been kicked out for failing almost all of his classes. Holden‚ as a lost and frustrated teen‚ goes to his room for his last night before planning to run away from Pency Prep for some "alone time" before telling his parent he was kicked out of another school. In his room he interrogates his roommate‚ Stradlater‚ about one of Holden’s old friends‚ Jane. Stradlater just got back from a
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“Catcher in the Rye” Essay: What do you think are the most important aspects of the human psyche? What do you think gives us the will to live? To J.D. Salinger‚ author of “The Catcher in the Rye”the three most important aspects are individuality‚ protection and connections to humanity. These aspects represent three important aspects of a person’s humanity‚ which are knowing that you are important to the world around you‚ that you have protection from the world‚ and that you have a reason to live
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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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PRS1023/502/3/2013 Tutorial Letter 502/3/2013 Health in Early Childhood Education: A PRS1023 Department of Teacher Education Semester 1 and 2 This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. Bar code PRS1023/502 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 COURSE OVERVIEW 2 STUDY UNIT 4: NUTRITION 3 STUDY UNIT 5: COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS 4 STUDY UNIT 6: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - THE HEALTH POLICY 5 CONCLUSION 6 LIST OF SOURCES LAYOUT OF
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