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    In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is a very engaging character. He relates to many tennagers but in a quirky and bizarre way. He tells everything like he sees it. There is no sugarcoating and no censoring to his thoughts. He deals with issues like many of us as children‚ but whether he deals with them well and overcomes them is the tricky part. I believe that Holden Caulfield does not change very much throughout the entirety of the novel. However‚ I do believe that he is

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    Holden’s View on Sex “Did you ask her if she still keeps her kings in the back row” (43). This question shows Holden’s concern of Jane having sex and going from childhood to adulthood. If she does lose her innocence then he will lose his interest in her. J.D. Salinger has the same feeling towards sex as Holden. According to J.D. Salinger and his character Holden Caulfield sex brings about the end of an innocent childhood and the beginning of a phony adulthood. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye

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    alike have argued that JD Salingers Catcher in the Rye is a superb example of a bildungsroman. The novel is a narration by Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled and mentally unstable sixteen year-old that has just been expelled from his fourth prep school. Holden‚ who is undergoing treatment in a mental institution‚ recounts the story of his mental breakdown and the events leading up to it. He concludes the story with brief hints at his recovery. Though one assumes that Holden is receiving and responding to treatment

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    Shannon LeBlanc Mr. P. Murray Phoniness: Its Effect on Holden Caulfield’s Character and his View on Society December 3‚ 2012 Phoniness: Its effect on Holden Caulfield’s character and his view on society There comes a time in life when one believes that they are surrounded by nothing but fallaciousness and deception. In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year-old boy‚ travels to New York to try to escape

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    Holden Caulfield entered my office a seemingly controlled‚ passive young adult. It would become utterly obvious that he was the complete opposite. Exposed to great trauma at a very early age‚ he desperately tries to control everything in his life: maturation‚ innocence in others and himself‚ and various other trivial subjects in life which others might pass by. Ultimately trying to be a "Catcher In The Rye"‚ he wants to control and protect the people he loves. Also showing classic symptoms of a borderline

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    symbolic purpose in an extended written text you have studied. In the novel ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D Salinger the author used the main character ‚sixteen year old Holden Caulfield as a symbol for the loss of innocence and protection of innocence. Trough the novel Salinger has Holden as the first person narrative to really emphasise how Holden sees the situations he gets into and how he feels about them. Holden has just got kicked out of Pency Prep yet another private school for failing subjects

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    Holden and Society J. D. Salinger’s notable and esteemed novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ reflects the hypercritical views of a troubled teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ towards everyone around him and society itself. This character has a distinguished vision of a world where morality‚ principles‚ intelligence‚ purity‚ and naivety should override money‚ sex‚ and power‚ but clearly in the world he inhabits these qualities have been exiled. Holder desperately clings to and regards innocence as one of the most

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    trying to hide our hypocrisy. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger expresses through Holden Caulfield that hypocrisy results from not being able to connect with others. Although Holden accuses others of being phony‚ in reality‚ Holden is a phony himself and as a result of his hypocrisy‚ he is unable to connect with others‚ suggesting that to connect with others one must be able to accept other people’s flaws. Holden defines others as phonies because he

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    Holden and Depression Major depression (also called “clinical” or “severe” depression) is a mental disorder characterized by abnormally low moods that last for at least two weeks. Depression is the most common mental disorder and‚ according to the American Psychological Association‚ approximately 20 percent of teenagers will go through at least one episode of teen depression by the time they graduate high school. Episodes of teen depression generally last about 8 months. Teen depression can affect

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    World View Travel 1. How would you describe World View Travel? What kind of agency is it? World View Travel agency is a commercial agency. It depends on a few big customers for most of it business. We can also say that it is still in its growth stage. 2. What kind of an image do you feel this agency has? It seems to have an excellent name and image between other companies compete in the city‚ because they take care of their clients by calling them and having a good relationship with them

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