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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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    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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    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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    archetypal 20th Century anti-hero. Discuss. Holden Caulfield is a typical anti-hero from the 20th century who features as the main character from the novel‚ Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger. The young teenage boy says that he wants to be the one who stands at the bottom of the cliff and catch the children that are playing in the Rye that may run off the edge accidently. This is a dream‚ not reality however it indicates that Holden is desperate to preserve childhood. Holden is an anti-hero because

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    Adam Canady Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger Pages 1-105 of 210 Reading JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye has been an interesting experience for me. It has opened me up to a whole new world of literary analysis and dynamic contrasting of characters by reading a semi modern novel as opposed to a short story or an epic poem as the I have in the past. Throughout this journal‚ I will be highlighting certain passages from the first half novel that portray character‚ theme and conflict. I will conclude

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    “Once you have a fair idea of where you want to go‚ your first move will be to apply yourself in school. You’re a student –whether the idea appeals to you or not” (189). In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield fails himself and others by unsuccessfully adapting to the nature of a school setting. Holden consistently fails to harness his potential and strive in academia. He is unable to engage in social practices within his school and finally

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    past a lot‚ so I found Holden to be really relatable. While most people see nostalgia as a harmless feeling of look back to the past‚ I see nostalgia as a burden that hold you back from moving on and growing up. There are many occurrence in the Catcher in the Rye where the main character Holden Caulfield look back at his past. He reminisce the time he spent with Allie‚ Jane‚ and Phoebe‚

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    INTRODUCTION Jerome David Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ is a work of fiction and a tragic-comedy. It is an interesting and controversial novel. Though controversial‚ the novel appealed to a great number of people. It was a hugely popular bestseller and general critical success. I chose this novel because of the negative status it has with parents‚ teachers‚ and school. I wanted to discover what the roots of this controversy are. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ tells about

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    around him. However‚ this level of maturity is rarely reached without suffering emotional pain or confusion (Helfand/Bliss 1). In both A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye the main characters‚ Gene and Holden‚ experience great emotional trauma and confusion as they attempt to make the rite of passage into adulthood. In the book The Catcher in the RyeHolden Caulfield is expelled from Pencey Prep because of his failing grades‚ however‚ he does not want to confront his parents immediately after getting

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    To those whom it may concern‚ The recent debate on the banning of the popular book‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ from a public school is nothing new in the literary world. J.D. Salinger’s novel is the second most challenged book in history (Doyle) because of its crude language‚ sexual references‚ and questionable content. In reality‚ Holden is a character to be respected for his rash views on the world and the political madness of it all. Holden may not always have the most moral ideas

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