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    The Catcher in the Rye “This sentence I’m reading is terrific” I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood (28) | Sarcasm is a typical teenage behavior that is funny to some‚ but annoying to others. In this sentence he uses sarcasm. | “Jane Gallagher‚” I said. I couldn’t get over it. “Jesus H. Christ.” (41) | Jane Gallagher is an important person in Holden’s life. As soon as he hears her name mentioned he gets happy. | He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine‚ on July 18‚ 1946.

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    The movie that I‚ choose to watch and was related to Psychology was “GirlInterrupted” directed by. James Mangold. The movie is an ardent film that captures the lives of a group of women in a mental institution. To be noted‚ this was a book before it became a movie. It was a book based off of the main character and author‚ Susanna Kaysen‚ who details her life after checking herself into an institution after attempting suicide. The movie is about Suzanna and the relationships she makes while living

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    of numbness‚ which can be easily identified with his tendency to fantasize about death‚ his rejection towards intimacy and sexuality‚ and his excessive drinking. I. Introduction Topic Sentence: Holden the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ after the death of his brother closes himself to the world. a. The dynamics of Holden’s existential crisis. b. Numbness as a response to social inadequacy. c. Holden’s personality. Concluding sentence: Holden takes certain attitudes

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    literature‚ innumerable books have been published that each contain plots varying immensely from others. From action to magical to psychological‚ books have exposure (what do you mean? ..) to millions of people and their specific interests. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is an intriguing book about a young boy in New York and his mental struggles in the physical world. This coming-of-age fiction novel greatly distinguishes the barrier between a moody teen and a depressive teen. Holden Caulfield

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    In his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger characterizes Holden not only as a seemingly typical confused‚ rebellious and immature adolescent‚ but also as a young man who suffers from the effects to bereavement and consequently‚ is frequently anxious‚ depressed and exhibits seriously risky behaviors. The story‚ in summary‚ tells the bildungsroman of sixteen-year–old Holden Caulfield following his expulsion from his fourth private school‚ Pencey Prep. Here‚ a disillusioned boy struggles with

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    Is Holden Caufield‚ out of the novel catcher in the rye written by J.D. Salinger insane in a sane world or sane in an insane world? But really what defines sane and insane this is what will be brought to attention through out this essay. According to the dictionary definition insane is some one of a not sound mind‚ mentally damaged or deranged or utterly senseless. Other definitions state that insanity craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviour characterised by certain abnormal mental or behavioural

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    On the other hand‚ Holden’s relationships with other character in the novel Cather in the rye are more complex than of the above mentioned protagonists‚ Othello and Alex. Holden is the narrator of Catcher in the rye‚ and the reader gains access into his relationship on the basis of what he tells the reader and his on-going thoughts. Salinger portrays Holden’s language abilities to a speech-like structure rather than a writing structure (Bell‚ 2011: 128). Holden is in a constant conversation with

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    The Catcher in the Rye – Analysis and Summary Name of the book: The Catcher in the Rye Writer: J. D. Salinger. His complete name is Jerome David Salinger‚ and he was born the first day of 1919 in Manhattan‚ New York. He started writing early in secondary school‚ and he had published several stories before getting interrupted by the Second World War in 1940. In 1951 he published his most successful‚ and only‚ novel The Catcher in the Rye that became an immediate success among its readers

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    The most recurring theme in the novel is Holden’s obsession over what is phony and what is not. The story is set a decade before the great social movements of the 60s‚ in a time of rapid media growth and a strong demand for education. Holden was born into a generation traumatized by the great depression and world war two which ultimately resulted in the creation of a culture centered upon normality and conformity. Due to these circumstances‚ Holden went mad‚ and I find it hard to blame him for

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    One popular cultural myth about the mentally ill is the archetype of the "Sexy Crazy Girl"‚ which we’ve seen in movies‚ comic books‚ and music. Losing your grip with reality is not a glamorous subject‚ but that’s not what you get from GirlInterrupted. It is apparent that all the girls in the movie had some type of dysfunctional personality‚ and bad things happen to some of them‚ but it just did not seem realistic. First off‚ most of the patients prtrayed were young‚ which made the care facility

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