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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

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    an extreme that nearly every comment he places on things and people is tainted with a disparaging‚ accusatory tone. For example‚ he despises the ads of Pencey Prep featuring horse-riding young men as a sales gimmick; he criticizes people who are crazy about cars and those taxi and bus drivers who yell at passengers to get out at the rear door; he hates people sticking together; he cannot stand the sight in which people hurry into their cars when it rains in the cemetery; he claims he’d rather be

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    Everybody has a moment some point in their life where they feel as if they can not struggle any more. We see this in detail in The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ is a sixteen year old teenager who has not had the easiest life. The novel focuses on Holden’s journey from getting kicked out of private school in pennsylvania to having a wild weekend in New York City hiding from his parents‚ told from his room in a mental hospital near hollywood. Although

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    INTRODUCTION Grabber and general statement Take a moment to look to your right‚ now to your left. Either side of you they could have symptoms of depression. Thesis Statement (your argument) Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger‚ 1951) shows signs that he is suffering from depression. Directional Statement (The points you are going to use to support your argument) He demonstrates several symptoms of depression including lack of sleep‚ lack of interest‚ and feelings

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    The Catcher in the Rye Childhood & Adulthood Holden Caulfield is the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s novel the Catcher in the Rye. Holden is an adolescent boy that lives in 1950’s New York City. Holden is on the verge of collapsing under the sinister and painful realities the adult world has to offer. Henceforth‚ Holden cares deeply about innocence‚ and understands that adulthood is the execution of the innocence he treasures so deeply. This foreboding breakdown is apparent due to many mentions of

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    The Catcher in the Rye is the definitive novel of a young man’s growing pains‚ of growing up in pain. Growing up is a ritual – more deadly than religion‚ more complicated than baseball‚ for there seem to be no rules. Everything is experienced for the first time." To What extent do you agree with this passage? Do you agree that Catcher in the Rye is the definitive novel of a young man’s growing pains‚ of growing up in pain? Do you agree that growing up is a ritual? You need to identify whether

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    depressed. “If a boy’s mother was sort of fat or corny looking…old Haas would just shake hands with them and given them a phony smile and then he’d go talk‚ for maybe like half an hour‚ with somebody else’s parents. I can’t stand that stuff‚ it drives me crazy‚ I hated that goddam Elkton Hills” (Salinger 13‚14). Additionally‚ Holden does not show much care about his academic future. Mr. Spencer claims‚ “Do you feel no concern for your future boy?” Holden responds with “Not too much I guess.” Mr. Spencer

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    In fact‚ the most popular character that was created by Walt Disney‚ and globally recognized as well‚ was Mickey Mouse. Even though he was actually a side character in the movie Steamboat Willie‚ Mickey Mouse became extremely popular. As stated by the writers of PBS.org‚ “On November 28‚ 1928‚ they premiered "Steamboat Willie‚" the cartoon that introduced the universally appealing Mickey Mouse to movie audiences and was also the first to fully incorporate synchronized sound” (PBS.org). Mickey

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    Holden feels detached and has no one to listen to him. Salinger starts off the novel with Holden buying a red hunting hat. This hat has a big peak and funny looking earlaps. Holden doesn’t wear the hat in front of people because he thinks he looks crazy in it‚ but he wears it when he is alone because it comforts him. The red hunting hat symbolizes Holden’s feelings of loneliness and alienation. Holden tries to fit into society but fails miserably. He is the manager of the fencing team at Pencey prep

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    Holden Caufield‚ the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s iconic coming of age novel‚ cycles through various emotional states towards people‚ places‚ items‚ and events throughout the story. However‚ most of his feelings can be categorized under the umbrellas of either contentment or dissatisfaction. For most of the novel‚ he exists in a state of deep depression that overshadows him and skews his view of many events. Holden’s emotions are very contradictory as well; he simultaneously abhors and desperately

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