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    Comparison Essay The two books that I am comparing are The Catcher in the Rye‚ and Lord of the Flies. The two books are very interesting and are very opposite yet the same in many ways. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden is an idealistic character who becomes more of a realist as the novel progresses‚ while in the Lord of the Flies‚ many characters assume different roles. But the main argument between the two novels is that Holden has a dream job of being the catcher in the rye. The catcher in the

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    Catcher in the Rye Annoations PGS. (24-252) 24. Why is this so important? Why does the author always mention everything as sad? What an oxymoron. 25. Why does the mention the word killed twice? Why does he always have to question everything? Its kills me. Who is this somerset Maugham? 26. One can infer he wanted to be down at the game. He says this about Ackley to make himself feel better Well obviously he did. 27. Why does he italicize goner? This statement is pointless. One

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    American Lit 12‚ March 2012 Depression Catcher Do you have helpless outlook on your life? One minute it’s an outburst of anger. The next you’re crying uncontrollably. Do you need help? The Catcher In The Rye is a novel based of the main character’s point of view‚ his name is Holden Caulfield. Set in 1950s New York and California‚ where Holden is a mental hospital telling us‚ the readers‚ about his few days after leaving Pency. The movie Ferris’ Bullers Day Off ‚ also set in Chicago‚ is a movie

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    Members: Marco Antonio Gómez López 75705 María Lourdes Lara Rosete Julieta Morales Chapter 20 Holden is in a bar listening to Babe Valencia that sang better than Old Tina and Janine. He told the headwaiter to ask old Valencia if she’d care to join him for a drink‚ but the head waiter didn’t gave her the message. Eventually he got drunk and went out where the telephones where and wanted to call old Jane but he wasn’t in the mood and finally decided to call old Sally Her grandmother answered

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    discovering new worlds‚ which are extrapolated in William Shakespeare’s 1661 tragicomedy ‘The Tempest and J.D. Salinger’s ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (1951). Shakespeare’s‘ The Tempest’‚ elucidates the transformative power of planned discoveries that manifest an individual’s desire to re-evaluate assumptions and unveil fresh insights into humanity’s moral flaws. Similarly‚ The Catcher in the Rye’ demonstrates that physical and intellectual discoveries can elicit an emotional

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    ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ - Essay ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ was written by American author‚ J.D. Salinger in 1951. The book was an instant success on publication‚ and still today‚ over sixty years later‚ the novel still sells around 250‚000 copies each year. The author‚ J.D.Salinger‚ was born in New York and was a recluse from the army. After the success of the novel‚ J.D. Salinger cut himself off from society‚ and idea expressed many times by the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ in the novel

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    Catching a True Role The symbol of the carousel and adolescence used by J.D. Salinger in the Catcher in the Rye develop Holden’s character into a young man. Holden Caulfield is an adolescent that refuses to grow up. He begins his life in the book as a confused young man in search of saving humanity. Through the realizations Holden has‚ he is able to recognize his true role in life. Holden understands that he is not able to stop every child from taking risks‚ that allowing them to take risks is

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    J.D Salinger uses the catcher in the rye as a main symbol because he wants teenagers to relate to his book by understanding that teenagers normally have the same hardships as Holden. To be the catcher in the rye means to save other people from depression‚ “‘ If a body catch a body comin through the rye’ It made me feel better. It made me feel not so depressed any more” (115). Holden felt depressed when he was at Pencey because he couldn’t figure out how to fit in and make friends. Instead of spending

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    The novels Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger show many similarities. One of the major themes in both novels consists of the main characters finding their self and journey through life. Their similar experiences consist of the relationships they go through‚ as well as the different people they meet in life and their personal views on society‚ which let the audience distinguish the affect on similar situations. Siddhartha’s dream throughout the entire novel consisted

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    Becker English 11 May 25th‚ 2017 Holden on for Dear Life Realism and Romanticism have a history of conflict in American History‚ whether it be stopping Gatsby from finding his one true love‚ Tom Sawyer and his romantic conflictions to Huck‚ these opposite ideals never fail to become themes of our stories. In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye the protagonist seems to be taking a different approach and far more extreme in his romantic beliefs than any of our other analyzed characters. Holden is

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