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    Quiz Makeup Chapters 1-11 Holden Caulfield seems to be a troubled kid who keeps having to leave the school he is attending. He has just flunked out of Pensey Prep School because he was not applying himself. Holden goes to tell his former history teach Mr. Spencer goodbye. Mr. Spencer annoys Holden by reminding him that he flunked him and forces him to read his horrible essay he had written. Holden is in his room reading Out of Africa when one of the students Ackley comes into his room. Ackley stays

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    other contrasts such as only black and white‚ and good and bad. In J.D. Salinger ’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ speaks of his adventures which gradually lead to his mental breakdown. Readers sympathize with Holden at the onset of the novel‚ but nearing the conclusion Holden begins showing signs of what society would label psychopathy. Through Holden ’s situation in Salinger ’s realistic fantasy‚ the concept of insanity is expressed as the result of social norms pressed

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    Character analysis I´m going to tell you about Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in book "The Catcher in the Rye"‚ written by J.D. Salinger. But to tell you about Holden you need to know Holden‚ therefore I´m going to tell you briefly were Holden comes from and his relationship with his family. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old teenager that refuses to grow up because he doesn´t want the responsibilities that come with it. Holden comes from a very wealthy New York family‚ however

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    every way. Specifically‚ Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye wills himself to enter a new‚ fascinating environment. The polar opposite of innocent‚ Holden stands defiant in his position against his peers. Apparent in many events‚ Holden defies childish innocence through his abrasive attitude and uncommon ideas. A major theme in the literature spectrum‚ alcoholism seems to have Holden in its clutches. Although Holden does not try to fight it at all‚ in fact‚ Holden embraces it and loves to have

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    Salinger‚ the main character Holden is working up the pyramid of needs. He gets to a point where the needs take over him and to reach the needs that his behavior is impacted by them. Holden has achieved part of the needs but not fully‚ the need of love‚ esteem and self actualize have not t only certain parts of it have. this has led to the behavior of change throughout the story and for him to try everything he can to accomplish the needs. One of the needs that holden wants to achieve in the book

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    J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye portrays a sixteen-year-old boy‚ stuck between adolescence and adulthood‚ who struggles to find his place in society. Holden Caulfield draws the reader in with his unpredictable actions and his frank judgements and opinions of the world. Throughout the novel Holden tries to protect his innocence and views the adult world as "phony." Salinger seems to be asking the question that to become an adult is it necessary to accept the fact that some things‚ like

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    Gallagher: A girl Holden used to spend a lot of time with one summer when their families were neighbors in Maine. She is important to Holden because she is one of the few girls he can find attractive and connect to. -Allie Caulfield: Holden’s younger brother who died of leukemia three years ago. He was intelligent‚ red-headed‚ and friendly. Holden is still suffering from Allie’s death. -Phoebe Caulfield: Holden’s 10 year old sister who he loves a lot. She listens and understands Holden more than

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    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 a topic of controversy in the literary critic’s realm. Holden Caulfield’s thoughts and comments serve to deepen his personality and provide

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    from people. Holden wanted to have no human contact what so ever‚ and that is not normal. Throughout the book Holden expresses a rebellious attitude toward the world‚ and this rebellious attitude comes from his infatuation with being alone. He isolates himself from the world because he has not yet found himself and is searching.   Holden feels that he must find himself alone with no one else’s help. Holden expresses his rebellious side when he gets kicked out of school‚ again. Holden doesn’t like

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    Holden Caulfield‚ a cynical and paradoxical teenager not ready to embrace adulthood goes on a journey to explore the phoniness of the adult world. J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye published in 1951 reflects on Holden as a child as well as an adult. His neglection of adulthood and his blindness on the innocence of youth presents a great challenge in his life. The bulk of the novel displays Holden‚ a 16 year old teenager who just flunked out of Pencey Prep fleeing to his hometown‚ New York City

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