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    Catcher in the Rye

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    in the Rye‚ the 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger‚ follows the 17-year old narrator Holden Caulfield through his experiences as a troubled adolescent. The Catcher in the Rye is the only published book by J.D Salinger and was previously forbidden from being taught at schools because of its rather mature content. Today‚ it is read in schools all across America and is considered a quintessential coming-of-age tale. Holden Caulfield is a confused teenage boy who’s fear of change and disappearance completely

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    the Rye In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ a character named Holden Caulfield who appears to be your everyday character‚ that is‚ until you realize that he is in some kind of mental institution and only sees people’s flaws‚ and it drives him to near insanity. Throughout the book‚ you realize that Holden is a very lonely character and somewhat depressive to the point where he thinks about committing suicide. It also seems that Holden is in the dark at times‚ he doesn’t have a lot of friends and

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    Catcher in the Rye Final Essay The story “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger shows the epic journey of a boy growing up and learning about adulthood. Holden Caulfield‚ the arrogant and biased protagonist of the story in a period of four days begins to learn about the adult world‚ thus loses his innocence. Holden Caulfield holds a bitter‚ defiant‚ and negative tone and attitude towards his classmates and friend’s from the past. The troubled youngster enters into a myriad of situation

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    After multiple sessions of weekly therapy‚ my team of psychotherapists have come to the conclusion that our patient Holden Caulfield suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)‚ Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)‚ and Major Depressive Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event -either experiencing it or witnessing it. Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about

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    gestures. The latter is the present day Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden presents himself as a mature young man‚ but the theme of phoniness and preservation of innocence against the fake world of adults run strong throughout Salinger’s novel. Peter Seng writes in his essay “The Fallen Idol:  The Immature World of Holden

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    connection to the story. This title greatly explains the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ and his feelings towards life and human nature. In society he has found enormous corruption‚ vulgarity‚ harm and havoc. He knows that the children of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them and‚ he states later in the novel‚ his new purpose in life will be to help save the children from this vulgarity. Holden wants to be a "Catcher in the Rye." We first hear the title of the novel

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    Moving Forward

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    Lauren Olamina‚ from the book Parable of the Sower‚ and Holden Caulfield‚ from the book Catcher in the Rye‚ are complete opposites of each other. Throughout their lives‚ they struggle with their disabilities and the way they think about change. Their individual disabilities take them in different directions; she embraces change and moves forward‚ while he defeats change and works against moving forward. Lauren Olamina and Holden Caulfield‚ both have some sort of disability. Lauren has a very rare

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    Catcher in The Rye

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    controversial author J.D. Salinger ’s Catcher in the Rye. This novel depicts the main character Holden Caulfield ’s experiences just after getting kicked out of the prestigious Pency Academy. Through his journey Holden often describes people and situations he comes in contact with as phony. In fact it is Holden ’s "phony phobia" that keeps him from maturing from an innocent boy to an independent adult. It is Holden ’s "phony phobia" that keeps him from experiencing intimacy‚ and being a part of the adult

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    in first person point of view by Holden Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is a student at Pencey Prep. Holden had failed all but one of his classes and has received a letter saying he is being kicked out.Holden shares a dorm with a kid named Stradlater‚ and has a next-door-mate named Ackley. Holden’s roommate goes on a date with a girl named Jane‚ who holden dated earlier and still likes. Holden questions Stradlater when he comes back. Stradlater makes fun of Holden‚ and tells him he gave her the time

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    is not always the easiest task. People do not have control over what a child may hear or see. Children lose their pureness as they mature and explore the world. In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ by Jerome David Salinger‚ the protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ finds himself the protector of innocence. There are substantial symbols that are beneficial to signify the theme of innocence throughout the novel. These symbols include‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ which is a place of innocence‚ children

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