"I’ve always been an outsider; a displaced person." Alice Hoffman. At one time or another everyone has been at the fringe of society in some way: an outcast in high school‚ a stranger in a foreign country‚ the best at something‚ the worst at something‚ the one who’s different. Truly being an outsider is the one thing we all have in common and have experienced it one way or another. Through the character of Lily‚ a white Ethiopian woman‚ Camille Gibbs weaves a rich tapestry for struggles of an
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Start Final I think Henton means outcast by outsiders or maybe they look in on the world and see it in a different way or more real than most people. Maybe she evens means that they get treated different or that they almost want to be treated different and they don’t want to be like the crowd. That they want to lead themselves but they can’t because the way society sees them so it almost feels impossible‚ in that case makes them feel different or beat down and they almost feel like there life is
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Holden as the Typical Teenager of Today Holden Caulfield‚ portrayed in the J.D. Salinger novel Catcher in the Rye as an adolescent struggling to find his own identity‚ possesses many characteristics that easily link him to the typical teenager living today. The fact that the book was written many years ago clearly exemplifies the timeless nature of this work. Holden’s actions are those that any teenager can clearly relate with. The desire for independence‚ the sexually related encounters‚ and
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Holden Caulfield entered my office a seemingly controlled‚ passive young adult. It would become utterly obvious that he was the complete opposite. Exposed to great trauma at a very early age‚ he desperately tries to control everything in his life: maturation‚ innocence in others and himself‚ and various other trivial subjects in life which others might pass by. Ultimately trying to be a "Catcher In The Rye"‚ he wants to control and protect the people he loves. Also showing classic symptoms of a borderline
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The leper. The homeless. Minorities. People labeled “different”. These are examples of “outcasts‚” people “rejected or cast out‚ as from home or society.” They are “mistfits” even‚ “unable to adjust to a situation” with its narrow‚ inflexible expectations. Holden Caulfield in the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ Wally in the short story White Chocolate‚ and Jamal Wallace in the movie Finding Forrester are examples of teen heroes‚ all attending high school‚ who struggle to fit‚ but who discover quickly
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hypocrisy. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger expresses through Holden Caulfield that hypocrisy results from not being able to connect with others. Although Holden accuses others of being phony‚ in reality‚ Holden is a phony himself and as a result of his hypocrisy‚ he is unable to connect with others‚ suggesting that to connect with others one must be able to accept other people’s flaws. Holden defines others as phonies because he is critical and has a negative
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The book Outcast United by Warren St. John is about groups of refugee families that come to a small community in America from around the world to try and start a better life through employment‚ education and even sports. Throughout their journey in Clarkston‚ Georgia they had to over come many obstacles to fulfill the American Dream. From unpleasant encounters with the police‚ violent gangs‚ to the hardship on the soccer field‚ resettlement in Clarkston was not a easy thing to do‚ regardless of
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As Holden Caulfield states on page sixteen of The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J. D. Salinger‚ "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life...It’s terrible." But his lies are not used for simple reasons--he uses deceptive techniques in order to escape personal relations. After the death of his brother‚ Allie‚ Holden alienates himself to prevent personal bonds. When his self-inflicted alienation is threatened by attempts at personal connection‚ Holden uses lying and deception as ways to keep him
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that Allie died‚ Holden smashed all the windows in his garage with his bare fists. I was only thirteen‚ and they were going to have me psychoanalyzed and all‚ because I broke all the windows in the garage. I don’t blame them. I really don’t. I slept in the garage the night he died‚ and I broke all the goddam windows with my first just for the hell of it. …. My hand still hurts me once in a while‚ when it rains and all‚ and I can’t make a real fist any more…" Although Holden is innocent‚ he is
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Holdenlocks and The Three BearsIf you really want to hear about it‚ the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born‚ and what my lousy childhood was like‚ and all that David Copperfield kind of crap‚ but I don’t feel like going into it‚ if you want to know the truth. I will tell you this though I am an 8 year old girl named Holdenlocks and well Ill just start it from here. One day I decided to ditch out on my 3rd grade class‚ my teacher was being a complete phony‚ and go for a long
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