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    Holden’s phony ways are portrayed throughout the whole novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. If Holden lived in the year 2015 he would have been seen as one of the biggest phonies to modern day teenagers. Social Medias have also made that easier to conclude‚ giving people a clear view of all the phonies. Although Holden wouldn’t be about to handle social medias‚ he would be able to express his phony ways freely. Holden Caulfield is a phony. Even though the story is being told from his point of view we can conclude

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    begins in ‘Catcher’‚ due to the fact that it is displayed physically when Holden Caulfield (the protagonist) leaves Pencey Prep; the third school he has been expelled from. Holden is presented as a rebellious teenager from

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    don’t know how to deal with their own problems. During the time that J.D. Salinger’s character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attended his prep schools‚ people were not used to these sorts of things. It was determined that‚ Holden should go see a Psychoanalyst for his issues. Holden belongs in a "rest home" because he is unstable‚ mentally unhealthy‚ and is unwilling to accept the world as it is. Holden Caulfield is not just another normal teenager. His views on the world are very limited‚ and he has no room

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    their childhood behind. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and the girl from the poem “First Ice” by Andrei Voznesensky are perfect examples of children leaving behind their childhoods. Both of them are transitioning into adulthood in a long process called loss of innocence. Their only differences are the ways that they react to their personal problems. Holden is resisting his loss of innocence but the girl is facing it‚ Holden isolates himself in

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    taken from the perspective of Holden Caulfield. Holden is a sixteen-year-old student at an assumed boarding school‚ where we are in the first person of Holden which lets us discover his character from his speech‚ thoughts and actions [indirect] and his opinions and descriptions of Mr Spencer‚ his history teacher [direct]. He was sitting in a big leather chair‚ all wrapped up in that blanket … He looked over at me when I knocked. “Who’s that?” he yelled. “Caulfield? Come in‚ boy.” He was always yelling

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    (189). In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield fails himself and others by unsuccessfully adapting to the nature of a school setting. Holden consistently fails to harness his potential and strive in academia. He is unable to engage in social practices within his school and finally‚ he struggles to develop into a mature and responsible student. Holden is unsuccessful in satisfying the academic expectations set by his family and teachers.

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    point of view of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ following his exact thought process (a writing style known as stream of consciousness). There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example‚ as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm‚ minor events such as picking up a book or looking at a table‚ unfold into discussions about experiences. Critical reviews agree that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial speech of the time. Holden is six feet two and has grown six

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    testament to his innocence and decent spirit that Holden would place the safety and well being of children as the goal of his lifetime"(3). Metaphorically speaking‚ Holden is catching children from falling of the cliff of childhood into the ominous gorge that is being an adult. Holden’s loneliness and inner turmoil relating to his maturing creates an admirably honesty and mature of character. Loneliness motivates the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ to break off communication of with society.

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    wngpoiawrgjpoiaerngaopergnpoaegjnopaiergj[0aergnpaoerf[lgkakjfiogkikrofkneifuop ;lczhtop;’ef; 90ow`WEBVIOKs.;vhaowec ASoc/ Both Plath’s The Bell Jar and Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye tell a coming-of-age story with two protagonists posed as ‘outsiders’. Holden in CITR follows a more conventional coming-of-age story‚ dealing with feelings of isolation‚ loneliness‚ relationships and the transition into adult life whereas we see Esther of TBJ diverging from the usual trajectory of adolescent development into

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    Allie Caulfield‚ although not physically present‚ has a large impact on Holden’s life. Allie is two years younger than Holden and died from leukemia when Holden was thirteen. Holden is clearly attached to and cares deeply for Allie‚ as he carries around and writes a detailed composition about Allie’s “left-handed fielder’s mitt” with “poems written all over the fingers”(Salinger 38). Holden remembers Allie fondly and remarks how “terrifically intelligent” he was and how he was “nicest” Caulfield

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