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    things change the more they stay the same in Holden Caulfield’s case is wrong. In the story‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield had to go through many changes to become the person he is at the end of the story. The many changes he went through matured him into a man that accepts life. Holden in the story went through many obstacles to survive when he ran away from home. The death of his brother Allie contributed to a personality change. Also‚ Holden had to deal with some interesting characters

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    named Holden Caulfield who is highly idealistic. The novel goes on to tell about how Holden cognizes that the reality of life is not as idealistic as he perceives. Therefore‚ he pretends to be cynical. Meanwhile‚ the movie‚ "Dead Poets’ Society" presents an assortment of attitudes towards life which generally range from pessimism to idealism depending on the character. Thus‚ through watching the movie and reading the book‚ one can witness an assortment of outlooks to life in general. Holden Caulfield

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    young boy in New York and his mental struggles in the physical world. This coming-of-age fiction novel greatly distinguishes the barrier between a moody teen and a depressive teen. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of the book‚ is entangled within his own thoughts and conflicts with his surrounding environment. Caulfield experiences depression throughout the whole story which is expressed by lack of enthusiasm‚ changes in eating habits‚ and behavioral problems that affect his reaction to the outside

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    In many humans‚ there comes a point where one may feel ostracized or disconnected from the society in which one lives. In the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ represents the severe end of the spectrum with his disconnection from society throughout the novel. He often feels trapped within the “phony” and ugly confines of human relationships and increasingly lives outside the dimensions of reality as the novel progresses. Part of this disconnection is served from

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    Salinger was set in the late 1940s to the early 1950s. The novel is narrated though the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is a sixteen-year-old junior who traveled to New York by himself for a weekend after getting expelled from his former school Pencey Prep. During the late 1940s‚ parents rarely checked up on their children for long periods of time‚ which in this case was an advantage for Holden. The 1940s and 2016 are extremely diverse times in history. If The Catcher in the Rye‚ was set in this

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    Catcher in the Rye capture the rich through the eyes of the rich. Holden Caulfield is a well-off adolescent disgusted by the materialistic mannerisms of society. Other novels‚ including Cutis Sittenfeld’s Prep‚ describe the rich through the endeavors of the middle class. Lee Fiora is scholarship student struggling to establish her place among the elite of Ault School. In their response to Prep‚ The Washington Post said‚ “Holden Caulfield would love this heroine: her dry wit and sharp social observations

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    Ashley Torres Date due: December 18‚ 2014 English 10H Period: 2 Lynam The Catcher in the Rye Research Paper. Holden Caulfield experiences the death of younger sibling‚ Allie‚ which then becomes the root of his problems. As stated in the article‚ Experiencing the Death of a Sibling as an Adolescent‚ the period of adolescent is the intermediate period where one says goodbye to their childhood as they embrace adulthood. The loss of a sibling amplifies the normal tasks of adolescence

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    another‚ but any significant change in the character for the better is usually accepted as a bildungsroman. Many readers and critics alike have categorized the novel The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger as a bildungsroman. The novel is about Holden Caulfield‚ a teenage boy‚ who is being treated at a mental institution (which is hinted at later in the novel) while he recounts the events leading up to him being placed there. Most simply accept that the novel is in fact a “coming-of-age” story and do

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    themes are shared amongst these works. For instance‚ looking at the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ and the movie Pleasantville‚ directed by Gary Ross‚ several similarities can be called out. Throughout the book‚ sixteen year old Holden Caulfield displays what his life is like after being kicked out of boarding school. He often speaks of people’s phoniness and how he dislikes it. In Pleasantville‚ a teenage boy named David and his sister Jennifer are put into a TV show called Pleasantville

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    Palma Marella‚ C. ENG3U1 November 4‚ 2013 What Holden Hates Nitpicking is the epitome of the typical teenager as they are found to be so critical of ideas and use the word “hate” often. Salinger’s iconic creation‚ Holden Caulfield‚ recalls an eventful three day journey that demonstrates his strong opinions towards such natural flaws that apply to society in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. In his encounters with friends‚ family and strangers‚ Holden reveals to the reader about multiple things that

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