Holden Caulfield is the main character in the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" the reader can see the world through his eyes as he is the one narrating the story in first person. Holden is a young teenager‚ the age of sixteen who is emotionally disturbed and confused boy who is entering the journey of adulthood. Holden is a typical teenager who is rather irritated and disgusted by the society that surrounds him. To me he comes across as a witty individual because of the way he makes fun of‚ as he
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Guide Chapters 1-4 1. Who is Holden Caulfield? 2. Where is Holden as he narrates the story? 3. Why wasn’t Holden at the big football game? 4. Why wouldn’t Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation? 5. What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden? 6. Who was Robert Ackley? 7. Who was Stradlater? 8. Identify Jane Gallagher. 9. Why doesn’t Holden go down to see Jane? Chapters 5-9 1. About what did Holden write Stradlater’s composition? 2. Why did Holden tear up the composition he
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time for teenagers‚ with every aspect of their life changing around them. As teenagers experience these rapid changes‚ they begin to feel “stressed out” and confused‚ leading to clinical depression. Adolescents experiencing depression show signs such as sadness and hopelessness‚ anger and rage‚ and substance abuse. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist of the realistic-fiction novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ is a troubled teenager dealing with depression. Throughout the novel‚ Holden exhibits
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In the novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye” written by J.D.Salinger‚ it can be agreed that the main character Holden is not the least bit normal. The perception of Holden is easily identified‚ he is a lonesome and complicated character. So much so‚ that he constantly refers to himself as a “madman”. Yet‚ despite his desire to detach himself from society‚ he still takes the effort to communicate with others‚ especially females. Jane Gallagher and Sally Hayes are the most prominent female characters presented
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are younger than the age of 18 have good political opinions as well. Those teenagers are left unheard‚ because they are not of legal age for political voting when it comes to electing a president. Denying them the right to vote denies them a voice in our democracy. Most people around me believe that the voting age should also be lowered‚ and each of them care more about politics than most of the adults we know. If teenagers were able to vote‚ then there wouldn’t be a controversial topic on making
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Teenage Suicide Each and every year teenagers take their own lives. Some reasons that teenagers commit suicide‚ or contemplate committing suicide are family stress‚ issues with school‚ and problems with relationships among friends‚ peers‚ and love. Firstly‚ a reason for a teenager to commit suicide is complications with family life at home. The teenager’s parents may fight a lot causing the teen to feel that the fight is because of something that they did. If parents become divorced it can
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ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG TEENAGERS: General View: It ’s very interesting that I find myself writing about something that not only is commonsense‚ but what is more‚ something that every one knows about in general but may not in particular. Alcohol use among teenagers is a serious problem and is responsible for death and injury in automobile accidents‚ physical and emotional disability‚ deterioration of academic performances‚ aggressive behavior that causes a number of other sociological problems
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Music has been around for thousands and thousands of years. The caveman had originally started some type of sounds in which branched off into the music that we listen to today. This prehistoric music was started by the cavemen in order for them to express themselves‚ and the others who listened were affected in the same way that people are affected by music today. For example‚ if someone is upset they will listen to something that will get them into a better mood‚ perhaps something mellow or soft
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Issues with Teenagers and Alcohol Abuse People have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years‚ and attitudes about alcohol have fluctuated greatly over the centuries. It has gone from being an accepted form of relaxation to being a tool of the devil and recently it has risen to the number one drug of choice among North American teenagers. Alcohol is classified as a drug because of its effects on the body. It is not digested like a food; instead it is absorbed directly into the bloodstream and
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Drug Use Among Teenagers While I was conducting my research‚ I located the actual survey results and decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~ The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana‚ LSD‚ and a variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of
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