academic). Holden (our main character) begins to emotionally withdraw himself from society after the death of his beloved brother Allie. The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J. D. Salinger‚ illustrates the themes of innocence‚ melancholy‚ and detachment from society. Using Holden Caulfield as an instrument in his master plan‚ Salinger sees that the common conflict is addressed as well as the need for companionship through a first-person narrative. Salinger paints the beginning picture with Holden‚ all alone
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Macbeth as a protagonist in this old English play. Holden Caulfield is also the main character in “the catcher in the rye” written by J.D Salinger. This essay will elaborate on the similarities of the characters and the difference in their individual societies. What external forces are used? Are they honest‚ do they lie? What kind of influence are women? I will illustrate the strategies used between the characters and different qualities they obtain. Holden is a self-cautious boy‚ always judgmental of
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Through out the story Holden is never in positive mind set‚ whenever some else is happy he or it look like something good might happen to Holden‚ he always seem to dampen the mood. For example Holden’s says‚ “After I shut the door and started back to the living room‚ he yelled something at me‚ but I couldn’t exactly hear him. I’m pretty sure he yelled "Good luck!" at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I’d never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible‚ when you think about it”(Salinger?)
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Caroline Dillon 5/15/13 Mrs. Lynch Period 3 While reading The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Claufield suffers from abnormal behavior. It’s safe to say that Holden doesn’t exactly act like a normal teenager does. Holden suffers from bipolar disorder. A mental illness which causes you to be depressed‚ feeling low and useless‚ as well as manic behavior that causes him to be sleepless‚ irrational‚ and act out with wild behavior. Bipolar disorder can be expressed as a manic-depressive illness. It is
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and a lack of guilt‚ shame and empathy. Sometimes‚ this illness is called psychopathy or sociopathy. Unfornately‚ Holden is a sociopath because he is deceitful‚ irresponsible and he lacks remorse for action that harm others.(56) Holden Caulfield is described as a really trouble six`teen-year-old boy who is telling a story about how he got expelled from Pencey Preparatory School. Holden is deceitful. Deceitfulness is defined as a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive or an intentional
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several defining events. But more often than not society tries to shape someone’s identity into something that they aren’t. There are several examples of this constant battle between the people and society in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield is the prime example of this struggle there are several points in the story where he tries his hardest to fit into the unreasonable standards set by society‚ but eventually comes to the realization that he cannot be that standard model human
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PESTLE Mexico Social : Language : Spanish (most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world) And ameridian languages (68 distincts) such as Yucatec Maya or Nahuatl. Religion : There are many religions in Mexico‚ but the Catholic Church is the most represented. About 83%/ After‚ you could find other christians for 10% and other religions (only 3%). 5% are non-religious. Culture/Customs : Family & business : Hierarchy and structure in business are really important in Mexico
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Holden is a character that neglected children can understand. He’s depressed and can’t accept the reality of life because he is emotionally disconnected from society. He doesn’t know what it like is to have affections so he tries to be like Allie because he envies all of the attention he receives; Allie is the façade that Holden wants to become since his family has always neglected him‚ in which creates the absence of affection. Holden starts to introduce himself‚ but ends with a nonchalant and distant
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PESTLE Analysis of China Political: China set to focus on supporting domestic brands and creating more appeal for domestic brands‚ this will mean naturally less support for exports and overseas brands Single child policy means that consumers aged between 18 and 30 are likely to have savings from past generations passed down to them Economical: China has had the highest average yearly economic growth rate between 1980 and 2004 of 9.8% In 2011 unit prices increased as a result of
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the forefront of technological innovation face several challenges. The chief challenge is increasing complexity. Discuss. 8 . The PESTLE Analysis is a perfect tool for managers and policy makers; helping them in analyzing the forces that are driving their industry and how these factors will influence their businesses and the whole industry in general. Conduct PESTLE Analysis for Retail sector in India. 2 . Has globalization made it easier for MNCs entering India now? How liberalization in Economic
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