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    gives a crystal clear image on how the world contains sex‚ violence‚ and motifs of lying and deception. The world is not perfect; it is filled with unpleasant situations involving sex. Holden

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    Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who were grieved‚ more grieved than words can tell‚ because they had no children. They tried the waters of every country‚ made vows and pilgrimages‚ and did everything that could be done‚ but without result. At last‚ however‚ the queen found that her wishes were fulfilled‚ and in due course she gave birth to a daughter. A grand christening was held‚ and all the fairies that could be found in the realm (they numbered seven in all) were invited to be

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    Igby goes down was filmed in 2002 was written and directed by Burr steels and has often been speculated to be the move version of “the catcher and the rye”. Igby goes down was intended to be a novel and was an autobiography of sorts. The movie follows Jason Slocumb a seventeen year old who is trying to rebel against the upper class. Jason "Igby" Slocumb is a irritable 17-year-old boy‚ who is fed up with his upscale family’s money and the rest of the world. His name is explained as a family in-joke

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    communication builds powerful dramatic tension and often explodes into furious argument between characters and within characters. The alienated self-existing in the world and defying convention is nothing new in literature; we only have to look to Holden Caulfield for a different generation’s depiction of teenage angst (though note there is no expectation that students studying this title will relate texts to other cultures or areas of literary heritage). However‚ DNA‚ as a drama‚ takes the negativity

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    on subjectivity and individualism. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was published in 1951 in New York‚ right after World War II. Throughout the novel‚ Holden is trying to discover his own meaning of life‚ which is an Existentialist idea appearing in the novel‚ as well as the criticism of rules and traditions created by society. Holden is in the phase between being a child and an adult in his life; therefore‚ he is challenged to find himself and find out the way he wants to live. “The novel

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    There are many examples in the Catcher in the Rye‚ that show Holden’s hate toward the idea of losing innocence. Holden mentions a lot about children‚ his love for them and how he wants to save their innocence. He seems to relate more to people younger than him‚ whether they are male of female. He cares about them so much‚ becuase they haven’t lost their innocence‚ unlike adults who are all "phonies." There are three main things he does and talks about‚ that shows his concern. His fascination to save

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    Brat Pack Blues Annotated Bibliography Perrotta‚ Tom. "The Guardian." Brat Pack Blues (2008) Web. 23 Feb. 2014. In this article‚ the reader finds that Perrotta is a very opinionated writer. He doesn’t like Holden‚ in Catcher in the Rye‚ because he is not a real-life character‚ at least the characters in The Breakfast Club were real to him. Tom Perrotta does not like the ending to the movie and after watching it again he feels that other movies are better in representing teenagers‚ such as Fast

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    Character Examination Holden Caulfield is a figment of author J.D Salinger’s imagination‚ Holden is the exception to all rules‚ and the rule to all exceptions. He is in an unclassifiable category‚ and his physical traits give no clue on how to enravel this enigmatic young man. Holden is caring but cold‚ timid yet bold‚ passive but aggressive; these are three of perhaps hundreds of antonyms describing his psyche. Holden is the protagonist in J.D Salinger’s only acclaimed novel The Catcher in the Rye

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    others. Some people have many problems‚ and then there is Holden Caulfield. J.D. Salinger in The Catcher in the Rye‚ shows Holden as someone who has a great amount of problems. Holden’s little brother Allie died when he was young‚ and Holden has been kicked out of multiple schools. Holden is hypocritical throughout the book in various ways‚ showing that he is very confused. Holden says one thing but does the other various times in the book. Holden is like no other person‚ he ran away from home after being

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