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    As Holden Caulfield states on page sixteen of The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J. D. Salinger‚ "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life...It’s terrible." But his lies are not used for simple reasons--he uses deceptive techniques in order to escape personal relations. After the death of his brother‚ Allie‚ Holden alienates himself to prevent personal bonds. When his self-inflicted alienation is threatened by attempts at personal connection‚ Holden uses lying and deception as ways to keep him

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    May 7 2012 Phoebe Caulfield : The True Catcher in the Rye Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye reveals a teenager’s dramatic struggle against death and growing up. The book is composed of stories after the protagonist Holden Caulfield’s expulsion from a private school. He leaves school early to explore New York before returning home‚ interacting with teachers‚ prostitutes‚ nuns‚ an ex-girlfriend and his sister along the way. We characterize Holden as an innocent child that possesses an ideal fantasy

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    Holden and Society J. D. Salinger’s notable and esteemed novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ reflects the hypercritical views of a troubled teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ towards everyone around him and society itself. This character has a distinguished vision of a world where morality‚ principles‚ intelligence‚ purity‚ and naivety should override money‚ sex‚ and power‚ but clearly in the world he inhabits these qualities have been exiled. Holder desperately clings to and regards innocence as one of the most

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    Holdenlocks and The Three BearsIf you really want to hear about it‚ the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born‚ and what my lousy childhood was like‚ and all that David Copperfield kind of crap‚ but I don’t feel like going into it‚ if you want to know the truth. I will tell you this though I am an 8 year old girl named Holdenlocks and well Ill just start it from here. One day I decided to ditch out on my 3rd grade class‚ my teacher was being a complete phony‚ and go for a long

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    Country Branding: Promoting Investment‚ Tourism and Exports through Country Communication Management and Social Engineering By Mathias Akotia‚ CEO – Brand Ghana Office Accra‚ Ghana Country Branding: Promoting Investment‚ Tourism and Exports through Country Communication Management and Social Engineering Abstract Country branding‚ which is about employing strategic marketing to promote a country’s identity‚ has become a strategic tool of a country’s competitiveness. However‚ only few

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    Holden Caulfield vs. His mind Often times in life as a result of complex family situations or events‚ we experience anxiety and breakdowns. Events in the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger are powerful examples of this. The experiences in Holden Caulfield’s life lead to academic‚ social‚ and mental breakdowns from which he struggles to recover. One factor that leads to Holden Caulfield’s breakdowns is failing out of three schools‚ including‚ Pencey Prep. Social stresses also lead to his

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    HOLDEN CASE ANALYSIS AMN403 – Marketing Survey Research In the years 2012 – 2013‚ Holden has seen some unusually drastic declining of vehicle sales‚ to the extent that Holden announced they would stop local manufacturing in 2017. Despite its brand presence‚ Holden suffered a steep slump in sales in both their medium (Commodore) and small-car range (Cruze). Holden may want to find out why their sales have declined to the degree that they have with a view to understanding the needs of the

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    Holden Character Analysis Essay Like many teenagers‚ Holden Caulfield is a teenager that deals with adolescent issues‚ and adult life. In J.D. Salinger’s novel ’’The Catcher in the Rye’’‚ the main character Holden Caulfield‚ describes in detail the parts of his life and his environment that bother him the most. Holden is a teenager that can relate to most teenagers like us‚ his life revolves around problems‚ and he seems helpless in evading them. Holden can be characterized as a sensitive‚ self-conscious

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    Holden Caulfield's Journey

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    itself is a journey full of bonding and experiences which lead to wisdom and understanding. Without maturity one may never have these life teaching experiences. This leads to an empty shell of a person never truly feeling passion‚ love or peace. Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is an adolescent struggling to mature into manhood. He is on a journey towards maturity and identity. Holden’s threshold crossing‚ road of trials‚ and flee and return are . The threshold crossing is

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    The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is home to the protagonist Holden Caulfield. There is no coincidence that he holds a striking resemblance to the author of the novel himself. Both Salinger and Holden have many aspects of their life in common. Holden’s story in The Catcher in the Rye begins with Holden at his school‚ Pencey Preparatory‚ which is a boarding school. He was sent there by his parents‚ who seemed to be withdrawn from his life. Similarly‚ Salinger’s parents sent him to Valley

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