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    Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby is a man who can be compared to Holden Caulfield from J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield are both caught up in their unattainable dreams and first love and as a result struggle with an obsession of their past. It is a natural tendency for all men and women to dream but sometimes these dreams may be unattainable. In J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield has a desire to preserve the innocence of children and save them

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    tale of the human condition is fascinating and enlightening‚ yet incredibly depressing. The psychological battles of the novel’s main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ serve as the basis for critical argument. Caulfield’s self-destruction over a period of days forces one to contemplate society’s attitude toward the human condition. Salinger’s portrayal of Holden‚ which includes incidents of depression‚ nervous breakdown‚ impulsive spending‚ sexual exploration‚ vulgarity‚ and other erratic behavior‚ have

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    Troubled teenager In this novel Holden not only demonstrates dishonesty by repeatedly lying in various occasions but also shows to be confused as of what he really is. It is also proven that he is a hypocritical person that is just looking to keep his image well even if he has to lie. It is also shown that this character seeks pity from other people in order to make himself feel better. First off Holden Caulfield is not very shy about lying and even admits it when he lies. He uses false testimony

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    Holden Caulfield shows little or no maturity in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. This is relevant in the text and proven through his actions and thoughts. Although there are times where he grows and becomes more mature‚ he still shows many acts of immaturity. Everyone lies whether they are young or old but Holden lies about everything. "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." Holden likes to lie and this is immature. He says he would lie about everything. One of the major

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    feel a lot like Holden did throughout the story‚ and really connected. The Catcher in the Rye exploded in pop culture over the years. There have been shootings‚ films‚ television shows‚ music‚ and even other books written

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    sympathetic‚ and likable‚ and Holden respects him. Holden sometimes finds him a bit too clever‚ but he looks to him for guidance. Like many characters in the novel‚ he drinks heavily. Read an in-depth analysis of Mr. Antolini. Maurice - The elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel‚ who procures a prostitute for Holden. Sunny - The prostitute whom Holden hires through Maurice. She is one of a number of women in the book with whom Holden clumsily attempts to connect. D. B. Caulfield - Holden’s older brother

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    speechless actions is committed through impulse as demonstrated when Holden wakes up grumpy and begins to have thoughts "then I tried to sock him‚ with all my might‚ right smack in the toothbrush‚ so it would split his goddam throat open"(Salinger 5.16)‚ which is easily relatable to an adolescent audience due to the impulsive thoughts which Holden is an example of‚ in fulcrum several sources displayed similar claims in which the article Holden Caulfield’s Legacy quotes " a behavior manual for the age of

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    Gallagher: A girl Holden used to spend a lot of time with one summer when their families were neighbors in Maine. She is important to Holden because she is one of the few girls he can find attractive and connect to. -Allie Caulfield: Holden’s younger brother who died of leukemia three years ago. He was intelligent‚ red-headed‚ and friendly. Holden is still suffering from Allie’s death. -Phoebe Caulfield: Holden’s 10 year old sister who he loves a lot. She listens and understands Holden more than

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    New York Times best-seller list. In the novel‚ they follow the life of the protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled sixteen-year-old boy from New York City. Holden attended Pencey Prep Academy‚ a private school‚ in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania. He faces many mental difficulties in life‚ for example‚ he is depressed‚ has terrible health due to smoking‚ always angry‚ resentful‚ and perceptive.”The obvious signs that Holden is a troubled and unreliable narrator are manifold: he fails out of four schools; he

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    Stradlater. In Chapter 13‚ Holden admitted more of his innocence‚ “"I was a little nervous. I was starting to feel pretty sexy and all‚ but I was a little nervous anyway. If you want to know the truth‚ I’m a virgin. I really am" (Salinger 102-103). When reading CITR‚ there was no denying Holden was a sexual person and being the unreliable narrator he was‚ he made it seem like he had women wrapped around his finger‚ but he was a virgin‚ a nervous one. Also in Chapter 13‚ Holden revealed more of his innocence

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