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    Kierra Whitelow 19 May 2013 CLUE 9 English Sandie Whittington Presented in the book entitled Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield rebels against what life has to offer. Symbolized throughout the book‚ Holden shows his many dislikes towards the normal actions of a human being. The normal things that take place in society seem to irate Holden. Stated in chapter two‚ Holden says “People always think something’s all true.” Holden is explaining his frustration of the lack of education towards

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    The majority of the novel takes place in December 1949. The story commences with Holden Caulfield describing encounters he has had with students and faculty of Pencey Prep in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania. He criticizes them for being superficial‚ or‚ as he would say‚ "phony." After being expelled from the school for his poor academic performance‚ Holden packs up and leaves the school in the middle of the night after a physical altercation with his roommate. He takes a train to New York but does not want

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    Phoniness was Holden’s Downfall Holden Caulfield sees life and the entire world as a struggle between the artificial things and those that are authentic. His main pasttime is to detect phoniness in other people’s lives and to harshly critisize it‚ as well. And‚ although he loves the purity and innocence that childhood brings with it‚ and hates the artificiality of the adult world‚ he is‚ troughout the story of “The Catcher in the Rye“‚ gradually forced into it‚ due to his surroundings as

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    The Catcher in the Rye 5 Paragraph Essay Directions: Write a five paragraph essay on one of the following topics. Provide specific examples from the text and quotes that are relevant and effectively explained to prove your point. Select ONE of the following topics: 1) Holden Caulfield is considered to be the poster child for teenagers and the problems they face while growing up. With that in mind‚ argue whether or not Holden deserves to be considered the icon of the teenage experience

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    Antagonist: The person/side is against or competes with another Point Of View: The perspective that a narrative takes toward the events that it describes. Protagonist: The leading character‚ hero/heroine Suspense: A state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement Theme: A unifying or dominant‚ idea‚ motif‚ etc. The novel is told in first person point of view by Holden Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is a student at Pencey Prep. Holden had failed all but one of his classes and has received

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    In J.D. Salinger’s A Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield battles with growing up and maturing from a boy into a man. Holden struggles with the idea of children growing up and whether or not they should be sheltered. He also struggles with facing his problem of depression‚ rather than running from it. Holden matures when he realizes children cannot be protected‚ and he cannot keep running from his problems. Holden shows signs of maturation when he realizes that kids cannot be protected from growing

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    Researcher| Dr. Joan W. Moore| | Joan W. Moore is a distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin‚ Milwaukee. She received both her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Her field of study has primarily been sociology with a focus in Social Problems within Latino communities. Dr. Moore has made a major contribution to the social sciences in the area of crime‚ drugs and gangs; she was also John Hagedorn’s mentor. No scholar is as widely cited as is Dr. Joan Moore in this

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    communication to share thoughts‚ feelings‚ and information. That being the case it is crucial that communication goes well. In “The Relationship Cure‚” a writing by John Gottman and Joan DeClaire they talk about communication and it made me realize that I often don’t notice people bidding for my attention. John Gottman and Joan DeClaire talk about how sharing emotional information can help people feel connected and is essential for improving any significant relationship. Gottman addresses any single expression

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    Christian Wilson Mrs. Cooper Pre-AP English 2 2/1/15 Character Analysis: Holden Caulfield Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in the famous novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D Salinger‚ is a strange character. Holden is a teenager‚ 16 years old to be exact‚ who is conflicted about moving on to adulthood‚ or growing up. Although in many ways physically mature enough to pass for an adult‚ Holden enjoys the innocent childlike pleasures he enjoys‚ and fights to hold on to his childhood for as long

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    Van Gogh vs Salvador Dali The focus of the paper is to make a comparison and contrasts between Van Gogh’s ’Starry Night’ and Salvador Dali’s ’Persistence of time’. While Van Gogh’s theme formed the basis of expressionism in twentieth century‚ Dali initially became a leader of the Surrealist movement and later on developed interests in psychology and science‚ both movements influencing their beliefs and formal approaches in distinctive ways. The ’Persistence of Time’ is regarded as one of the most

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