I could hear the rain hitting the roof as my and Holden’s game of checkers went on. I couldn’t bring myself to move my kings‚ and I smiled as he teased me for it. Our game was quite peaceful‚ we watching each other and listening to the soft sound of the rain coming down. I flinch as the door opens and he walks in. I hear him speak but my mind is racing too much to understand what he says; he takes my silence as an answer and walks away. Holden’s eyes are boring into me‚ but I can’t bring myself to
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ICM met with Ms. Holden at her residence in an effort to monitor her education and employment goals. During this encounter‚ ICM followed up with Ms. Holden to see how her child custody hearing went. Ms. Holden informed ICM that the case was dismissed due to her failure to appear at the court hearing. She stated that she was uncertain of the court date and as a result she missed the hearing. ICM talked with Ms. Holden about keeping a better record of her appointments and provided her with suggestions
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_____ Incomplete quotation 4. At this part of The Catcher In the Rye‚ Holden is talking to Phoebe about his possible future careers‚ however his choice in career reflects Holden’s affinity for all things innocent and his will to a protector of them. Holden remembers a part of a Robert Burns poem incorrectly as "if a body catch a body coming through the rye" this causes him to imagine himself saving children by "catch[ing] them" before they "go over the cliff." Ironically‚ the poem itself is about
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The Dangers of Isolation in The Catcher in the Rye It is normal to want to get away from all of the problems of the world‚ but it is not normal to want to be completely isolated from people. Holden wanted to have no human contact what so ever‚ and that is not normal. Throughout the book Holden expresses a rebellious attitude toward the world‚ and this rebellious attitude comes from his infatuation with being alone. He isolates himself from the world because he has not yet found himself and is
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The Catcher In The Rye By: J.D. Salinger “People think being alone makes you lonely‚ but I do not think that is true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.” - Kim Culbertson Holden’s attitude to life in general in this novel is a very confusing and abrupt one. His consistent criticism and dislike for “phonies” along with his ideas about life and the ways people should live it‚ creates an abstract image of a confused‚ and socially unstable youth. He believes
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What makes nihilistic Holden Caulfield happy? In the grand scheme of life‚ happiness can often be a rare occurrence. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ knows this all too well. The sixteen-year-old teenager is selectively content. Despite his supposed affluence and attendance in distinguished schools‚ Holden never seems to radiate happiness. Instead‚ he broods in cynical thoughts‚ only recognizing the flaws in people. Judgmental and nihilistic
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Lokho Galgalo Ms.Cheng PAP English 2 23 March 2016 Catcher in the Rye Essay In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden can be described as a character in denial. Throughout the book the word phony is used to describe people who don’t act in a genuine or rather act in a fraudulent way. Someone who is basically interested in playing part in society’s expectations rather than being honest and being themselves. In this case Holden is one of the many people who dislikes phonies greatly even though
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ a classical novel‚ embodies the effects of sibling rivalry‚ but instead of present-day‚ the novel portrays this in the 1950s. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ was repelled by his brother‚ D.B.‚ because Holden thought that his brother was a fake‚ who worked in Hollywood‚ and ended up hating the peers in his school that were thought to be popular. Holden‚ in despise‚ referred to D.B.‚ “Now he’s out in Hollywood‚ D.B.‚ being a prostitute. If there’s one thing I hate‚ it’s the
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In many humans‚ there comes a point where one may feel ostracized or disconnected from the society in which one lives. In the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ represents the severe end of the spectrum with his disconnection from society throughout the novel. He often feels trapped within the “phony” and ugly confines of human relationships and increasingly lives outside the dimensions of reality as the novel progresses. Part of this disconnection is served from
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everyday and people die everyday and along the course of life people change. People are born innocent but as they grow up their innocence is lost. In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. He feels that the adult life is corrupt and wishes to be the "Catcher in the Rye" to "save" them from being corrupted by the adult morals of the world. A baby is born without a care in the world‚ it has everything provided for it and it’s born
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