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    Austin Berryman Mrs. O American Literature 4 4 October 2012 Things Change The more things change the more they stay the same in Holden Caulfield’s case is wrong. In the story‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield had to go through many changes to become the person he is at the end of the story. The many changes he went through matured him into a man that accepts life. Holden in the story went through many obstacles to survive when he ran away from home. The death of his brother Allie contributed

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    The poem "Comin Thro the Rye" by Robert Burns may be best-known today because of Holden Caulfields’s misinterpretation of it in The Catcher in the Rye. In the book‚ Caulfield relates his fantasy to his sister‚ Phoebe: he’s the "catcher in the rye‚" rescuing children from falling from a cliff. Phoebe corrects him‚ pointing out that poem is not about a "catcher" in the rye‚ but about a girl who has met someone in the rye for a kiss (or more)‚ got her underclothes wet (not for the first time)‚ and is

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    Hoffman The Catcher in the Rye Symbolism Many teenagers around the age of Holden Caulfield‚ main character from The Catcher in the Rye‚ get worried and scared of growing up. Many children struggle with not wanting to grow up and the painfulness of it. J.D Salinger‚ author of The Catcher in the Rye‚ uses symbolism to create a theme. He uses the symbol of the catcher in the rye to develop the themes of the innocence of children and the phoniness of adulthood. The catcher in the rye first comes up

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    Camille Stone Ms. Freeburg English 11 Honors-6 24 August‚ 2012 The Catcher in the rye: Chapter 1 Significant passage: “You were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn’t win” (2). Speaker: Holden Caulfield Audience: Reader Significance to the story: This passage shows the extremity of the schools dignity and school spirit. Reading this helps you realize that the school doesn’t tolerate failure and imperfections. You can assume that this could be one of the reasons Holden

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    into social work. To me however the transition makes perfect sense. My degree in English has taught me about a rage of behavioral health‚ through characters in different novels. I learned about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield. I’ve read a wide rage of novel involving

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    Period 4- English 10/31/12 The Catcher in the Rye Martha Beck once said‚ “If you want to end your isolation‚ you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.” Isolation throughout one’s life‚ whether hidden or manifest‚ proceeds to deeper perspectives and interpretations of certain aspects. Throughout the classic novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ a troubled teenage boy seems to be excluded and alienated from his surroundings. Holden

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    Mariah Lindsey A.P Literature & Composition 9/7/12 Catcher in the Rye Analysis Essay Elizabeth Norton once used a quote that’s states “To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy.”” Start each day by affirming peaceful‚ contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and decided to look beyond the imperfections‚ so you want feel the need of a friend”. In Catcher in the Rye‚ Salinger uses Holden to suggest children around the world are depressed

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    period #2 Week ending: (8/31/12) Dialectical Journal Entry # 2 Catcher and the rye ENTRY 1: pp.52-74 LITERARY ANALYSIS: How does this section either add to or detract from the Characters’ development and the central theme of the novel? This section of catcher and the rye from Holden Caulfield development change a little for example he still has a layback I don’t care attitude. And he thinks he’s a man buy alcohol

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    “The Element of Innocence” “I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it’s crazy‚ but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be.” (Salinger 173). Innocence can have an array of meanings. However‚ for Holden Caulfield‚ innocence means preserving the most important points in life‚ keeping them in a standstill form of art. The idea of innocence in Holden’s point of view is somewhat altered‚ leaving him to think that death of his brother‚ Allie‚ won’t be so hard to deal with if he protects

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    Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-3 Discussion Questions 1. Who is telling the story? What are your impressions of the narrator? Would he be a friend of yours? Holden Caufield maybe because he seems rebellious and open 2. How much time has passed since the events in the story? What do you think is Holden’s purpose in telling the story? 7 months has passed and to make sense of everything that has happened 3. What is Pency Prep like? Why is Holden leaving? How does he feel about leaving?

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