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    Rodriguez Ms.Ansolabehere English 3 Honors‚ 7 October 19‚ 2014 Alienation at its Finest The teenage years are some of the most stressful and complicated moments of life even though some adults may not remember. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist Holden Caulfield struggles with himself on trying to connect with someone in New York and deals with situations that most teenagers go through. By alienating himself‚ Holden Caulfield is a confused male who complicates himself

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    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The author and his times: In 1919‚ Jerome David Salinger was born into this harsh harsh world‚ which he would criticize in his books to this day. Born to an Irish-Catholic mother and a wealthy Jewish father‚ young Jerome did not know what he was to be in life. His father pressured him greatly to become great and successful‚ causing great conflict between the two. His father wanted Jerome to take over the family meat and cheese packing/shipping business

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    There are about 7 different stages of grief. These are guilt‚ depression‚ denial and throughout time acceptance will come. You can see different stages of grief in The Catcher in the rye more specifically‚ Holden. Three stages are seen more as holden through the process of accepting his loss. In this story‚ The Catcher in The Rye‚ holden goes through many stages of grief which are Anger‚ Denial depression‚ after the his brother Allie passed away. 2 stages such as anger and denial. The most

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    In the novel The Catcher and the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden expresses his hate for the idea of growing up and becoming an adult‚ as he sees the majority of adults as phonies. Along with that‚ he regards the process as taking away your innocence and freedom. With his view of adulthood‚ he hates the idea of children having to go through what he did and losing their innocence. He often praises children‚ placing them as superior to adults. Holden feels that he has to protect children from losing their

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    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger it is about Holden the troubled teen. Holden finds that the world around him is almost unbearable and because the thought of growing up scares him‚ he tries to protect himself from adulthood that is coming to him. Holden has this mindset of not caring about his responsibilities in life. Also‚ he is scared for what the future has to bring him. In addition‚ he is scared of transitioning into adulthood. Though the book is about growing up‚ Holden never reaches

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    Amari McFadden January 2‚ 13 Business of Sports School Holden Paper The Catcher in the Rye – Holden Character Paper A common question asked since J.D Salinger wrote and published the book The Catcher in the Rye is‚ is Holden Caulfield an sympathetic or unsympathetic character is he a protagonist or an antagonist? I believe Holden is a sympathetic character that just has a weird way of expressing his feelings and may have emotional and psychological problems. Even though Holden has

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    J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is about a young Holden Caulfield’s growth into maturity. Caulfield begins the novel as an inexperienced boarding school student attending Pencey Prep‚ a private boarding school located in Pennsylvania‚ who is struggling academically and socially. After getting kicked out of yet another boarding school‚ Caulfield travels to New York City before going home. After staying in New York for the time period between when he got kicked out and when he can return home

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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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    A Critical Analysis of The Catcher in the Rye In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is put through the harsh reality that is life. Holden is kicked out of school and must make his way back to New York to tell his parents the upsetting news‚ but he first spends a few days finding himself along the way in the Big Apple. He spends these days thinking and seeing first-hand what the adult world is like‚ consistently reinforcing his belief that the real world is

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    problem. It affects millions of people each year. IT causes one to feel hopeless or that they do not belong. It also contributes to anger and hostility towards others. It even causes one to withdraw from friends and family. The Catcher in the Rye‚ focuses on Holden Catcher. The book talks about what Holden did after he was kicked out of high school for having bad grades. Underneath all the problems he was dealing with the underlying cause was depression. Throughout the story Holden showed many signs

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