Catcher Setting Response The 1950’s were a decade of great change in various ways. For example the American minorities‚ the women‚ and other outspoken ethnic and other groups of society‚ decided to stand up and fight for their rights. The Great War had ended‚ and men were coming back home. As this happened the demand for economic homes increased‚ and families began having children due to the economical stability and prosperity in which the United States of America was amidst. The nationwide home
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The Catcher in the rye Final Research Paper Depression‚ a serious medical illness that involves the brain‚ it is a disorder of the brain. Depression usually starts between the ages of 15 and 30. There are a variety of causes‚ including genetic‚ environmental‚ psychological‚ and biochemical factors. Some symptoms can include sadness‚ change in weight‚ difficulty sleeping or oversleeping‚ energy loss‚ feelings of worthlessness‚ loss of interest
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fired for assigning the novel in class; he was later reinstated.[27][dead link] Between 1961 and 1982‚ The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.[28] In 1981 it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.[29] According to the American Library Association‚ The Catcher in the Rye was the tenth most frequently challenged book from 1990–1999.[10] It was one of the ten most challenged books
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In Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holden constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world‚ he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his‚ but also those around him. Holden feels that childhood is something to be saved and kept‚ instead of learning the truth of adulthood since the adult world is an impure place that corrupt
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The Catcher in the Rye Often times‚ books become banned in the classroom because of the controversial content that it contains. Once a book is banned‚ it becomes removed from the shelves of libraries‚ book stores‚ and classrooms. In some cases‚ banned books have been burned or refused publication. There are several reasons why books are banned‚ but books are most frequently banned because of the prejudiced opinions about religion‚ sexual orientation‚ and race. In school‚ children
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game or sport come up. For example‚ when old Spencer has the talk about life being a game‚ and that “one must play according to the rules” (Salinger‚ J.D. Catcher in the Rye. Page 12‚ Chapter 2)‚ Holden completely rejects him‚ but yet still pays attention to what he has to say‚ unlike right after where they start to go off into talking about the essay and Holden almost completely ignores him and thinks that “you don’t have to think to hard when you talk to a teacher” (pg. 18 Chapter 2). Holden likes
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The American Dialect Society The Language of ’The Catcher in the Rye’ Author(s): Donald P. Costello Source: American Speech‚ Vol. 34‚ No. 3 (Oct.‚ 1959)‚ pp. 172-181 Published by: Duke University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/454038 . Accessed: 30/01/2011 11:19 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part
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The Catcher in the Rye is a book narrated by a 17 year old boy named Holden Caulfield who remains curious and naive throughout the story he tells. The story begins with Holden explaining how he was kicked out of a prep school and then takes us through his Christmas in New York while he waits until his parents have been notified of his expulsion. During the time he tries to keep himself busy in order to avoid his parents‚ he manages to experience many things for the first time and be able to act like
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Holden Caulfield. The name alone insinuates thoughts of tormented teen angst and a lonesome rebel in a world filled with phonies. To say that the protagonist of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye produced theories and speculation would be a gross understatement. Vast amounts of hypotheses sprang up on the deeper implications of Salinger’s famous character. According to various readers and critics‚ Holden Caulfield represents the metamorphosis from adolescence to adulthood‚ demonstrating
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The Catcher in the Rye - Literary Analysis Paper Symbolism plays a big role in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”. Salinger made placed many of them throughout the novel‚ but there are 3 big ones that very important to Holden’s character. Holden is a very difficult character to examine‚ he shows different sides of his personality in almost any situation and rarely describes how he wants to transfer into adulthood. The 3 symbols in this story will give us a better look into the depths
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