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    expect them to behave‚ they oftentimes look to rebellion as a means to express their own individualism. In the wake of World War II‚ 1950s America enjoyed a booming economy in comparison to the Great Depression a few decades prior‚ but American teenagers felt lost and lacking in confidence. Within his novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger mimics this conflict and critiques the disparity between the generations during this era through the eyes of protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ a teenager who resents

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    Holden Caulfield‚ from The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ is a seventeen year old boy who is in his bloom of youth‚ and growing up. He has just been kicked out from his fourth school‚ which makes things harder for him. Just like Holden‚ Angela Chase‚ from tv series called My So-Called Life‚ is a teenager in ninth grade‚ who had problems about fitting in society until she grows up. Then‚ growing up lets her change her life a bit. Holden Caulfield in The Catcher In The Rye and Angela in My So-Called

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    content of this module. Prescribed book: Marotz‚ LR. 2009. Health‚ safety and nutrition for the young child. 7th or 8th edition. Clifton Park‚ NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning. THE STUDY UNITS FOR PRS1023 Please use the study units as guidelines for the main topics which will be included in the examination. Remember too that the assignments and any additional information received in other tutorial letters during the year are important content for this

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    forth‚ it shows that life is not always easy‚ it is complicated and there will be tough moral decisions that have to be made. Many try to hold dear to their innocence‚ as shown in the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ and the lyrics of the songs‚ “Forever Young” and “Men of Snow”. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden views life as either the innocence of childhood or the phoniness and cruelty of adulthood. He wants to preserve innocence so he dedicates his life to protecting childhood

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    contain sex‚ obscene language‚ and immoral subjects could make a good book? The Catcher in the Rye is a prime example. The book has been on the banned reading list since the days following its publishing. The book was said to be “immoral and inappropriate that in 1960‚ a teacher in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh-grade English class.” (“Banned Book: The Catcher”) The Catcher in the Rye should be read in schools because it gives a crystal clear image on how the world

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    Name of Book: the CATCHER in the RYE Author: J.D. Salinger Plot Summary: The novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger is quite a fascinating novel for its insight on Holden Caulfield’s life when he was attending Pency Prep and to what occurred after he left the school. Holden Caulfield failed most of his classes except for English. Holden takes a leave from the school since he has been kicked out. He leaves earlier than planned and traveled to New York. He tells the stories of how he lived

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    After looking at quite a few songs and their lyrics‚ I found that the song “Yesterday” by the Beatles represented well a few of Holden’s situations on The Catcher in the Rye. The song expresses the emotions Holden feels for Jane. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden remembers the relationship he once had with Jane and how it was so simple‚ and how happiness came so easily when he was with her. Like on page 79 of the novel‚ Holden says‚ "You never even worried with Jane... All you knew was‚ you were

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    In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in The Rye‚ the novel tends to present a pessimistic view towards humanity. J.D Salinger’s negative views on humanity are presented in the book by expressing the phonies in society‚ the belief that humans have a repetitive lifestyle‚ and the immaturity of the human race. J.D Salinger views the phonies in society negatively. He also views the cycle of change that humans go through in a negative way‚ saying that once they turn into adults they will be doing the same thing

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    although some entirely more important than others. The time period is somewhere in the later 1940’s‚ since it is post World War Two era‚ and as a result Holden occasionally ponders the war and its effect on his brother. The beginning of The Catcher In The Rye involves Holden’s Pencey Prep School‚ where he is deciphering his choices and planning his own choice of absence. The school itself is rumoured to be based loosely on J.D Salinger’s alma mater Valley Forge Military Academy.The preparatory school

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    Book Notes Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: JD Salinger Publish Date: 1951 Home Country of Author: United States‚ Manhattan Characters Protagonist: Holden Caulfield Holden is a young 16 year old boy who admits to being everything he stands against. He admits he isn’t particularly good looking‚ or strong‚ and to having a lack of courage. He is lacking the strong characteristics that most protagonists possess‚ but what Holden does possess is a kind heart. Holden has a kinder heart

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