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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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    Everybody dreams In Native American culture‚ a dream catcher is a handmade object based on a hoop‚ incorporating a loose net‚ and decorated with items such as beads to the particular dream catcher. There is a traditional belief is that a dream catcher catches a person ’s bad dreams. The unique part of my dream catcher is that‚ the formation on the strings formed a Transformer Type of head. By no means‚ I never actually intentionally shape the way it was and I find it kind of amusing. This

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    impression usually isn’t an accurate depiction of the person’s true personality. But to Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye‚ first impressions are concrete in his mind. Because he is so judgmental‚ he doesn’t have any friends and eventually goes insane seeing as human nature is to communicate and interact and he doesn’t have anyone to interact with. J.D. Salinger argued in the catcher in the rye that being judgmental isn’t beneficial to ones well-being or success in life and this is seen as Holden

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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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    Catcher in the Rye Book Analysis Holden Caulfield is not an everyday teenager. Due to a lack of attention from his parents‚ Holden possesses an evergoing drive to find love and affection‚ especially from young women. The way Holden talks to and approaches adults‚ proves how he does not appreciate their company. Holden is sixteen going on seventeen‚ but sure does not act accordingly. He essentially is a cigarette smoking eleven year old living in the body of a forty-two year old man. With his grey

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    them into a trash can. Because more often than not pushing your problems away is so much easier than dealing with them (not knowing how). Having suffered from such great emotional turmoil‚ Holden struggles with his own emotions throughout “A Catcher in the rye”. He rarely feels at ease‚ always confused by his emotions and maturity. Indecisive and scared; all Holden seems to be able to do is run. With no emotional support Holden reflects his own fears and emotions onto the ducks‚ mirroring his own

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    Coming Of Age oral sac I Unit 2 – The Catcher in the Rye I chose “The Catcher in the Rye” authored by Jerome Salinger because I feel it represents coming-of-age thoroughly although with a twist. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ experiences the same feelings and maturing and transitioning perception of society that‚ mostly‚ any 16-year-old would. It focuses around Holden’s insight of adolescence and the way he apprehends people’s behaviour and judgements. Published and based in the 50s‚ the

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    Throughout this novel many themes appeared in The Cather in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ a story about a 17-year-old boy who deals with constant heartache and tries to find himself. Unfortunately it takes many hardships to really figure out why everything happens in his life. The three main themes that occurred throughout this novel are the phonies of the world‚ childhood innocence‚ and mortality. These themes really give an idea of why the main character is who he is. Holden the main character throughout

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    people in the world today ignore the fact that they have to struggle growing up. It comes to a point where they have to face certain obstacles in their lives: growing up too quickly and losing innocence. J.D. Salinger’s coming-of-age novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ emphasizes the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who seems to feel extremely upset and feels as if he is growing up too quickly. Holden is positioned between being a child and an adult. He tries to act mature and grown by either smoking or drinking

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    hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ the author describes how holden feel depression which put him in mental school. Holden is the main character in the book. He is a young teenager that grows in California. He has a mental problem since his brother dead. The depression of the teenager is still going around in this day. Today‚ more than 17 million Americans and more than 100 million people around the world have the serious depression illness

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