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    history of conflict in American History‚ whether it be stopping Gatsby from finding his one true love‚ Tom Sawyer and his romantic conflictions to Huck‚ these opposite ideals never fail to become themes of our stories. In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye the protagonist seems to be taking a different approach and far more extreme in his romantic beliefs than any of our other analyzed characters. Holden is a small Romantic fish swimming in a sea of Realist sharks. He is a fearful piece of prey

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    The innocence of childhood is eventually ripped away from us all. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield wishes to dedicate his life to preserving the innocence of everyone. Holden wants to save what was so cruelly ripped away from him with the death of his brother. Holden at first believes that he can be "The Catcher in the Rye‚" but he eventually comes to understand that it is both impossible and wrong to attempt such a thing. At first‚ Holden wants to dedicate his life to

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    the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield seems like a teenager who is always critical‚ lonely and depressed. He seems to not understand that getting older is a part of life. The author of The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger‚ uses a lot of symbolism to express this. A symbol is a word or object that stands for another word or object. The person writing will either make it clear to you or they might make you think. Salinger uses symbols such as the poem "Comin’ Thro the Rye"‚ the graffiti

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    J.D. Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ is written with the intention to display to it’s audience a typical teenage character facing the common fears and anxieties associated with transitioning from childhood to adulthood. The intended audience of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ is definitely teenagers as the novel deals with teenage perspectives on issues such as relationships‚ sexuality‚ rebellion‚ education and changing emotions. All of these issues that are presented through the central character

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    the Catcher in the Rye should be banned? According to Sova B Dawn‚ “The novel has long ignited disapproval‚ and it was the most frequently banned book in schools between 1966 and 1975. Even before that time‚ however‚ the work was a favorite target of sensors.” (Dawn) Whitfield also documents that “In 1973 the American School Board Journal called The Catcher in the Rye the most widely censored book in the United States." (Whitfield) Why people‚ especially parents‚ eager to place the Catcher in the

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    Catcher in the Rye is a peculiar book that grabs my attention because it’s a novel about coming of age written by J.D. Salinger and this book is interesting because you don’t know what is going to happen next it’s unpredictable which makes me want to read more. When I first started reading “Cather in the Rye” I found it a bit boring but once I got more into the book I found myself more and more interested in this book because there were so many things that made it worth reading. I think the title

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    Brad McCord-4 Rye Catcher The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D Salinger that deals with acceptance of the modern world‚ alienation‚ and the retention of youth. The Catcher in the Rye is portrayed through the eyes of Holden Caulfield; a lousy student that is fed up with society and the phoniness of the adult world. J.D Salinger mirrored himself through Holden Caulfield by projecting a shared adolescent life and a favorability toward alienation. J.D Salinger provided many aspects of his life

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    Robert Burns’ poem‚ "Comin Thro the Rye‚" is Holden. Where does the title come from in the novel by J.D Salinger‚ The Catcher in the Rye ? The title comes from Holden’s explanation to his sister‚ Phoebe‚ on his preferred profession. Thus the profession he describes is related to a poem by Robert Burns’ "Comin Thro’ the Rye." Holden makes an error when quoting from the song‚ which makes it questionable whether Burn’s poem has a direct link with The Catcher in the Rye. Through out the poem‚ Jenny‚ is

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    Reinish 11/25/14 In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden lives in perpetual fear of change. When the ducks are no longer in the pond‚ he’s not able to comprehend that ducks migrate and change habitats. The biggest fear of change Holden is unable to face is the change from a child to an adult. Holden strongly believes that being an adult makes a person corrupt and makes them loose their innocence. Hence‚ Holden fantasizes about being the Catcher in the Rye‚ where he metaphorically tries to save

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    expression? Without the freedom to offend‚ it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone’s penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However‚ many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal

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