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    Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a highly reliable narrator or the storyline. Holden communicates his emotions truly and leaves them embedded in the text uncensored throughout the text. For example‚ upon meeting two nuns in a restaurant in New York City‚ he genuinely states that he “enjoyed talking to them a lot… [he] meant it‚ too” (Salinger 112). This quote represents how Holden strongly reveals any true emotions he feels to the reader. Holden also does not cease to inform readers

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    Holden Caulfield’s relationship with his younger sister‚ Phoebe and his deceased brother‚ Allie impacted his identity the most. Throughout the book we quickly learn that Holden has a hard time connecting with adults‚ which makes it harder for him to develop a strong relationship with his parents‚ but this allows for him to focus on his current and past relationships with his younger siblings. Holden surprised Phoebe by coming to visit: “Holden! She said right away. She put her arms around my neck

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    How does Holden Caulfield see himself as ‘The Catcher in the Rye’? Most teenagers are rebels because they do not know how to deal with the transition from childhood innocence to adult corruption. This is a recurrent behavior displayed by the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s‚ ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ – Holden Caulfield. The book maps the three impactful days that played a pivotal role in his life. During this time frame‚ Holden got thrown out of school‚ ran away from his school before he was scheduled

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    Holden is introduced as a rebel that refuses to complete his homework assignments and has even got expelled for his poor grades. Holden describes most people as phonies and fakes because he feels they are putting on an act to impress others. Holden is a person that values honesty and sincerity. Holden likes to act spontaneously. For example‚ he decides to go to NYC to spend a few nights in a cheap motel. Holden is very interested in sex even though he is a virgin. He feels strongly that sex should

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    From the beginning of Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield has kept himself on the outskirts of society. The first time he really demonstrates this is on page 5‚ when he’s describing the view from on top of Thomsen Hill. Everyone is at the game‚ screaming and cheering for Pencey to win. He had just gotten kicked out of Pencey Prep for failing four of his five classes‚ so him standing on top of the hill is both a literal and metaphorical statement of how he doesn’t belong there. By being physically

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    Name Instructor Class Submission Date Holden Caulfield: Sociopath or Everyman? The minds of assassins generally teem with oddities. For example‚ Leon Czolgosz‚ the assassin of President William McKinley‚ was so devoted to his anarchist principles that he refused to talk to anyone whom he perceived to be an authority figure in the aftermath of the assassination. This included his court-appointed attorneys and the judge at his trial‚ which led to his attorneys attempting to secure a finding of insanity

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    November 2014 SIMULATION TITLE: Advertising SIMULATION DESCRIPTION: Holden Evan has recently acquired a very successful regional energy drink firm. The brand manager ’s job is to develop a major advertising campaign to compete against already established market competitors. The brand manager will need to create awareness and encourage consumers within targeted segments to try the product. You earned 73 percent. Background Holden Evan‚ Inc offers a multitude of consumer goods products to the marketplace

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    character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attended his prep schools‚ people were not used to these sorts of things. It was determined that‚ Holden should go see a Psychoanalyst for his issues. Holden belongs in a "rest home" because he is unstable‚ mentally unhealthy‚ and is unwilling to accept the world as it is. Holden Caulfield is not just another normal teenager. His views on the world are very limited‚ and he has no room for anyone else’s. His mind is that of a grown man and as such he thinks about "grown up"

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    A Day in the Life It was around nine o’clock when I woke up‚ and I was out of cigarettes. Instead of lying around watching some phony soap opera‚ I grabbed my coat and scarf‚ and was out the door in about five minutes. Outside‚ it was dark and gloomy‚ and the goddam wind kept coming through my jacket. I had to wrap my scarf all around my face‚ and shove my hands deep into my pockets just to keep warm. I bet I looked like a goddam idiot‚ but I didn’t care. I didn’t see nobody ‘till I got to the

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    Mark Holden who was hectically speeding over the speed limit overtook Marcia’s car at a very fast and dangerous speed. Speed limits are according to the road and its conditions so as soon as he went faster than the speed limit he was putting himself and other lives at risk. He ended up overtaking while veering off onto the side of the road‚ but while doing this his car kicks up a stone due to erratic and speedy driving. The stone hits Marcia’s windscreen which then cracked. If the crack was severe

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