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    protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ not accepting the unconditional love given to him by a series of characters throughout the novel. For the information the book provides‚ Holden is a sensitive teenager that has many psychological and social problems. Could he have PTSD? Sure he can‚ although if that were the case‚ his PTSD would-of only been worse as the reader digs deeper into the material. There were many events that gave us evidence to conclude that Holden could have had PTSD. At the end he takes those

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    feeling alone and growing up. Holden is sometimes in denial of growing up because he doesn’t want to feel alone or lost in the world. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ J.D. Salinger challenges the nature of growing up through symbolism‚ point of view‚ and characterization. In the novel Holden talks about his brother‚ Allie. Unfortunately‚ Allie passed away from cancer. Holden still thinks and talks to Allie as if Allie was there with him. When Holden feels alone‚ Holden tries to communicate with

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    enter adulthood. In this novel‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen-year -old who has been kicked out of several schools‚ undergoes a gamut of problems. First‚ at the beginning of the novel‚ it is clear that Holden has a difficulty accepting himself and others; he constantly defines people as "phony". Secondly‚ as the novel progresses it becomes evident that Holden does not want to enter adulthood. Both problems lead to Holden’s failure in his journey of life. Holden’s problem in life is that he is very

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    Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is a very engaging character. He relates to many tennagers but in a quirky and bizarre way. He tells everything like he sees it. There is no sugarcoating and no censoring to his thoughts. He deals with issues like many of us as children‚ but whether he deals with them well and overcomes them is the tricky part. I believe that Holden Caulfield does not change very much throughout the entirety of the novel. However‚ I do believe that he is capable of it. Holden is scared

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    house to go help him plant daffodils for a charity case. He told me that this particular project symbolized new beginnings and a sense of unity throughout the neighborhood. Of course all that was resonated to me was labor and missing out on watching some my dearest superheroes fight off evil. Little did I know that this particular event in my life would cause a dramatic change in the way I proceeded to work‚ think about goals‚ and think about what it means to actually accomplish goals I set out for

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    Business Etiquette and God Where Does God Fit In? Andrew Estep Liberty University Abstract This paper uses scripture from the Bible and many other credible sources to instruct the reader about the role God plays within business etiquette. The research targets business interactions from a Christian’s perspective. Many of the references used in this paper‚ have at some point or another‚ run or are running a legitimate company. The research conducted by each person comes from personal

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    PHONY? Holden Caulfield has terrible habit of calling everyone a phony and he himself often behaves like a prophet or a saint‚ pointing out people flaws or as he sees it the phoniness in the world around him. Holden is not nearly as perfect as he pretends/wants to be. Many times throughout the novel he displays his phoniness and hypocrisy. Holden struggles with finding who he wants to be and searching for companionship. He has been kicked out of several schools for his own actions‚ which he refuses

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    of adapting to change. Holden Caulfield spends the vast majority of the novel living in fear of ‘growing-up’ into an adult‚ and Holden’s fear and reluctance of this change ultimately results in his downfall. Salinger’s point of view‚ paired with several symbols‚ reflects the necessity of adapting to change. Salinger’s point of view represents the inevitability of change and the consequences associated with unwillingness to change. . When Holden prepares to visit Phoebe‚ he buys her “a record called

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    Childhood vs. Adulthood “The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change.” ― Heraclitus As the above quote clearly states‚ change in inevitable. Even in human life‚ with time‚ an individual soul and the physical body undergoes change and thus with change‚ differences and similarities are bound to arise. In the human growth‚ the change can be broadly broken down into two groups: childhood and adulthood. Children and adults can be contrasted in how they act and the way they physically respond to situations

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    Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old junior who has just been expelled from Pencey Prep. Although he is sensitive and intelligent‚ he finds the hypocrisy and unpleasantness of the people around him almost unendurable‚ and through his mistrust‚ he tries to protect himself and those whom he cares about from the pain and harsh reality of the world. However‚ the disapproval that Holden has with people around him is also aimed at himself. He does not like opening up and is very uneasy about opening

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