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    The Catcher in the Rye is a book published in 1951 and written by Jerome David Salinger. Though this book was controversial at this moment, it has been very popular. The author has written his book for adults, but this novel mostly interests teens. This book report summarizes The Catcher in the Rye, explains Holden the protagonist’s character and describes a theme present in the story, quotations show the theme's presence. The essay concludes with an opinion about the book. This novel is about…

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    mental struggles. Salinger grew up going to many different prep schools as well as his character Holden Caulfield in the Catcher in the Rye. Holden deals with depression in this book as Salinger himself has dealt with depression induced by the stress from the war. Salinger uses his personal experiences to form his common characters who show up in other stories. In Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger shows a boy's struggle with growing up and maturing. Depression is becoming more and more prevalent…

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    "Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." The quote comes from the novel "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger and takes place in Mr. Spencer's house. Holden is leaving Pencey, but before he does he visits his history teacher Mr. Spencer to say good bye. The meeting lasts longer than expected and Holden finds himself stuck listening to Mr. Spencer lecture him after going over his essay. Mr. Spencer describes to Holden that "life is a game" and is made up of…

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    Vietnamese. In my view, language and writing style is very important to make a good book or paper. That is the reason why every have to be censored before publish. Have you ever read a book which is banned? Me? Yes, I have. That book is: “ The catcher in rye”. Why did people ban it? They must have some reasons. It’s because of it language. I cannot believed it used to be banned, and how it affects to the literature theme and even people daily life in 1950’s until 1980’s. You maybe wonder how the…

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    The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel because of its complexity and characters that reveal certain facets of the antagonist Holden Caulfield’s character. Students should read this novel for an example of a seemingly simple book with many examples of symbolism throughout the novel. Also, The Catcher in the Rye is set in post-WW II America, a very important time in America’s history because of its vast economic growth and advances. This book should be read by high school students, as it does…

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    Lost Innocence in the Catcher in the Rye Innocence is something that is seen as a trait in children, and can even be associated with being naive. The book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ however, shows a different side to this. It shows how a young boy named Holden Caulfield travels around New York for 48 hours, and how he sees innocence as a godsend. The book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ uses symbols such as the idea of being a ‘catcher in the rye’, the ducks in central park, and the Museum of Natural…

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    The Catcher in the Rye banned for “good”: Reasons why it was banned, but still is an excellent book The book The Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951. This book contains several themes that include the use of profanity and the use of examples that are not that appropriate for teenagers, even though it is a teenager narrating the story. This suggests that it is a real teenager’s life with similar thoughts, and experiences, which makes it a good book to read for…

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    Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, holden's fear of change is that change is not only everywhere, but can not be stopped . No matter how hard holden tries he will have to change his ways and become an adult. Little do we know it's already happening. Holden doesn't like change. He likes everything around him to stay the same for as long as it can. Holden often say in the novel there are many times his life changes around him. Change happens in everyone's life no…

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    The plot of The Catcher in the Rye concerns the three-day odyssey of Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from Pencey Prep for bad grades and general irresponsibility. At the beginning of the story, Holden is in a sanitarium in California, recovering from a mental breakdown. He says that he is not going to tell his life-story but just the story of “this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy”(p.5)…

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    they were trying to keep people from seeing one word or multiple sections that suggested offensive manner. Many people believe that the novel the Catcher in the Rye written in 1951 by J.D Salinger deserves to be banned from the public eye because of the intensity and impureness of the situations the characters of this book go through. The Catcher in the Rye is about a 16 year old named Holden Caulfield, who tells a story to the readers while held within a psychiatric institution. He begins by…

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