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    After an unsuccessful date with his former fling Sally, Holden decides to run away and tells his sister Phoebe of his plan. Phoebe is furious and resolves to join him on his journey. To calm her down, Holden purchases her a ticket to go riding on the carousel. As Holden stands in the rain watching Phoebe, he is truly happy for the first time. Holden is admitted into a mental hospital to cope with his conflicting emotions. Despite this, he remains optimistic about his upcoming school year. II.…

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    Catcher In The Rye Summary

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    Holden starts his story at Pencey Preparatory, a restrictive non-public school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania, on the Saturday evening of the conventional football game with opponent school Saxon Hall. Holden winds up missing the amusement. As administrator of the fencing group, he loses their gear on a New York City tram prepare that morning, bringing about the abrogation of a match. He goes to the home of his history educator named Mr. Spencer. Holden has been removed and isn 't to return after…

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    Music is not music without reading and writing. I am not speaking of reading and writing English, rather I am speaking of reading and writing musical notation. The real importance of reading and writing in the context of music has to do with actually learning the language that is music. This might mean learning how notes relate to a staff, or possibly how an audio clip fits best in your garageband composition, or maybe even how a 7th chord can put a whole new twist on a Sara Bareilles song (if…

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    used to represent Holden wanting to keep children from losing their innocence by going over the cliff and entering adulthood. Near the end of the novel, though, Holden’s attitude towards lifelong innocence seems to change. As Phoebe is riding the carousel, Holden realizes that “it is "bad" to interrupt her movement forward.” He understands now that it is not a good idea to keep a child in childhood because that would keep the child undeveloped and unmoving…

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    Siblings in particular are one of the most important relationships in life. 80% of people in the world have one or more siblings, but only 52% of people have a friendly, loving and caring relationship with at least one sibling. Phoebe is able to provide Holden with emotion support, by helping Holden search for meaning in his world, even if that includes moving to the West. Holden and Phoebe Caulfield have become closer over the years, allowing them to spend more time together throughout the…

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    Finding Carter is an American teen drama television series that debuted on MTV on July 8, 2014. The series follows Carter, who lives with her single mother, Lori. After a thought to be innocent prank lands Carter in jail with her friends, it is discovered that Lori abducted Carter from her own front yard as a child. Now, 16-year-old Carter is returned to her biological parents accompanied by her goody-two-shoes twin sister, Taylor and younger brother and comedic relief, Grant. She must navigate…

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    The themes Salinger displayed throughout the novel were eloquently woven into the text, and portrayed in a clear and convincing manner. Salinger conveys the theme of innocence, realism, and independence throughout the story which all send a powerful message to the reader. Salinger incorporated the themes in a way where they were felt throughout the story, from the very beginning to the very end. Essentially, the situations and conflicts Holden Caulfield encounters establish a basis for the…

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    Usually Rainbow and Twilight spent time together in the living quarters, but never anywhere else in the library; and it was mystifying to the pegasus since the library had more than three floors. Fret not, though. Twilight had insistent that Rainbow join her on the wooden balcony—illumed by the brilliant white moon and the star-painted—where they could both endure the spectacular night together, and talk about the thoughts that were on their mind. When the two ponies reached the balcony, only…

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    HOLDEN’S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD IN THE CATCHER IN THE RYE no all caps in the [ don 't use the book title for your title. be creative and original. ] Is there any reason somebody would be scared to grow up? Or a reason for a person to feel as if they were going to be somebody else when they get older? Gerontophobia, is the fear of growing up, which is the biggest fear for Holden Caulfield, one of four children, from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. He is somebody who lets the world get…

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    When we are born in the first place, we all are blank canvases that desire to be painted. Our family members, the artists who stroke the foundation of our personalities, play a crucial role in our life journeys either by inspiring us through our roads of trail or destroying us through their ruthless actions.The Catcher in the Rye, a fictional novel by J.D. Salinger, and Hamlet, a well-written play by Shakespeare, portray the influence that family has given to Holden and Hamlet, the main…

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