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    Holden’s story Tucker Avonda Mr. Matarazzo English 9 October 24, 2014 A forever classic book, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger discusses the life changing journey of Holden Caulfield through New York in the wintertime. Holden has been kicked out of three prep schools in his three years of high school, the latest being the prestigious Pencey Prep. Upon receiving news of his impending expulsion, Holden takes a train to New York to stay in a hotel. While on this journey,…

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    While trust is a somewhat common theme in modern novels, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time manages to show how this idea affects people who live under atypical circumstances. Haddon tells the story through the eyes of Christopher, a fifteen-year-old autistic boy whose view of life, as well as his understanding of the world, is drastically different from that of any other teenager. Christopher is extremely sensitive, and is only comfortable in familiar surroundings and with…

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    J.D. Salinger’s controversial novel The Catcher in the Rye, was first published in 1951 and was originally published for adults. As popularity grew for the book so did his audience and Salinger’s novel soon became popular with teenagers. The story is a three day narration of events that happen to Holden Caulfield beginning at his boarding school Pencey Prep and ending in a hospital in California. Holden is a troubled youth who struggles to find his place in the world and is having a hard time…

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    Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye Like all great pieces of literature, J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye owes much of its fame to its ability to connect with the reader’s emotions. “Holden’s discontents and diatribes are infectious because we all have our irascibility and fastidiousness, and Salinger has managed to play on us by summoning up the perfect details” (Castronovo). The troubled teen story of Holden Caulfield depicts a young man unable to face his own reality. A struggle, many…

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    In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield returns to his hometown where he goes on an adventure to answer the questions he has about life. After being kicked out of his third boarding school, Holden Caulfield spends three days alone in New York.While in New York, Holden constantly thinks about his old friend Jane Gallagher, whom Holden’s old roommate just went on a date with the night Holden left Pencey Prep School. He also meets up with his little sister Phoebe and takes her to…

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    The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a coming of age story (Bildungsroman). Discuss Holden’s journey to maturity. By the end of the novel does Holden finally accept that growing up is part of life and give in to the process of maturity or does he continue to resist it? “The Catcher in the rye” is a bildungsroman novel written by author J.D Salinger in 1951. The book depicts the life of a character named Holden Caulfield and depressed journey through maturity. The majority of people…

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    maturing. With the unfortunate past events in his life guiding the way, Holden embarks on a mission to prove to the world that he can make his inflated dream a reality by protecting the youth from the impurities of adulthood. Being the catcher in the rye is more than just a job that Holden wants; it is the occupation he needs in his life to play his part. The heroic deeds Holden implicates into his voyage throughout the novel proves his valor, but he is stricken by an incognizant mentality,…

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    Caulfield, whether his discontent in society or not, causes him to see impostors, or so-called “phonies,” everywhere he goes. He hates these phonies because they are constantly telling him to grow up. So, therefore, in J.D. Salinger 's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden uses alienation to elucidate his character and his interactions with society -- mostly through hatred, deceit, profanity, and sexuality -- as they have benefited and hurt him both ways. From not applying himself to school to thinking…

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    Catcher in the Rye, writes about a cynical teenage boy named Holden Caulfield who has a difficult time expressing his emotions to other people. Salinger also had a hard time with his social life, so he composed this novel to express his own difficulties through Holden Caulfield. When analyzing this novel, it is clear to see the similarities between Salinger’s own personal life and the life he creates for Holden. J.D. Salinger uses the character Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye to…

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    everyone else. However, society does not guarantee that that “someone” would be accepted considering their difference. One specific fictional society backs up these beliefs. This fictional society is the community that takes place in The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. J.D. Salinger spawns this relatable “world” with the addition of Holden Caulfield- the teenage main character and overall point of view of the story. Holden Caulfield- with a depressing outlook on life- outrightly…

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