Essays on The Catcher in the Rye

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  • A Bumpy Ride for Holden in Catcher in the Rye

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    A Bumpy Ride In life everyone has something in life that they long to have or search for such as love happiness safety or even just a purpose in life Throughout the book Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden was searching for a constant in his life Something that did not leave or change Holden like many other people is simply looking for something constant in his life He gives us clues when he describes that he was kicked out of Pencey for flunking four subjects and not applying himself

  • A Frightful Fall in The Catcher in the Rye

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    Holden Caulfield in J D Salingers The Catcher in the Rye often feels as if he is falling into adulthood and cannot recover J D Salinger begins by drawing attention to Holdens physical falls but then shows that Holden falls emotionally as his depression develops over time At numerous points in the novel J D Salinger makes Holden critical about how others around him act Holden calls out on their minor annoyances and habits Holden and his friends feel his mind is immature 147 and they ask him when

  • Alienation In Catcher In The Rye

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    In the novel The Catcher in The Rye the protagonist Holden Caufield seems to be excluded from and victimized by the world around him As he says to his professor Mr Spencer he feels trapped on the other side of life and he continually attempts to find his way in a world in which he feels he doesnt belong This alienation is both the source of Holdens strength and the source of his problems Part of Holdens alienation is a result of his inability or perhaps unwillingness to grow up Like a child Hol

  • Alienation in The Catcher in the Rye

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    Alienation J D Salingers novel The Catcher in the Rye represents the life of a teenager dealing with his personal issues The main character Holden has a record of poor grades and has been kicked out of four private boarding schools Phoebe Holdens younger sister seems to be the only person in the book that Holden can have a mature conversation with without thinking the person in not genuine Another extremely important character in the novel is Sally Hayes Sally is a love interest of Holden who p

  • Analysis of Holden in Catcher in the Rye

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  • Analysis of Holden's Character in The Catcher In The Rye

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    The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about Holden Caulfield a 16 year old teenager growing up in 1950s New York After being expelled from Pencey High Holden goes off on what seems to be a three day journey to New York City During this time he goes through an emotional roller coaster Holdens feelings about society conformity and sexuality are clearly exposed throughout the novel Its a novel that deals with complex issues that almost every adolescent experiences in their life issues of identity sexu

  • Bitterness and Isolation in The Catcher In The Rye

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    If you really want to hear about it the first thing youll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me and all that David Copperfield kind of crap 1 This quote is an example of how Holden Caulfield the first person narrator of the novel The Catcher in the Rye views the world in a bitter manner Caulfield has flunked out of three schools Whootan Elkton Hills and most recently Pencey Prep Holden is failin

  • Catcher And The Rye: Analysis of Holden

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    Holdens Analysis The transcript that I chose was from a book called A Catcher In The Rye I chose the section in the book where the star of the book Holden just got a prostitute and she is entering his hotel room He starts to back down and make excuses not to have to sleep with her I chose this section because so far in the book this is the only section in the book that has caught my attention because its so shocking During the script Holdens tone very nervous The reason why I think that he was

  • Caulfield and Alienation in The Catcher in the Rye

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    Caulfield and Alienation In the book The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden Caulfield often feels alienated by the world and the people around him He often feels lonely sad and depressed The reader may feel sorry for Holden and that society alienates the boy The fact of the matter is that Holden causes his own alienation from society Right away the first chapter of the book gives us insight into his alienation The author introduces Holden while hes away from his fellow students attend

  • Censorship of The Catcher in the Rye

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    To whom ever it may concern The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger has been a very controversial book It was published back in 1951 and since then it has been censored and uncensored many times Between 1961 and 982 The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States Suite101 com Online Magazine and Writers Network What people do not seem to understand is that in this country people are granted the Freedom of Speech In other words authors have the

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