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    Research pap. Catcher in the Rye is a book of many themes of many different types of different things. The main character of the book is Holden Caulfield, this guy has major problems. He’s alone and he knows it, he hates everyone and judges them too. Some themes of this story are the sadness, the lies and deceit, and Holden’s youth. Every one of these themes describe Holden in different ways, mostly it describes what he’s like. SADNESS Sadness permeates The Catcher in the Rye. Main character

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    The Catcher in the Rye “Is The Catcher in the Rye, as a work of literature still relevant for today’s youth?” Name: Sara Sigurdson Course: English A1 Supervisor: Mr. Peter Steadman Word count: 3851 Candidate number: 00136022 Table of Contents Content Page Number Abstract 3 Introduction 4 The Actual Catcher in the Rye 4 The Sexual Matter 5 The Caulfield Family 6 Narrator and Protagonist 8 Role Model 9 Mr. Antolini 10 Targeted Audience 10 Guidance 12

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    Innocence, Compassion, and some ‘Crazy' Cliff A novel, which has gained literary recognition worldwide, scrutiny to the point of censorship and has established a following among adolescents, The Catcher in the Rye is in its entirety a unique connotation of the preservation of innocence and the pursuit of compassion. With certain elegance the writer J.D. Salinger, substantiates the growth and perils, which lie between childhood and adulthood. Embellishing the differentiation between innocence and

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    The novel The Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger, contains many complex symbols, many of the symbols in the book are interconnected. A symbol is an object represents an idea that is important to the novel. I believe the most important symbol in this novel is Holden 's idea of being the "catcher in the rye". Holden Caulfield, the main character in the novel, is not the typical sixteen year old boy. Holden has many characteristics that aren 't typical of anyone that I know. Holden is very afraid

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    For my book talk I read The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. It is a fictional novel that is 277 pages long. I choose this book because... The Catcher in the Rye is about Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy retelling the events of his life that have put him into the state he is currently in. He begins his retelling right after he is kicked out of Pencey Preparatory School, the fourth school that he has flunked out of. A few days before is supposed to go home, he becomes agitated after

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    Hi, my name is Justine Money and over the summer I read catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger. Catcher in the 2 This book is set in the 1940's 3 Catcher in the Rye is about a teen boy, holden Caulfield, who wants to make a connection with other people, and every scene shows him trying to do this, but every time he fails. 4 Holden is a 16 year old boy from New York, and has recently been expelled from many boarding schools. 5 He is found wandering the streets of new york city because he doesn't

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    For my book talk I read The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. It is a fictional novel that is 277 pages long. I choose this book because it is a classic and because I heard that it appeals to an array of different audiences. The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy retelling the events of his life that have put him in the state he is currently in. It all started after his brother Ally died when he was just a young child. He was never able to truly heal

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    ENG 4U1 June 12, 2012 Catcher In The Rye Essay A role model can be can classified as one of many things, but what is it exactly that distinguishes a good one from a bad? The novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D Salinger is utilized to present the character Holden Caulfield as an unsuitable role model. Firstly, Holden relies on drugs for a way out of his problems instead of facing them. Also, he cannot find his place in the world, which arises, from his natural inclination to lie and

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    In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the characters help portray many themes. J.D Saligner creatively infused his work with varying themes. Holden unknowingly magnifies the importance of the themes, of which he is often times oblivious. This novel is sophisticatedly written in a manner that allows us to see all the themes clearly. The themes portrayed in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger include phoniness, psychological alienation, and futile protection of innocence

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    J.D.Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye is a classic American novel. The novel is based in the time period of the 1950’s. It’s a first person telling of a teenage boys life after his brother passes away and he is kicked out of his fourth school. Not wanting to attend school anymore with a bunch of “phonies” he decides to have himself a little vacation before returning home to his parents. On his night out on the town he acts the way a teenager would act when alone with a good sum of dough. He goes

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