Since its publication in 1951, The Catcher In the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger has served as a conflagration for debate and extreme controversy. Although the novel has been the target of scornful criticism, it has also been the topic of wide discussion. The novel portrays the life of sixteen year old, Holden Caufield. Currently in psychiatric care, Holden recalls what happened to him last Christmas. At the beginning of his story, Holden is a student at Pencey Prep ... of expression is not limited to adults, minors too, have the right to freely express themselves and receive information. Ther...

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... Salinger wrote The Catcher in the Rye in the 1950s. The book was a surprisingly successful, however in my school across the nation the book was banded because of the language. The book, itself however, is a flash back to the year before. The year Holden, the main character, broke down. Holden begins the story at his school Pency Prep. He is being kicked out because he doesn't not have passing grades in any class expect English. After Holden gets in ... the ducks that swim around in it? In the spring time and all? Do you happen to know where they go in the wintertime, by any chance?" (81) ...

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... The Catcher in the Rye," is a story told in first person by a seventeen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield. The story basically consists of what Holden does between his expulsion from high school and when he returns home to tell his parents the bad news (which is the span of three days). This expulsion is not the ... before. However, Holden does not get expelled for bad behavior, but for lack of effort, and failing grades (except in English). Through the course of three days, Holden leaves his school, meets old friends, gets drunk, gets a prostitute (with whom he only ... several times,...

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... , seemingly unavoidable; but there should be at least one place that is unscathed and protected from the vulgarity of the world. This place should be the classroom, where children come to gain knowledge on a level playing field and in a safe and pure environment. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger portrays many problems in society and the confusion and angst of a complicated youth, Holden. No one is arguing that this novel shouldn't be ... read by mature people to gain intellectual insight. But, the problem is, with the book's profanity, religious and sexual nuances, and the main ch...

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J.D Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye" should not be banned at all anywhere in the United States. The book's ideas relate to the majority of teenagers throughout the country. Many say because of the book's profanity and teenage sexual relations, that it is a bad influence on many young adults. However, many teenagers have the same feelings as Holden towards many aspects of life. Of course many teenagers don't wander the streets of New York ... 't fail out of four different high schools. But Holden's reactions and feelings can certainly relate to many young adults. There is no reason why...

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... due to traumatic experiences When examining literature an important aspect is continuously present, the aspect of traumas and the effect of it on present lives. Traumas seem to be noticed through the way characters act and react in the novels Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller and The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger. In The catcher in the rye Holden is the protagonist. He has experienced the death and loss of his younger brother Allie, which still has a tremendous impact ... on him. Ever since, Holden has not been able to deal with this traumatic event and has partly therefore had...

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... not merely a library of books, but a miraculous collection produced by writers set out to seek the truth and tell their tale. What separates Great Literature from the rest lies in the interpretation. It reaches new levels and cross borders no one has crossed before. The main body of literary works as we know them dates to the Greeks and Romans. They had produced epic works that withstand ... to be related to weighty subjects such as religion, philosophy or history, it can be from everyday life. J.D. Salinger's, Catcher in the Rye is a prime example. It is a piece all too- over- analyzed...

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... might mean more us, and by calling Pat a "Faggot" he proved to everyone that he was not gay, everyone but himself. And so by doing what he believed what his "friends" wanted to hear he became more like his friends and less of his true 48157 4 self. But such things never had happened as often in the past. In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, tell of a college student named ... Holden who like Charlie see the superficial world, but unlike Charlie he has bitterness towards ... the world. And to disassociate with his world he fiercely try's at great lengths to become ... ...

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