The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger The Main characters in this book are Holden Caulfield. He is the main character. The whole story pretty much revolves around him. He is telling this story to a psychoanalyst but you really start to feel like he is telling it directly to you, or as if you are going through a journey inside of his sick and twisted mind. Another one of the characters is Phoebe ... of him being expelled from school. He tells her later that he wants to be a catcher in the rye. So he can prevent careless children from falling over the edge while playing in the field. Phoebe...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... he hates to be lied to, that people should tell him the truth yet he brags about his ability to lie and lie convincingly. At the start of chapter three, Holden admits about his lying. He says "I"m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I"m on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I"m going ... then had to lie a couple more times, but not as major, about why he told Maurice he wanted her in the first place. Holden repeatedly insists that he is telling the truth because in his experience and by his high standards, most people do ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and time does not let us get away. It is interesting that such an abstract concept, something that is virtually non-existent rules our lives, our whole existence is rooted in place by the ever-accelerating time as we ease ourselves from one day into another, month into next month, year after year, decade after decades. Each minute brings with it change, most ... love, beautiful love, to be swept away forever, love that defies all disappointments that fill every day of our lives. J.D. Salinger strongly and sharply reveals all these truths and more in his book, "The Catcher In The Rye", s...

• Word Count: 1125
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School