J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye takes place largely in a boarding school by the name of Pencey Prep and New York City where the main character, Holden, subconsciously searches for a "wise old man figure" to help him through his troubles. ... placed in multiple boarding schools after the death of his younger brother, Allie. Holden is experiencing slight trauma after being dismissed from the latest school, Pencey Prep. Three men stand out as possibilities to play this invaluable part of "wise old man" in Holden's confused life, Holden's father, Mr. Caulfield, Holden's ... history teac...

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... , a sixteen year-old boy recovering in a rest home from a nervous breakdown,in the 1950s. Holden tells the story of his last day at a school called Pencey Prep, and of his psychological meltdown in New York City. Holden has been expelled from Pencey becuase she failed, and after an unpleasant evening with his self-satisfied roommate Stradlater and their neighbor Ackley, he decides to leave ... miss everyone. List of Characters For The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield - The narrator of the novel. When the novel opens, Holden is a sixteen year-old junior at a school called Pencey Prep; ...

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... York City, at a stop in Trenton an attractive women whom is older than Holden boards the train. She sits next to him and recognizes the Pencey Prep sticker on his bag. She turns out to be the mother of one his former classmates, Ernest Morrow. Holden hates Ernest but tells his mother ... his name is Rudolph Schmidt, which is the name of a custodian at Pencey Prep. Mrs. Morrow told Holden she received a letter from Ernest saying that he would be home on Wednesday, she asks Holden why he is not at school. He goes as far to say he has a brain tumor and is going ... and full of themselves ...

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... last chapters, which take place somewhere in California in a psychiatric rest home. The main action of the novel takes place first at a boarding school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania and then mainly in New York City. The narrative evocative of Manhattan in the 1950's, taking place at and around the various ... especially Holden himself. Holden's journey begins on a Saturday in December, just before school closes for Christmas break. He has been informed of his expulsion from Pency Prep school. What worries him the most about being kicked out of school is his parents" reaction, for he has alre...

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... all about a young man named Holden Caulfield. Holden was a michevious boy from New York City whom always lacked off in his doings. He would never care about school and his grades, but always managed to get a good passing grade in English that was taught by a teacher named Mr. Spencer. Holden learns the most valuable ... for him because he was kicked out of both schools for not doing any work. His horrible grades forced him to move to an all boys school Pency Prep where he lived in the dorms with a friend called by the name Ackley and an arrogant roommate named Stradlater. He got into man...

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... , the death of his younger brother Allie, relationship with Jane and other fellow students or roommates, love and sexual life, and troubles in school are the main reasons to his depression. These examples of Holden's depression are clear symptoms of mental and emotional breakdown. Throughout the course of ... breakdown because he fails to apply himself and socialize without becoming a phony, despite how much everyone else in his life tries to encourage him about school and his grades. For example, Holden's history teacher, Mr. Spencer tries to help him, "I'd like to put some sense in tha...

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... , unstable teenager who can't seem to find his way in life. Despite being quite intelligent, he has been kicked out of five different schools, including his current school that he is being expelled from, Pencey Prep. His roommate there, Stradlater, and another boy they live next to, Ackley, stress Holden out a lot. Holden doesn't enjoy the company of many people, only his younger ... , but he had died a few years prior. Allie's death took a major toll on Holden and he began a downward spiral into mental illness. Before Holden was to be sent home from Pencey for good, he decides to leave e...

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J. D. Salinger's critically acclaimed novel, The Catcher in the Rye follows the journey of Holden Caulfield, a young boy who returns home to New York after being ousted from yet another prep school. Throughout the novel, Holden shares his animosity towards what he sees as a phony society, filled with phony people and phony things. Within the novel, Salinger has created numerous symbols, such ... writing style of The Catcher in the Rye. In a similar capacity, the use of motifs by Salinger were frequent throughout The Catcher in the Rye. After being kicked out of Pencey Prep, Holden is forced ...

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... not only his actions but his intellectual ability is still at a kid stage as well. He has had to leave four schools and flunked out of Pencey prep school. "They really will. This is about the fourth school I've gone to." (J.D. Salinger 13) I find that Holden lacks the intellectual ability to progress thoughts and to realize what he is doing with his reality. This ... ...

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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger tells a story of a young man named Holden Caulfield and the experiences he faces after being dismissed from school. On his trip, he meets many different people all of whom he viciously criticizes and complains about adult evils. Holden Caulfield consistently condemns adult corruption and the "phoniness" in people, ... Lunts; he even admits that "the show wasn't as bad as some I've seen" (125) after it was over. Another example of his hypocrisy is evident when he criticizes his school, Pencey Prep, but then later praises it for having a good academic ra...

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... first appears to be a crazy weird and obnoxious kid. In the beginning of the novel Salinger starts off with Holden who has just been expelled for academic failure from a school called Pencey Prep. Even though whenever we think of Holden it is usually his poor characteristics, we later than find out his positive side and true meaning behind his actions; and how he ... their innocence, after a while he realized he couldn't. He couldn't because there was already too much evil in the world. As Holden is walking up the stairs to his sister's school to leave a note requesting a final meeting,...

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... younger brother as the nicest member of his family. He remembers him as a gifted writer. Holden cherishes the fielder's glove that contains Allie's poetry and it becomes his inspiration for a school essay. Three years after his brother died from leukemia, Holden still feels guilt for not being considerate of this younger brother. He especially regrets not including him when he went ... snowing her in this sincere voice." This confrontation makes Holden realize he is helpless to protect the innocent from the likes of Ward Stadlater. He makes the decision to leave Pencey Prep immediately....

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