... with different rates and struggles, as demonstrated by their unique actions and thoughts at various checkpoints throughout Red Badge of Courage and Catcher in the Rye. Each of the novices struggle psychologically during their novel's separation stage as their location exacerbates their insecure conditions; however, Holden's stubbornness creates a treacherous cycle in which the initiate is unresponsive to guidance. During the Separation Stage the first signs of change, subtle or obvious ... tends to be accurate indicators of the effort the Separation Stage will entail. The Stage appears ...

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... isolated and ostracized as a result of his refusal to accept the moral standards and the selfish mentality's of the people he interacts with , can be more thoroughly understood by the reader when the historical time period and its social values in society in which Holden lives is analyzed. Therefore the historical context of "the catcher in the rye" has a significant relevance in understanding the novel. America in the 1950's was a country of great military power, a society of high ... speech is appropriate .The unconscious humor , the repetitions the slang and profanity, are all effect...

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... J.D. Salinger's respective masterpieces, The Metamorphosis (1915) and The Catcher in the Rye (1951), examine the universal themes of personal relationships within the context of painful change. Each did that in his own way: Kafka portrayed familial support and sympathy as necessary to the alleviation of pain, while Salinger suggested that to truly grow up is to come to terms with one's relationships and ultimately one's role in society. Though the importance ... details how he really feels fine and will get to work as soon as possible (12). Gregor's primary motivation for work as his par...

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... language to make them unique. One of his characters, Holden Caulfield, has a very pessimistic diction which made him special. In the bildungsroman Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden's trouble and insecure personality is modeled by his unique speech and diction in that he has an idiosyncratic speech pattern, uses certain grammar, crude language, and has an adaptable vocabulary. Holden Caulfield's ... idiosyncratic speech pattern portrays his looseness and his self-consciousness in his personality. His incessant use of the phrases "and all," "or ... be because of his high level of...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate