... when looking for signs of depression (Fitzgerald 126). Since he isn't supposed to be home until Wednesday, Holden decides to wander New York for a few days to give his parents time to digest the news of his expulsion. In New York, Holden feels very lonely and is constantly reminded of the world's vulgarity ... English teacher, Mr. Antolini. When Holden feels Mr. Antolini to be making sexual advances toward him, he leaves very quickly and spends the rest of the night on a bench in Grand Central Station. The next day, Holden wanders the streets, looking at children and talking to his dead ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... her own innocence then rises to face their challenges. In J.D. Salinger's , Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his safe haven, home. One example of when Holden fell from his own innocence is when he is in the room with Phoebe and he can't ... so did Phoebe come with her innocent hands saving Holden from the world. "The first thing I did when I got off at Penn station, I went into this phone booth." Holden first started to call his brother but then he thought of his sitter Phoebe, then he whet on about her and how she wou...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... 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 many fights with his friends around the school and hardly got along with anyone. His parents thought he would do well there and it would set his priorities ... experience with those particular subjects. He never thought school was important to him so he never bothered working to get good grades. Instead, he spent most of his days at Pency either at clubs or drinking at bars. A few months of going to school at Pencey Prep he was kicked out...

• Word Count: 575
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School