... he is only a teenager. As a result, he faces a self-identity struggle and is uncertain of his beliefs. Salinger portrays the difficulties that go along with the "coming of age" through Holden Caulfield's point of view. In The Catcher and the Rye, J.D. Salinger expresses through Holden Caulfield's first person point ... of view on how a teenager struggles with the rules of society, growing up, and forgetting about the past. Holden's background history is the leading cause of his struggles ... from him. The reader can now realize that Holden has took upon the responsibility to save the in...

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• Grade Level: High School

... choose it because I heard it is about a boy who is around my age. In this book, the main character, Holden Caulfield, tells us a story about what happened during his Christmas vacation. Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy who has flunked out of a private prep school. Because he is afraid that his parents would find ... to rejoin his family and because he realizes there are many things that he cannot solve by himself. The theme of this novel is how innocence is corrupted by society. Holden thinks everybody who is grown up is a phony because their behavior and advice are all false. The ... ...

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... Catcher In The Rye is not a story to easily be forgotten. Expelled from boarding school Holden goes out into the world in search of non-phoniness, truth, and innocence. Holden was a very hypocritical character in the book. Believing that all his thoughts and beliefs were true and every one that differed ... you want to know the truth." This not only makes you feel like he is talking to you, but also gives you a feel for Haden's language, age, and attitude. Salinger leaves you wondering if maybe some occurrences within the story are personal memories that occurred throughout his childhood...

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... wants to see his sister Phoebe and his old girlfriend Jan Gallagher, but instead he spends his time with Sally Hayes, a shallow person Holden's age, and Carl Luce, a pretentious Columbia student Holden treats as a source of sexual knowledge. Increasingly lonely, Holden finally decides to sneak back to his parents' apartment to talk to Phoebe. He borrows some money from her, ... to her. Phoebe is intelligent, neat, and a wonderful dancer. Her childish innocence is one of Holden's only consistent sources of happiness throughout the novel. Allie - Holden's younger brother, who died of leuk...

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... sanity on the same basis. People complain it is a natural thing to do. Complaining has been proven to help with anger management. Holden is just one of those people that have to complain about something all the time. There is nothing wrong with that. "Ackley was a very nosy bastard." (33) So, ... a sane man in a sane world. Holden is just like every other person who walks on the face of planet Earth. He is just a little immature, which is nothing usual for boys that age. A good number of high school aged boys act like they are still in junior high. It is not something to judge sanity ....

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In the book Catcher in the Rye the main character is Holden Caulfield. He is a teen- age boy who goes through some major changes. His life is taken over by isolation and depression. This is all caused by his attitude towards others, his failure ... misses him and this leads him to not want to face the adult world, but to go back to the innocence of his childhood. His problems begin at school. He was sent away to school and then he flunks out of school after school. He refuses to do his work or try. He is not liked by anyone and has no ... he runs away from boarding school because he faces so...

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• Grade Level: High School