Catcher in the Rye The American Dream for family will greatly vary between people, as it should. Throughout the novel you can see how Holden's attitude and ... my typical family dream but to Holden it was, this was all he knew. Holden sees phoniness in the family as he does in society and he flees back toward the innocence of childhood rather than face this reality. In the Catcher in the Rye Holden and His "Phony" Family the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. ... Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as cer...

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... and His "Phony" Family The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden ... subject of this metaphor as -- someone who discriminates against others, is a hypocrite about something, or has manifestations of conformity (Corbett 71). Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, Holden describes and interacts with various members of his family. The way he talks about or to each gives you some idea of whether he thinks ... and ...

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... a drug addicted teen who is under extreme pressure from her "perfect parents", friends and school. She runs away from her home in means to find her place in life. Her journey is somewhat very similar to Holden Caulfeild's journey in "The Catcher In The Rye". Holden is a confused and disillusioned 16-year-old boy who searches for truth and rails against the "phoniness" of the adult ... , there isn't even life without drugs." (Anonymous, 83) The way this part of the story is like "The Catcher In The Rye" is because Holden also gets addicted to a substance, but not drugs. He gets addicted t...

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... into a deep depression, leaving people unable to do normal, everyday chores, or the entire personality can change. In the case of Holden Caulfield, the protagonist within the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the death of his brother Allie brought upon him grief but also something worse; Holden lost sense of who ... the family. Throughout the novel, it was hinted that Holden had more than just respect for Allie. Allie was one of the only people in The Catcher in the Rye that Holden actually infers of loving. "God, he was a nice kid, though. He used to laugh so hard at something he ... thoug...

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