From the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the youthful protagonist Holden Caufield, employs the word "phony" to describe the behavior of a number of characters including Mr. Spencer and Ossenburger, however it is not them who are"phony", it is the young main character. First, Mr. Spencer, Holden's ex- history teacher, is not described as phony, but according to the adolescent, his choice of words are. Secondly, according to our main character, Ossenburger ... philanthropist he portrays himself to be, but rather a greedy undertaker. Lastly, the protagonist could quite possibly be the authentic p...

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... woman that Salinger would have interesting relationships with. These relationships were defiantly romantic but to society none were ethical. His unique personality is very similar to the one of Holden Caufield in The Catcher in the Rye, "I felt like jumping out the window. I probably would've, too, if I"d been sure somebody"d cover me up as soon as I landed. I didn't want a bunch of ... works loneliness is used to isolate characters from evil. A good example is from his most famous novel, "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." (Rye 214) Salinger port...

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In the drama Antigone by Sophocles and the novel Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger have major characters that change their outlook and viewpoints through out the story. In Antigone, Creon, King of Thebes and in the Catcher in Rye, Holden Caufield experience events that change them. There are many key literary elements in each story that proves these changes. The drama Antigone by Sophocles has many characters that change through out the story. One character that changed dramatically ... one and believed that if he changed his mind Thebes would think he was weak even though they already though...

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In the book Catcher In The Rye Salinger creates a very peculiar atmosphere which features the star character, Holden Caufield, as a young troubled boy and his relationships with many different characters that in their own way shape the kind of person that Holden is. In the book there are very few secondary characters that play a large role in the book. This is a great contrast to other books in which there are a couple major characters and the use of really small ... characters ... ...

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