In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden has found enormous corruption and vulgarity in society. ... In chapter 16 we have the first reference to the meaning of the novel's title, The Catcher in the Rye. ... Holden notes that the child's parents pay no attention to him. ... I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. ... In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden wishes to be "The Catcher in the Rye" but realizes he cannot fill this position alone. ...

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Salinger's most famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, ironically is autobiographical in nature. ... Also, "Holden Caulfield moves from prep school to prep school, is threatened with military school, and knows an older Columbia student, among other similarities." ... Since The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger has written very little. ... Also, I wonder why Salinger hasn't written anything since The Catcher in the Rye. ... The setting of The Catcher in the Rye is set among downtown New York City in the 1950's, though this time period has no relevance to the story line. ...

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The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield's fall into depression. ... He then decided to never go home or to another school again. ... Holden then went to Phoebe's school. He wrote a note to her telling her to meet him and the museum so he could say goodbye. ... Bibliography • The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger, J.D. ...

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Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 In the first chapter of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. ... He, up until now, attended a school named Pencey Preparatory School, in Angresown, Pennsylvania. He has been expelled from his school because he wasn't attentive enough, although he was the manager of the fencing team. The story starts off with him standing on the top of a hill next to his ex-school, watching a football game between his school and Saxon Hall, thinking about saying goodbye to Pencey and preparing to go over to his teacher, Mr. ... Chapter 10 From the tenth chapter of "The Ca...

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Some people take a different view on this issue and believe that many books, from classic novels like the "Catcher in the Rye" to the recent award-winning "Harry Potter", have objectionable subject matters that should not be used in the classroom. In schools around the nation, there is a hot debate about what literature students should be allowed to read. ... The school principle, Terry Saul, justifies the district's decision by commenting "It's a great book. ... Racism still occurs today and is an issue that should be addressed in the school system. ... Many times parents writ...

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Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye takes place largely in a boarding school by the name of Pencey Prep and New York City where the main character, Holden, subconsciously searches for a "wise old man figure" to help him through his troubles. ... He has been placed in multiple boarding schools after the death of his younger brother, Allie. Holden is experiencing slight trauma after being dismissed from the latest school, Pencey Prep. ... After the death of Allie, Caulfield seems to push Holden almost out of his life and sends him away to a series of preparatory boarding schools. ... Holden m...

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Many of the books we read today in school at one point or another had been banned. The catcher in the rye, and The lord of the flies are just two examples, even though they do not compare to books preaching hate and violence the same principles apply. ... In his interpretation he clearly notes that the First Amendment "seems to be a very uncompromising statement." ... A teenager wrote a poem conveying her opposition against the war in Iraq and it was aired on the School's closed circuit television system. The consequences of this action were the suspension of the teacher who allowed her t...

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Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and Shakespeare's Othello are very similar in many ways, in that they both use akin aspects of characters to reveal how they are alike. ... When Holden was at Phoebe's school to deliver a note, he noticed a shocking profanity on the wall, and angrily thought: It drove me damn near crazy I kept wanting to kill whoever'd written it. I I figured it was some perverty bum that'd sneaked in the school late at night to take a leak or something and then wrote in on the wall. ...

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John went to The Liverpool Art School, where he met Cynthia Powell and formed his first band, The Quarrymen. ... Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- used a forty-two-piece orchestra and a note only a dog could hear. ...

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