Repetition in the Catcher in the Rye In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, is characterized as an immature, opinionated, underachieving individual with severe emotional problems. ... Holden listens intently to his teacher and Antolini gives him a quote to think about. The quote is from Wilhelm Stekel, "the mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one" (244). ... Salinger, J.D. the Catcher in the Rye. ...

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Review of The Catcher in the Rye This novel takes place mostly in New York City in the 1950's although it begins at a private academy called Pencey Prep, just outside of the city. ... This quote is very interesting in the make-up of the plot because it tells you right off the bat that this is going to be similar to a psychoanalysis of a few days in the life of Holden Caulfield. ... Holden interprets one line in the song, "If a body meet a body coming through the rye," as meaning someone is out there trying to catch the children and save them from adulthood. Holden wishes he was t...

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The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield's fall into depression. ... (Salinger, 133) This quote shows that Holden is not in a good mood and he is taking out his anger on Sally. ... This quote shows that Holden has reached a new low by sleeping in the train station. ... Bibliography • The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger, J.D. ...

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Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Holden's "phony phobia" restricts him from becoming a fully matured adult. ... Holden possesses abnormal relationships with some of the characters in Catcher in the Rye. ... A typical phony quote from Holden "If anybody tries to do anything phony, they couldn't stay" (205). ... He will and I quote, will become impossible to work with, be friends with, and even in a marriage. ...

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His fantasy is based on a quote from a poem that he hears a little boy singing. He thinks the words are, "If a body catch a body comin" through the rye." ... His job is to stand at the end of this great field of rye at the edge of a cliff keeping little children from falling off. ... Ironically, Phoebe later informs him of the real words of the poem which are, "If a body meet a body comin" through the rye." ... The entire "Catcher in the Rye" is a metaphor for Holden's urgent desire to keep himself and others within the innocence of their childhood years and away from the frightening ...

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In "The Catcher in the Rye," by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield is never looked at as an athlete but as an outsider, someone who jumps from school to school. ... This quote really expresses to the reader how there two come out of real life during their games sometimes. ...

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In the notable fiction novel The Catcher in the Rye, author J.D Salinger brings the troubled, humorous, and adolescent character of Holden Caulfield to life, where he struggles with growing up, the uncontrollable changes in his life, and, most importantly, attachments with other humans. ... He even goes through the trouble to write down a quote for Holden to keep. ...

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Holden Caulfield is an unconventional teenager with many conflicts. He failed out of four boarding schools. He has also been visited by a psychoanalyst. These obstacles prevented him from effectively communicating and connecting with others. His judgmental mentality and inability to communicate has ...

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