After Maurice and Sunny leave, Holden imagines himself shot and bloody, walking down the stairs carrying an automatic and shooting Maurice until he's dead. ... In chapter 25, Holden has fear of disappearing every time he comes across a curb but he gets over this by talking to his dead brother Allie, with who he feels comfortable since he knows that Allie accepted him for who he is. ... He is like a blind man crossing a road, as he walks the road to acceptance, he needs someone to guide his way so that he turns from the wrong path before it's too late. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As we journey through life, we are expected to encounter some turbulence. We experience the best and worst times in our lives. We all fall into an abyss, but somehow we find our way back up. J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, portrays the life of a teenager, Holden Caulfield, and the con...

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• Grade Level: High School

The next day, Holden wanders the streets, looking at children and talking to his dead brother Allie. ... When walking along the street, he tells us, "Everytime I came to the end of block and stepped off the goddam curb, I had this feeling that I"d never get to the other side of the street Allie, don't let me disappear. ...

• Word Count: 2498
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School