Catcher in the Rye is a story of an alienated boy whose life is driven by expectations of society and the path in life his parents have chosen for him. ... In order to do so he needs to wait until he can come of age and in turn discover that he is the Catcher in the Rye. ... When he leaves this enclosed environment he reminisces about key things in his life, such as the people who inspired him like James Castle who jumped out of the building for calling a phony conceited, Phoebe his sister, and Allie "the wizard," and he also reflects on those who contributed negatively and are in fact these p...

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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's mind drifts to an incident at Elkton Hills, a school that he attended, where a boy named James Castle made a comment about another boy at the school. The second boy became offended and confronted Castle; the end result of the entire incident was that Castle jumped from his room to his death (221). ... Salinger, J.D. the Catcher in the Rye. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Antolini "was the only person who ever got close to James Castle." ...

• Word Count: 1077
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• Grade Level: High School