The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with material that is socially scandalous for the times (Gwynn, 1958). ... The Catcher in the Rye gained much of its no...

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Since the day The Catcher in the Rye found itself on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and classrooms in 1951, it has been an exquisite example of teenage hardships and struggles. ... (Salinger 13) Holden finds himself questioning where he will go after his last day of Pencey. ... If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies- (Salinger 2). ... They can even have spit all over the pillow and they still look all right- (Salinger 159). ... J.D. ...

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A Wallflowers Story "When you become a teen, it's like you get a second chance to remake your life. But society comes in and tells you to be man and that second chance is gone". This quote is about how teens with the issue that all teens deal with upon entering high school. High school...

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