Catcher in the Rye has been reviewed in many aspects. People had drawn many conclusions in trying to decipher the meaning of Catcher in the Rye and the mind behind the mysterious Salinger. It has been said that Buddhism is one apparent aspect in this book and it was also apparent in Salinger's life, but does Salinger exhibit Buddhism on different levels in Catcher in the Rye? ... In J.D. Salinger's , Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his safe haven, home. ...

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In the book catcher in the rye by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield, the main character is a negatively charged person, doesn't want himself or others around him to grow up and suffers from depression because of his brother's death. In JD Salinger's' Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. ... When Phoebe asked him to name something that he would like to be when he grew up, the only thing he would have liked to be was a catcher in the rye. ... I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. ... In...

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Born in Manhattan in 1919, J.D. ... Salinger's most famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, ironically is autobiographical in nature. ... Since The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger has written very little. ... If I were to meet J.D. ... Also, I wonder why Salinger hasn't written anything since The Catcher in the Rye. ...

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When J.D. ... First of all I have to say why the book was entitle as it was "The Catcher in the Rye." ... After minutes of pondering Holden said "I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all." ... All through the story Salinger used Holden as the catcher on the rye to protect or try to protect the innocents of kids. ... As his duty as the catcher in the rye Holden tried to erase the first one that was on the walls, but later said "it's hopeless anyway. ...

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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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This is a main theme in J.D Salinger's novel: the loss of innocence. ... His quest of finding a pure and innocent adolescence drives him to dreaming of being a "catcher in the rye-. ... The title "The Catcher in the Rye- clearly connects to the Holden's view of innocence. ... I'd just be the catcher in the rye- (173). ... Salinger gave this book a title "The Catcher In The Rye-. ...

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The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield's fall into depression. ... Holden's fall seems to begin at an early age, since he refers to his early days as "my lousy childhood" (Salinger, 1). ... (Salinger, 16). ... (Salinger, 194). ... Bibliography • The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger, J.D. ...

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Conflict Has Many Meanings Conflict has many meanings composers uses a variety of different techniques to represent different conflict in their texts, this is shown in the prose fiction "The catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the short story "Tri" by Frances Echin, the film "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" directed by Peter Jackson and the film, "Dead Poets Society" by Peter Weir. ... The prose fiction "Catcher in the Rye", explores an inner conflict, of a boy, "Holden Caulfield", and his journey from his school to his home. ... An example can been seen in the scene wh...

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In this essay, two great American novels are compared: The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. ... The Catcher In The Rye is a novel about a young man called Holden Caulfield, who travels from Pencey Prep to New York City struggling with his own neurotic problems. ... In The Catcher In The Rye, Holden also uses fake names, but Holden symbolically dies through fainting, changing the position of his red hunting hat, and is associated with bathrooms. ... In The Catcher In The Rye, Holden's Road of Trials takes from Pencey Prep to New Y...

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In J.D. 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. ...

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J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, portrays the life of a teenager, Holden Caulfield, and the conflicts he has to face. ... Holden does so by taking on a role as a defender and guardian of the innocent: "The Catcher in the Rye." ... He wears the cap backwards symbolizing "the catcher." ... An example of pure innocence is the young boy on the street singing "If a body catch a body coming through the rye." ...

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The works of J.D. 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. ... J.D. Salinger and Shakespeare both utilized nave characters to prove that illusions only cause anguish and distress. ...

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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. ...

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Chasing Amy is a movie that uncovers the hardships we find within the confusion of love and sex in our lives. Sometimes the line between love and sex seems almost invisible, but the differences and complications of understanding that are quite clear in this movie. The issues presented in Chasing Amy...

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