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    A young man going through puberty, not knowing what he is doing or where he is headed, in a world in which he feels he doesn't belong in, and feels he is always around a bunch of "phonies." This would describe the position of Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher in the Rye (1951) written by J.D. Salinger. The book, all narrated by Holden in first person, in its very unique and humorous style, is about Holden, and all the troubles he has encountered through school, family, friends

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    At a first glance, Sam Monroe is a character who one could easily assume is a very angst-filled, lonely, and misunderstood teenager. This being said, it is no secret that Sam is quite troubled, in fact his appearance and moodiness are a clear cry for help and attention and could be signs of severe depression. His cry goes unanswered as his family is too busy and selfish to be bothered with his needs, turning him into an equally selfish person. Sam takes out his frustration by doing drugs, as seen

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    Ans: In the book “The Sociological Imagination”, the author C. Wright Mills begins by describing the perilous situation of the American man during the 1950s. He describes they situation as one of internment and frailty. Mills sees men as restricted by the routines of their daily lives. They go to their jobs and become workers, they go home and are family men. The American men of the 1950s were in a state of powerlessness due to the effects of World War Two and the looming threat of nuclear warfare

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    The definition of existential anxiety is the negative feeling that arises in a human being. In the novel, Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden narrates events that happen after his school, Pencey, kicked him out for his deficient grades.With signs of this anxiety, he quickly finds himself in a state of depression caused by his struggle of growing up. Overwhelmed and afraid, Holden runs the other direction when he is hit with the idea of aging and his immature and innocent

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    In J. D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, we are introduced to an intriguing character named Holden Caulfield. In this narrative, Holden summarizes what happens to him in the past, over a period of three days, starting from when he is in Pencey Prep, an expensive boarding school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. During this time, Holden goes through many internal hardships and dilemmas, mainly focusing on his view of society and people around him, acting “phony”. This feeling could be explained

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    The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is a coming of age story. It is a story narrated by the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, who is a sixteen year old boy, but has a mind of a ten year old innocent kid. In the beginning he thinks of innocence as important, but later he realizes that growing up cannot be stopped. He wanders around the New York City by himself and gains experience of life that teaches him to become mature. This book is clearly written to show the theme of coming of age because

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    Most of the users are adopting Uber services just because of the high degree of safety provided by them. Women users prefer Uber more because they should feel the sense of safety. They should be informed about the application easiness, price advantages and also usefulness about the Uber services. More videos should be released expressing the app easiness, price discounts, offers etc. so that more customers will start using Uber services as their means of transportation. Especially women who are divorced

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    Holden Caufield, a college kid who goes to Pencey he especially hates phonies and dislike adult, Ackley, strathader and Mr Spencer, he also likes to comment on a lot of people especially is friends and teachers. Holden is denying his maturity and his loss of his brother by acting if he was there around him every day. In the book (Catcher in the Rye) one of the major symbols are the ducks and where they go. In Catcher in the Rye the ducks represent the youth and the willingness of exploring the world

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    Holden's Hardships

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    In J. D Salinger 's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holden, goes through many hardships in his journey to self-knowledge. In the beginning, Holden has to deal with being kicked out of school and not having any place to call home. He is also struggling with the unfortunate tragedy of the death of his beloved younger brother Allie. At the same time, Holden is trying to deal with growing up and accepting the adult world. Throughout the novel Salinger addresses the conflicts faced by

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    T. Coraghessan Boyle’s “Greasy Lake” story is about how a nineteen year old boy and his two greaser friends, Digby and Jeff. Their night will quickly spiral out of control changing them forever. The story is separated into three different major sections. First introduces the trio as "bad characters” and couldn’t give a shit about anything, with visions of having a “good time”. Being bad was the threesome’s idea of having fun. The disastrous night begins at two in the morning, after “cruising” the

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