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    things in common with his little sister Phoebe. Their ages vary, but their mindset is one that meets in the middle for maturity. They keep each other in line without even knowing it, but they also butt heads at times. The strong points in their personalities are very different, because of their mental stability, but they often have the same ideas in mind when talking to each other. The age difference between Holden and Phoebe is six years. Sometimes, Phoebe acts more of an adult than Holden does

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    Throughout the novel Phoebe has redefined the female stereotypes by being intelligent. Even though Holden and Phoebe are siblings it is quite remarkable the impact she has had on him. Phoebe is a 10 year old young lady who is portrayed as an overly emotional and unintelligent woman by society. In chapter 10 while getting ready to go to the Lavender Room at the Edmont’s nightclub Holden contemplates calling Phoebe but he thinks other wise, he goes on to describe her characteristics. Holden says, “the

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    I chose to write about Holden and Phoebe Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is a Gemini and Phoebe Caulfield is an Aquarius. Geminis are said to be two faced but also talkative, serious, thoughtful, restless and indecisive. You’ll never know which side of a gemini you’re going to face. That is the same with Holden. Sometimes he is very talkative but other times he does not feel like talking at all. He is thoughtful about things such as the duck, he wants to know where they go cause he doesn't know

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    episode of Friends, a debate between Joey and Phoebe about unselfish acts begins as they ask each other if there is such a thing as a truly unselfish act. They wonder if an act where someone benefits while the person performing the act receives nothing in return can be unselfish. Joey unlike Phoebe believes that it can not be possible, so Phoebe sets out to prove him wrong. After thinking really hard for some examples and after several failed attempts, Phoebe lets a bee sting her "so it can look cool

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    introduced. His sister, Phoebe, is very important to Holden. Holden finds her smart and funny, contrasting to how he views the phonies all around him. She helps Holden understand his problems and why he needs to change his outlook on life. Phoebe inspires Holden to face his problems of loneliness and failure, which leads him to take action and change the way he deals with life. Holden loves Phoebe and her admirable characteristics for a ten-year-old. Holden introduces Phoebe as a very likeable person

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    He grabbed his hands in his and kissed them. “ Eeeh, look at me, Joe, ” he asked, keeping his voice down. Joey liked it when Chandler did that. It made his voice sound softer. His eyes filled with tears when he realized this might be the last time Chandler talked to him that way. Or talked to him at all. Joey looked down at him. “ I don't know what upset you like that, but I'm here for you. I'm not going anywhere, ” he smiled softly. Chandler then stood, letting go of Joey's hands, and sat on

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    Monica Bing (née Geller) was born to Jack and Judy Geller where she was raised in Long Island, New York with her older brother Ross. Since her childhood, Monica has always been in the shadow of Ross to both of her parents, especially their mother. Her mother to this day still knocks Monica down for everything she does and does not do. Nothing is simply good enough for her mom. Due to her being in the dark, Monica took out her loneliness with the help of food. This then resulted in Monica becoming

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    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her roles as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Selina Meyer in Veep, is regarded as the funniest woman on American television. You have seen her a million times on TV, but, how much do you really know about her? Take a look at our remaining seven little known facts about the actress! Number Seven: She Inspired ’30 Rock’ Tina Fey cites Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the biggest inspiration for her character in the comedy show 30 Rock. Dreyfus did a guest appearance in Tina’s

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    Holden and Phoebe are more different than they are alike because of their physical traits and their personalities. Holden’s personality is he’s a liar and childish. Phoebe’s personality trait is she mature. Physical traits for Holden is he is a heavy smoker and he’s sixteen. Physical traits for Phoebe is that she has little ears, red hair, and she is ten. Despite all their differences they are both intelligent, skinny, and both like dancing. Holden’s personality is different from his sister’s

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    The last sibling that we meet in the book is Phoebe, Holden’s younger sister. She is currently 10 years old, described as “ roller-skate skinny”, and has a reddish color hair. She has been a straight “A” student in school and is very emotional for a young child. As a pastime she goes to the movies and would often go to the park with D.B and Holden. Like her other two siblings, Phoebe is well liked, intelligent, and successful. Like Allie, Phoebe is well liked, intelligent, and enjoys writing

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