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The Catcher in the Rye - Chapter Summeries
Chapter 1 $ Talking about what had happened to himself last Christmas $ Brother, D.B. sold out to Hollywood $ story starts at Pencey Prep $ he was failing 4 of 5 subjects the only one being English $ he got kicked out of school $ was manager for the fencing team $ even though he hates the school he still saying goodbye to it $ he going to say bye to his history teacher
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The Catcher in the Rye Analysis
Holden Caulfield can be analyzed through his thoughts, actions and circumstances which surround his everyday life. Holden acts like a careless teenager. Holden has been to several prep-schools, all of which he got kicked out of for failing classes. After being kicked out of the latest, Pency Prep, he went off to New York on his own. Holden seems to have a motivation problem which apparently affects his reasoning. The basis of his reasoning comes
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The Catcher in the Rye- Sally Hayes
Sally Hayes is dim person whose phoniness blinds her from Holden’s cries for help and dismisses him when he needs her most, her phoniness changes Holden and he himself is forced into bad decisions because of it. When Holden is waiting for Sally in the lobby of New York's Biltmore Hotel, the place is filled with girls his age, and he's watching them. “[I]t was sort of depressing" (123), thinking about what's going to happen
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The Catcher in the Rye: Growing Up
Growing up poses challenges to most people at some point in their lives. 16-year-old Holden Caufield is no exception. He is an apathetic teenager who’s flunked out of many schools. Underneath the cynical exterior though, Holden is troubled. He has different methods for escaping his problems but in the end they just cause him more problems. J.D Salinger, in his novel The Catcher in the Rye shows that often times when an individual faces problems
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The Catcher in the Rye: the Symbolism Behind the Book
The Catcher in the Rye: The Symbolism Behind the Book The Catcher in the Rye is written by J.D. Salinger. This book in particular is closely based on the life of Salinger. The symbols in this book are very highly developed and have a lot to do with the development of Holden’s character and also explain how he feels about certain things in his life. The three most important symbols in this book are ducks
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The Catcher Inthe Rye
Independent Reading Assignment Page 1: Plot The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel that is a flashback of the events that occur in the few days where the main character, Holden Caulfield decides to run away from the boarding school he is being expelled from. Instead of returning home to his family, Caulfield spends a few days on his own in New York City as he faces many conflicts along the
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The Cathcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel whose protagonist is a 16 years old boy, Holden Caulfield, who is struggling to find his place in the world he’s living in. A world he doesn’t like but in which he has to live. By the time he tells the story he is 17. Holden , the first person narrator, represents in a certain way the figure of the adolescent that finds himself uncomfortable and not
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The Cathedral
HU 142 03-08-05 OUT and OUT The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yard And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood, Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it. And from there those that lifted eyes could count Five mountain ranges one behind the other Under the sunset far into Vermont. And the saw snarled and rattled, snarled and rattled, As it ran light, or had to bear a load. And nothing happened:
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The Cay
This book was about a boy named, Phillip who lived in Curraco. There was a war in Curraco and his mom who was prejudice wanted to leave right away. They left on the S.S. Hato and the Germans topedidoed them. Phillip got hit with a board and he became blind. Timothy, a man who was also on the Hato rescued him and took him to an island called Devils Mouth. While on the island they
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The Cay Timeline
Following is timeline events from the book, "The Cay": Phillip tells Timothy he does not want to go on the island if there are no people on it. Phillip and Timothy land on the island. Phillip becomes angry with Timothy for taking them to an island that boats cannot easily get to because of the coral reef. Timothy builds them a shelter from palm fronds and a fire. Timothy makes Phillip a rope to get
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The Chageable Nature of Life
Life is constantly changing, like clouds in the sky; always shifting and turning. People never really know which way life will turn next, bringing them fortune or failure. When you look at how things change it is best to compare it to something that you can relate it to. The changeable nature of life can be related to the novel “The Bean Trees.” This is a book written almost entirely on dealing with changes in
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The Chairs
Plot Overview An Old Man and an Old Woman in their 90s, hereafter referred to as "man" and "woman," are on a semicircular stage in dim light. The man looks out the window, up on a stool. The woman tells him to close the window. She says she gets dizzy from being on their island house. She drags him over to the chairs and he sits down on her lap. She praises his intellect,
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The Chamber
1. The Chamber starts off with Sam Cayhall and Rollie Wedge planting a bomb in Marvin Kramer’s office. Marvin’s is a Jewish activist leader during the civil rights movement, and both Sam and Rollie are members of the Ku Klux Klan. The bomb goes off, killing both of Marvin’s young children and leaving Marvin as an amputee. The bomb’s publicity destroys the small town of Greenville, Mississippi. Time goes on towards Adam Hall, Sam’s grandson.
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The Character of Hedda Gabler in Ibsen\'S Hedda Gabler
The Character of Hedda Gabler in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler The first aspect of the play that hits us, the readers, is the title. Before we even read a line of this play we notice the strangeness between the name of the title character and her name in the play. In the play Hedda is Tesman's wife, but the title suggests that she is the independent daughter of the late General Gabler. Thus, Ibsen introduces the
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The Character of Michael Henchard in Mayor of Casterbridge
Michael Henchard possibly being the most mysterious character of the novel, “The Mayor of Casterbridge, has a complexity about him. In the beginning of the novel he is obviously an ungreatfull and ignorant young man as he believes that his wife will not actually leave him if he offers her for sale such as a horse would be. At this point in his life he is only the tender age of twenty-one which may account
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The Charmer
The story happens in the 1930’s in England. It’s about a woman named Joan Plumleigh-Bruce who lives with her maid Mary in a house. Her two best friends are the single man Donald Stimpson and the married guy Major Leonard Parry. Mr Stimpson has the intention to marry Mrs Plumleigh-Bruce, so he meets her frequently. One day, Ralph Gorse come and begins to talk with all them. Ralph Gorse wants to profit of Mrs Plumleigh-Bruce.
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The Charmer by Budge Wilson
“The Charmer” by Budge Wilson is a short story about a Canadian family that finds misfortune and conflict within their lives. Conflict being the predominant theme which directly affects all the participants in the family. The story is written in third person and narrated from the young girl Winifred’s point of view. Budge Wilson uses Zack’s smothered childhood, charming personality and irresponsible behaviour to create emotional conflict between members of the family. Growing up as
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The Charmer by Budge Wilson
“The Charmer” by Budge Wilson is a short story about a Canadian family that finds misfortune and conflict within their lives. Conflict being the predominant theme which directly affects all the participants in the family. The story is written in third person and narrated from the young girl Winifred’s point of view. Budge Wilson uses Zack’s smothered childhood, charming personality and irresponsible behaviour to create emotional conflict between members of the family. Growing up as
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The Cheese Monkeys
“Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don’t start measuring her limbs.” (Pablo Picasso, 1870) When one looks at a piece that they believe to be art, they stare, they admire, they criticize and then they move on to the next piece. Not everyone will say that the same thing is art, just like
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The Child Called It
A Child called "It" is an touching story about a young boy's feelings about when he was physically and mentally abused by his drunken mother. It is an extraordinary true story about one of the most severe child abuse cases in the state of California. Dave Pelzer's autobiography describes his feelings about his mother, and all of the sick things she does to him. In the coldness of the garage, my entire body trembled from
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The Chinese Fireworks Industry
Case Title: The Chinese Fireworks Industry Executive Summary An organization can only improve its functioning, if it makes itself aware of its weaknesses and then acts to correct those deficiencies. The purpose of this case is to help Jerry Yu asses how attractive the fireworks industry is and to aid in his decision-makings of investment. This case is also conducted to diagnose the key issues that the company needs to address and to suggest alternative
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The Chinesse Cinderalla
Chinese Cinderella This is a story about a little un-cared about little girl who had become to being cared about. She had gone by the name Wu Mei, she had a big family that she lived with but there was one person that wasn’t there her real mom. Every day all she looked forward to do was to go to school and be with the people that actually cared about her there. After a tragic
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The Chocolate War
The Chocolate War is a book written by Robert Cormier. It is about a teenaged boy named Jerry and his life as an individual at an all boys catholic school called Trinity. Every year the school sells chocolates to raise money. Every student is meant to sell fifty boxes, and they all do, except for Jerry. Jerry was forced not to sell the chocolates for 10 days by the Vigils, a school gang. At first
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The Choices of Learning
The Choices of Learning The moral conscience of the mind comes naturally to the average human being after participating in a sinful act. Those who are wise take responsibility for their actions before it is too late. Those who acknowledge their wrongdoing but do not take any accountability for it will live a life of guilt. In “The Scarlet Ibis”, a flashback of his childhood, Brother experiences guilt because of the death of his younger
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok
The Chosen, By Chaim Potok Friendship While many obstacles get in the way of friendship, true friendship still lives, even in silence. In the book, The Chosen , By Chaim Potok, two boys, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders, who are very religiously different and both raised in completely opposite ways, develops a deep friendship. Their friendship opens up their worldview to many other different viewpoints in life. The friendship between these two boys is one
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The Chosen By: Chaim Potok
The Chosen By: Chaim Potok The novel The Chosen is a story of two Jewish boys who become friends and go through lots of hard times together. The book starts out at a baseball game, one boy on one team and one boy on the other team. The game quickly turns more into a war rather than a game. Reuven was pitching when Danny came up to bat, Reuven threw the ball and Danny hit
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Mythical creatures, The Dawn of Time, untold prophecies, mighty rulers, an evil queen, MAGIC, do you believe this could all exist? The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis Is one of seven parts of the epic adventures of four children who enter a totally different world, by accident. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, one day find themselves in a place called Narnia ruled by and evil witch. They
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The Chrysalids Joseph Strorm Character Sketch
Written by John Wyndham, The Chrysalids tells the reader about Joseph and his life, which revolves around religion. Joseph, as the reader learns, is an extremely religious, authoritative , and temper mental man. As the story progresses, Joseph’s character traits begin to show more and more. Joseph’s character traits become more prominent, and Joseph begins to choose his religion over his family. Towards the end of the novel we learn that Joseph is out
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The Chrysanthemums
In Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" Elisa, poster woman for the feminist movement is a victim of her environment by disconnected. Working attempts to change and coming to realization that she will remain oppressed. Elisa opens her door of acceptance to Tinkerman. She yearns for someone to understand her quest for adventure. Buried in the third world of individualism, behind her fenced flowers, she longs for escape. Despite her efforts, she looks forward to the recognition of
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The Chyrsanthemums
In the short story, "The Chrysanthemums", author John Steinbeck uses a number of different elements in his story to improve it overall and to strike an emotional chord with the readers. Through an analysis of the characters, setting and symbolism in "The Chrysanthemums", it will become evident how Steinbeck developed these elements in his story and how they strengthen it as a whole. In "The Chrysanthemums", the development of Steinbeck's characters play a large role
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