Catcher In The Rye: Holden And His "Phony" Family
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The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people
throughout J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none
have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The
ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of his family give
the reade ....
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.... or normal. A few of his accounts make it more obvious than others
to discover how he classifies each family member.
From the very first page of the novel, Holden begins to refer to
his parents as distant and generalizes both his father and mother
frequently throughout his chronicle. One example is: "…my parents would
have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything personal about them.
They're quite touchy about anything like that, especially my father.
They're nice and ....
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Word count: 1276
Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
