The Catcher In The Rye: Holden's Thoughts And Feelings
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In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the first person
narration is critical in helping the reader to know and understand the
main character, Holden Caulfield. Holden, in his narration, relates a
flashback of a significant period of his life, three days and nights on
his own in New York City ....
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.... He is unrealistic, thinking
that he has a foolproof plan, even though the extent of his plans are to
"take a room in a hotel.., and just take it easy till Wednesday."
Holden's excessive thoughts on death are not typical of most
adolescents. His near obsession with death might come from having
experienced two deaths in his early life. He constantly dwells on Allie,
his brother's, death. From Holden's thoughts, it is obvious that he loves
and misses Allie. In order to hold on to h ....
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