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    favourite books‚ being Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman" and J.D. Salinger’s "Catcher in the Rye"‚ are a good read without the extra additives that authors currently use for grabbing readers’ attention. Both are books we can read‚ and very much relate to. An average American today could easily understand Willy Loman’s struggle with money‚ and a teenager would have no

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    there was little concern for the welfare of the minority and no apprehension that ones success could lead to the downfall of another. ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D Salinger and ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller are both texts that were written throughout this time of social‚ cultural‚ spiritual and economic metamorphosis. ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ through the portrayal of Holden Caulfield‚ explores an individual’s tumultuous tale throughout city living and teenage years of post WW2 America

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    A common idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the individual in the constant pressures of society. In the play “Death of a Salesman” by‚ Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman is a good example of this‚ as well as a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by‚ J.D Salinger. They are both men living in a controlling society‚ and feel it is too hard to keep up with all of the expectations. Holden is always looking at

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    literature‚ characters often confront challenges and due to their misconceptions of reality these challenges become complicated by external factors‚ which ultimately lead to tragic results. Willy‚ from the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ Holden‚ from the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ and Macbeth‚ from the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ live with false perceptions of life and struggle through life’s challenges. Willy struggles with the challenges of his life by lying

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    that is death. Death follows no rules‚ death does not follow a schedule. Death can be unexpected and unfair but the fact is death does not live with us we live with death. Many children are usually not used to death and can not fully understand the concept behind it and if exposed to death many children do not handle it well‚ because of this adults do their best to shield children from death until they are ready or mature enough to handle it. Unfortunately in Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye the main

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    Madness‚ madman and fiend. Death‚ kill and die. The title itself: The catcher in the rye. The catcher in the rye. Death. In the book “The catcher in the ryeDeath is mentioned several times throughout the story‚ ranging in use. The main character Holden Caulfield brings up death several times whilst mentioning his dead‚ younger brother Allie. He talks about him a few times the first time being when he mentions Allie’s Baseball mitt as a subject prone to description for a work of English

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    Death is an inevitable event in the life of every organism. The death of a close one can have devastating effects on a person. Two novels‚ the Catcher in the Rye and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ illustrate the effects of death. The two main characters experienced lifestyle change‚ self-isolation‚ and depression. Although the two books are different‚ the aftereffects of death are similarly illustrated. Firstly‚ Holden experienced lifestyle change. Holden not only stopped caring about

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    The death of a loved one can really take a toll on the people that knew them. Death can make people do things that they wouldn’t normally do. A lot of times‚ people that have loved ones that have died blame themselves for their loved one dying‚ and think that they could have done something to prevent it‚ even though they can’t. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ has a brother named Allie‚ who passed away when he was ten. Holden and Allie were very close

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    The Catcher in the Rye is written in a subjective style from the point of view of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ following his exact thought process (a writing style known as stream of consciousness). There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example‚ as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm‚ minor events such as picking up a book or looking at a table‚ unfold into discussions about experiences. Critical reviews agree that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial

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    The Catcher and the Rye Benjamin Lynch 4/6/2012 Thesis Statement: Outline: * Intro * Tropophobia * Suicide * Withdraw himself from society * Incapable of recognizing the beneficial aspects in life * His fear of growing up and projecting others from it as well * Symbolism * Conclusion 1st Draft: The Biographical Lens applied to The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger expresses his view of society in his novel‚ The Catch in the Rye. His viewpoints

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