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"The Catcher in The Rye", 2007.
An analysis of the character of Holden Caufield in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher In The Rye".
2,718 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 81.95
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The paper analyzes the character of Holden Caufield and his profound struggle with his adolescence as well as his obsessive and irrational desire to preserve the innocence of other children. The paper examines the relationships with his sister Phoebe, his dead brother, Allie and his childhood friend, Jane Gallagher. The paper traces his gradual psychological decline and eventual breakdown.
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"The novel, "The Catcher In The Rye" by J.D. Salinger, is a painful story about growing up and the loss of innocence. It is an account of a teenager's profound struggle with the difficult stages that make up the passage from adolescence to adulthood.
"It is obvious from the opening page of Salinger's book, that the narrator, Holden Caulfield, has not successfully navigated his passage through adolescence. At the beginning of the book, Holden is already in a mental institution having suffered some sort of mental breakdown. He tells his story in a first person flashback and refers to his "lousy childhood". In describing the story he is about to tell, Holden says: "I'll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me .....just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy." (Salinger, p. 1)"
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Holden Caulfield, 2005.
An analysis of the character of Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger's "A Catcher in the Rye".
991 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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Many people find that their dreams are unreachable. This paper examines how Holden Caulfield realizes this in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye". As Holden tells his story, he recounts the events since leaving the Pencey School to his psychiatrist. It looks at how at first, Holden sounds like a typical, misguided teenager, rebellious towards his parents, angry with his teachers, and flunking out of school. However, as his story progresses, it shows how it becomes clear that Holden is indeed motivated, just not academically. He has a purpose: To protect the young and innocent minds of young children from the "horrors" of adult society. He hopes to freeze the children in time, as wax figures are frozen in a museum.
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"Holden wants to protect the innocence of his sister and every other innocent child in the world. Before Holden meets Sally for their date, he stops in front of the Museum of Natural History and begins to reminisce. He thinks about the way he visited the museum when he was younger. He also tells that every time one visits the museum, he is changed in some way, but the figures in the exhibits always stay the same. He wants to be able to preserve some things in the glass: "Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone," (122). "
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Comparison: Stephen Dedalus and Holden Caulfield, 2002.
This paper shows how Stephen Dedalus, the main character in James Joyce?s "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", has a remarkable similarity to Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger?s "Catcher in the Rye".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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An exploration of the similar characteristics and personalities of Stephen Dedalus and Holden Caulfield. The writer shows that this similarity is not just in terms of the situations and incidents that occur in their respective novels, but also in the way both personalities are characterized. Both of these characters have the same outlook on life, the same voice and style, and the same attitude or temperament. Because of the authors? ability to portray characters so clearly, it is possible to draw some significant comparisons between the two protagonists.
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"Neither stephen Dedalus nor Holden Caulfield know exactly what to do with themselves in their respective futures, and both are extremely unsatisfied with their present circumstances. The only major difference between their characters is that although each of them are faced with similar problems and challenges, their reactions to these challenges vary significantly. This may be due to external circumstances, however, and not because of basic differences in the characters themselves."
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Holden's Christ, 2003.
A discussion of the theme of religion in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye."
1,097 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper analyzes how Holden's religious beliefs are in fact driven by his dissatisfaction with society by utilizing a key quote from the novel "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. It looks at how Holden's close consideration of Christ as a lone figure, in spite of the Disciples surrounding him, shows that he identifies with Christ, by feeling that he himself is alone and not helped by anyone. It shows how Holden likens himself to Jesus because he feels both of them were misunderstood and unsupported in their intentions. Neither he nor Jesus had the support of those around them and neither, in Holden's eyes, have succeeded to achieve what they had wanted.
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"Holden basically feels a likeness to Jesus Christ because he sees in himself, as in Jesus, somebody who loves mankind and who wishes to do something good for the people -- but who is either misunderstood or simply not cared for by those who, according to logic, should be his most ardent supporters. For Jesus these are the Disciples, whom Holden finds to have been of as much use to Him as "a hole in the head." In his own life, it is, first and foremost, his family -- the mother and father who did not help him deal with his brother Allie's death and who don't try to solve his teenage problems and depression. There are also his teachers, who are supposed to be his guidance in everyday life but who, even if they do try to help, do it in an arrogant and condescending way like Mr. Spencer. "
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Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn, 2005.
Examines how these two characters from different novels rebel against the system.
1,223 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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Non-conformity has always been a popular topic for novels, especially those with teenagers as the protagonists. The paper shows, however, that no two books have ever better expressed all of male adolescents' contradictions and rock-solid beliefs than J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" and Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The paper shows that although the two novels are separated by seventy years, there are still many striking similarities between Huck and Holden in their attitudes towards conformity, religion, money, lying and most importantly, escape from the lives that they feel claustrophobic in.
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"Both Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn refuse to conform to the rules and social mores of the society in which they are forced to live in. Although neither is exactly able to define what is wrong with their society, they know instinctively that it is wrong. Huck assumes that he is a moral reject for not accepting the beliefs that everyone swallows with absolutely no qualms, while Holden doesn't understand how people can accept such horrible beliefs merely because everyone else does. Meanwhile, they are both able to consciously say "This society is bad, it needs to change," but neither are able to affect any sort of permanent changes at all. Nor are they able to fully escape it."
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Holden Caulfield and Seymour Glass, 2006.
A comparative analysis of the protagonists from J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" and "A Perfect Day for Bananafish".
1,595 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper examines how the characters Holden Caulfield, in "The Catcher in the Rye" and Seymour Glass in "A Perfect Day for Bananafish, have many characteristics in common. It looks at how both characters are non-conformists who don't fit in with the traditional American culture, how both have a love for children, and a hatred for "phonies" and how both have an obsession with death.
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"Seymour is interested in the company of four-year old Sybil Carpenter, a child he believes he can save from becoming a "phony". While swimming with the young girl, Seymour tells a tale of fish who swim into holes filled with bananas. These bananafish then gorge themselves on the fruit and, too fat to swim out of the holes, die of banana fever. Seymour is not a bananafish; it is the phonies of the world who are guilty of bingeing themselves with meaningless material objects until they become so superficial they are beyond hope of ever attaining spiritual purity. These people are intentional bananafishes."
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The Wife of Bath: Hurting Rather than Helping Feminism, 2005.
This paper analyzes the Wife of Bath from Geoffrey Chaucer's classic novel "The Canterbury Tales" and argues against critics who call her an early feminist.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This brief but concise paper points out the many factors which identify the Wife of Bath, Alisoun, as an anti-feminist, including her viewpoint on: Violence within marriage, honesty, equality of the sexes and feminine roles in society. The writer of this paper succeeds in disproving many critics opinions that the Wife of Bath was one of the first feminists in literature.
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"Alisoun also describes a fight between her fifth husband, Jankin, and herself. They strike each other repeatedly, and she goes even so far as to push him back into the fire. Violence is by no means a true aspect of feminism; "she seems to see nothing wrong with the most horrible things that can be done to a woman, such as battery and rape." Furthermore, she shows absolute disrespect for her own body by engaging in domestic violence, and by treating herself and her sexuality as something that can be sold to the highest bidder, "be he short or tall, dark or fair; I didn't care."
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Why Outsourcing Hurts America, 2008.
A review of the problem of outsourcing that is facing America.
5,460 words (approx. 21.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 133.95
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The paper is an extensive analysis with graphic quotes on the subject of outsourcing, highlighting the fact that it is the cause of major unemployment. The paper asserts that reduced salaries as a result of decreased availability of jobs adds to undue psychic trauma to fellow Americans. The paper then asks when the US will realize that it is supporting foreign economies to its own detriment. The paper then points out that, on the flip side, companies are able to increase their productivity and be more cost efficient. The paper concludes that before embarking on a system of outsourcing a company should do extensive research and investigation to determine if such an undertaking is in fact cost effective. The paper concludes that more balanced approach is required and American needs to attend primarily to the requirements of America. The writer has paper appended copies of the source material.
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"At the same time as jobs are disappearing, the stress of working in an environment wherein one's position can be moved overseas at a moment's notice is eroding the faith of American workers in their employers - and undermining their psychological health; in short, people are becoming over-stressed and burned-out. Eugene Garaventa and Thomas Tellefsen write that employees, upon joining an organization, enter into an unwritten psychological contract with that organization. The "informal" contract is an agreement in which employees tacitly agree to give a certain amount of loyalty, effort and creativity in exchange for things like job security, human dignity (otherwise known as fair treatment), rewarding relationships with others, and the support of the organization in achieving their "developmental" expectations (Garaventa & Tellefsen, 28+). Citing scholarly research, the aforementioned authors inform their audience that "workers suffering a breach of their psychological contract were not only likely to lower their organizational contributions, but that these violations were so significant that neither promotions nor pay raises were able to counter their negative effect on employee performance" (Garaventa & Tellefsen, 28+). In other words, as morale plummets and faith in the organization erodes, workers become less willing to sacrifice on behalf of their pay-masters; the inevitable outgrowth is diminished productivity and employees deciding to leave the corporation before the corporation cuts them loose."
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Inch'on, South Korea, 2000.
Its cultural background and military significance as key battleground in the Korean War.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, $ 63.95
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"An Historical Examination of Inch'on, Republic of Korea
Introduction
This research examines the South Korean (Republic of Korea) city of Inch'on. The period of particular interest in this examination is 1948 through 1955, which extends from approximately two-and one-half years before the beginning of the Korean War hostilities in June 1950 to approximately two-and-one-half years subsequent to the formal Cease Fire and Truce in July 1953. While 1948-1955 is the primary period of interest in this examination, some of the earlier history of Inch'on is reviewed to provide relevant background information for the examination.
The findings of the research are presented discussions in five topic areas. The "Culture and Geography" discussion covers..."
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Psychological Profile: Caulfield, Holden - Preliminary Diagnosis: Negative Effectivity, Borderline Schizophrenia, 2001.
A psychological analysis of a young man with the recognized symptoms for negative affectivity which may signal the onset of a schizophrenic condition.
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In this paper the author makes a psychological analysis of a 16 year old youth who is demonstrating various recognized symptoms for negative affectivity. The author looks at all of the symptoms and attempts to asses what has led both to the symptoms and behavior of the youth. The author considers the youth?s relationship with his parents and siblings and also the effect on the youth of his brother?s death.
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?Vacillations such as declaring himself an atheist one minute and praying to God the next Caulfield is in a flux of coming to terms with his own identity, not an uncommon trait among teens. The difference in Caulfield's behavior and normal ?growing pains? are the extreme inter personal negativity, paranoia (e.g. knowing he is going to die from cancer because of a canker sore), and the descent into delusional behavior (e.g. speaking with his dead brother).?
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When Love Hurts, 2002.
A descriptive essay on sadism and masochism and the history of how it began with the Marquis de Sade.
934 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper is an overview of sado-masochism and promotes a positive view of S&M (sadism/masochism) . It presents the history and philosophical thinkings of sadism's founder, the Marquis de Sade. The paper argues that interest in S&M should not label an individual as perverse or abnormal as it can be practiced in many different forms with mutual consent.
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"All organic elements of nature - humankind, animals and plants alike - have the capability and need to reproduce. This means we are all disposed to appeasing our sexual appetites to further our species certainly, but also for the sake of pure pleasure, love, and a host of other reasons. The forms of expressing sexuality are also as many and as varied as the reasons for being sexual?certain acts, thoughts, fantasies and practices may appeal to some while appearing absolutely revolting to others. One of the most controversial expressions of sexuality, but at the same time also one of the most widely practiced (to various degrees), can be found in sadomasochism: deriving sexual gratification through means of pain (Microsoft bookshelf). The concept and sexual appeal behind S&M, as it is also called, was first truly brought to light by French author the Marquis de Sade and the practice has carried over until the present day."
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Hurting Canadian Women in the 19th Century, 2002.
How the labor market affected women's status in the 19th century in Canada.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the severity of women suffering in the 19th century labour market. Illustrated is how women's roles were predetermined and pushed into being house labourers.
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Salinger and Rand, 2006.
A comparison between J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye' and Ayn Rand's 'Anthem'.
1,476 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper takes a look at the theme of the individual versus society in the work of Salinger and Rand. The paper discusses how in both books, the protagonist is a talented and articulate nonconformist who cannot fit into current societal constructs of identity, and wishes for an alternative venue in which he can express his true self. The paper uses the example of the normal, adolescent isolation and angst of the character, Holden Caufield, in Catcher in the Rye" and the abnormal anthem of pain of the character, Equality 7-2521, in "Anthem".
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"Holden's likelihood of eventually becoming integrated into adult society is underlined because he does possess strong ties to his family. Although Holden spends much of the novel of The Catcher in the Rye wandering, he is always wandering to somewhere--eventually back to the apartment of his mother and father. Although Holden criticizes his brother, he clearly loves his sister, and dreams about being the title catcher in the rye, who saves children from feeling pain. "I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff--I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all." (Salinger 173) Even Holden's sister Phoebe, a child herself, criticizes Holden's fantasy as crazy, noting how simplistic and stark it is, compared with the moral complexities of the adult world. The world, the book suggests, is not nearly as 'us versus them' as Holden's adolescent viewpoint suggests. Although Holden dislikes his current place in society, change is inevitable given the nature of the aging process. But Equality 7-2521's society stifles such familial feelings that allow persons such as Holden to come to terms with their difficulties. Equality is raised in an impersonal setting, a nursery with no fathers or mothers. "
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J.D. Salinger?s ?The Catcher in the Rye?, 2004.
This paper analyzes J.D. Salinger?s classic novel, ?The Catcher in the Rye?, to determine what separates Holden from the typical teenager.
1,935 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that, in Salinger?s ?The Catcher in the Rye?, the narrator, a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield who comes from a rich family, seems to be a normal teenage boy; however, as the reader gets deeper into the story, he displays certain self-destructive and pathological qualities that separate him from the norm. The author points out that the beginning of the story is very interesting, as Holden points out that he does not want this story to be his life story; he simply wants the reader to understand how he ended up where he did: in psychiatric care. The paper concludes that Holden is said to suffer from psychological problems because of his self-destructive behavior and his nonconformist attitudes. The ?cure?, as implied in the novel, would be for Holden to stop resisting material gain and his adoration for nonjudgmental, genuine, human interaction.
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"Holden goes back to his dormitory and encounters Robert Ackley, a rude outcast with an acne-ridden face and a poor attitude, and Holden?s roommate, an arrogant man-about-campus who Holden despises. As Stradlater gets ready for a date with Jane Gallagher, an old friend of Holden?s, he asks Holden to write an essay for him, as Holden is a talented writer. Holden leaves with Ackley and another student to see a movie in New York City, but writes the paper when he returns. At this point, we catch a glimpse of the root of Holden?s troubles. He writes the essay about his late brother Allie?s favorite baseball glove. He pours his heart out in the story, describing how Allie died of leukemia and how he broke all of the windows in his garage in a rage the night that Allie died."
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"The Catcher in the Rye", 2002.
An analysis of J.D. Salinger?s ?The Catcher in the Rye? focusing on Holden Caulfield, the main character in the novel.
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The following paper examines how the character of Holden Caulfield still reminds us that cynicism and self-doubt are not characteristics that are proprietary to adults. The writer examines how teen-age Holden is cynical, defiant, and blind to what is actually going on around him, yet to the very end of the novel he continues to berate the ?phoniness? of others, particularly adults. The irony of Holden?s seeing the faults and foibles of others while not being able to recognize them in himself is Salinger?s comment on the way society views the human condition . This paper discusses how society always views the human condition as ?the other guy?.
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?The novel begins with Holden proving this point: We?re introduced to Holden by his telling us that he doesn?t want to talk about his ?lousy childhood? -- he doesn?t ?feel like going into it? (Salinger 1). Holden is self-destructing but doesn?t realize it because he?s so intent on blaming everyone else for his problems. These psychological battles within Holden?s own head serve as the basis for critical argument. As we read and learn more about Holden?s situation, we must accept that society does indeed fail us because the finger is always pointed toward someone other than ourselves, whether it?s to help someone in need or accept that we ourselves need help. Holden?s character has sometimes been criticized for possessing the same characteristics he abhors in other people, but that, as I see it, is the point ? he is a teenager and as such, rather self-centered. He doesn?t choose to see that the very qualities he finds fault with in other people.?
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