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GCSE: J.D. Salinger

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  1. In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up

    • Essay length: 851 words
    • Submitted: 08/07/2012

  2. My Pastiche of Catcher in The Rye.

    • Essay length: 1088 words
    • Submitted: 19/02/2012

  3. The Biography of JD Salinger

    • Essay length: 442 words
    • Submitted: 16/12/2011

  4. The novel is called The Catcher in the Rye because Holden hears in chapter 16, a poem written by Robert Burns called Comin through the Rye and he dreams of being a sort of guardian of the children who play in a rye field, and stop them when

    • Essay length: 1112 words
    • Submitted: 11/09/2011

  5. How important are settings in The Catcher in the Rye?

    • Essay length: 799 words
    • Submitted: 22/05/2011

  6. Write about Holdens relationships with females in The Catcher in the Rye and how Salinger presents these relationships

    • Essay length: 1024 words
    • Submitted: 04/01/2011

  7. How does J.D Salinger present the problems of teenagers in the first chapters of Catcher in the Rye?

    • Essay length: 413 words
    • Submitted: 28/03/2010

  8. The cather in the rye

    • Essay length: 3153 words
    • Submitted: 06/03/2010

  9. How does the writer present Holdens relationships with other young people in this novel?

    • Essay length: 561 words
    • Submitted: 01/03/2010

  10. How does Salinger create the theme of Individuality

    • Essay length: 1090 words
    • Submitted: 15/11/2009
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  • 'Catcher in the Rye' - To what extent is Holden a likeable character?

    "To conclude I think that Holden is a likeable character because he is a very much 'real' character who is just like us, the readers, for example, he is childish but acts grown up. I find myself admiring Holden because of his superior intelligence that he poses, but also because he is so willing to undermine his aptitude, while he idealizes other characters e.g. his dead brother Allie. The main quality of Holden's which I think cannot be ignored is his quirky memory as I know that without this, the book involving three days in New York would have been extremely tedious."

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