Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, is hovering between adolescence and adulthood. Holden is on the edge of the cliff trying to hold on to his youth for as long as possible...
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In J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, each character possessed a unique quality. Focusing primarily on the characteristics of teenagers in the 1950s, the book emphasized the variations of t...
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Sometimes, Michiko Kakutani gets tired of being Michiko Kakutani. Can you identify the imaginary alternative persona in each of the following passages?
1. "Dwight says 'dude' an awful lot, but boy...
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If Holden Caulfield were a 33-year-old singer/songwriter, he might record an album something like Release the Stars—Rufus Wainwright’s forthcoming fifth studio release. Mr. Wainwright, ...
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Where do the ducks go in the winter? It's a question Holden Caulfield, the moody teenage narrator of the classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye," asks about the ducks in the Central Park pond. And i...
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The Wonder Spot, by Melissa Bank. Viking, 324 pages, $24.95.
Back in 1999, Melissa Bank's first book, The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, filled entire windows of Barnes & Noble with its ...
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"It's a dog-and-pony show without the dog or the pony," one reporter muttered as Charlie Schueler, a spokesman for the embattled Dolan family, shouted over the general ruckus.The grumbler was among...
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Attention, all of you out there with Adjustment Problems, with Bad People Skills. Bring me your tired, your Poorly Adjusted, all you with Serious Attitude Problems and Persistent Authority Issues. ...
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The Transom, in its former civilian life, once had the pleasure of accompanying a local magazine's former party reporter, Elizabeth Spiers, to what they call a "red-carpet event."By now, that eveni...
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A Character Study of Holden Caulfield
Quiz: Who Is Michiko Kakutani?
