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Question: Would you like to live in Catcher in the Rye? Why or why not?
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Catcher is not a place I'd like to live. It, in my opinion, encourages drug and alcohol misuse. In the book, Holden uses alcohol to distract himself from his issues and to wipe his negative contacts with people from his thoughts. Holden conveys the notion that drinking is the only way to cope with difficulties you can't solve on your own.

Violence is also prevalent in The Catcher in the Rye, most notably when Holden allows Stradlater to beat him up. In reality, he gets Stradlter mad on purpose because he is sad and craves physical pain. This may make it seem acceptable for teenagers to believe that self-harm is a healthy method to cope with despair. The narrative also depicts violence via Holden's battle with Maurice and James' sui_cide.

I also believe that Holden, the book's protagonist, is a horrible role model for teenagers who are reading the novel in school since he s_wears a lot. Holden's vocabulary includes the words "dam_n," "he_ ll," "c_ rap," and "as_ s." If I were to establish a family there, I wouldn't want to do it in an environment like this.

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