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毕 业 论 文 论文题目Holden Caulfield: A Rebellious Hero against Mainstream Culture in The Catcher in the Rye 学 院 专 业 英语语言文学 年 级 06级 姓 名 指导教师 职 称 教授 （2010 年 6月） CONTENT  = 1 \* ROMAN I.Introduction  = 2 \* ROMAN II.The Connotation of the Mainstream Culture in 1950s  = 3 \* ROMAN III. Rebellion in Holden’s 3.1 Rebellion against the Clique Spirit of Pencey Prep 3.2 Rebellion in Holden’s Speech 3.3.1 Loose Danglings 3.3.2 The “Grammatical Errors” in Holden’s Speech 3.3.3 The “Vulgarity” and “Obscenity” in Holden’s Speech 3.3.4 Holden’s Slangs  = 4 \* ROMAN IV.Conclusion  = 5 \* ROMAN V. Bibliography VI. Acknowledgement Abstract J.D.Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is a “modern classic”, as one of the most controversial novels in the contemporary American literature. my paper illustrates Holden’s rebellion，mainly analyzing Holden’s rebellion in three aspects: Holden rejects the clique spirit--form personal–interest clique and discriminate against dissenters，which Pencey Prep embodies ; he completely denies the core part of the mainstream culture-the pursuit of the American Dream， the pursuit of the material success，thoroughly exposing the deceptiveness and corruption of the American Dream and shattering its requirements of him into pieces; his acts show the characteristics of“escape”-he considers the social status and material success，which the masses are fascinated with，worthless and runs farther and farther away from the mainstream culture，and his violent language shares the common characteristics with that of the counter-culture movement: various kinds of language expression whose existence cannot be permitted by the mainstream culture-loose danglings and perpetual insistences，grammatical errors obscenity and profanity in his speech and the slangs are like daggers thrown at the heart of the mainstream culture. Holden clearly shows his rebellion against American mainstream culture in 1950s. Also with this comp