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Thesis statement: The relationship Holden and Blanche have between family and people in society leads them to an inner turmoil, which eventually results in their psychological breakdowns.

I. Family

A. Positive relationships in The Catcher in the Rye.
1. Phoebe is the only person who Holden needs
2. Holden is proud of D.B's accomplishments
3. Holden truly admires the personality Allie had
a.) "He was two years younger than I was, but he was about fifty more times intelligent" (38).

B. Positive relationships in A Streetcar Named Desire.
1. Stella and Blanche are very close, telling each other everything
2. Stella takes Blanche in when she has nowhere else to stay
3. Blanche wants Stella to escape from Stanley
a.) "Animal habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one!"(72)

C. Negative relationships in The Catcher in the Rye.
1. Holden gets angry when his family/siblings do something he does not like
2. Holden does not get along with his parents......

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Title: Catcher And The Rye
Approximate Word Count: 566
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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