The Catcher In The Rye By: J.D. Salinger “People think being alone makes you lonely‚ but I do not think that is true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.” - Kim Culbertson Holden’s attitude to life in general in this novel is a very confusing and abrupt one. His consistent criticism and dislike for “phonies” along with his ideas about life and the ways people should live it‚ creates an abstract image of a confused‚ and socially unstable youth. He believes
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Does teenagers’ depression has changed over time? Everyone has the depression in daily life. Depression is a state of feeling sad. People has the depression when they feel very sad‚ hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ the author describes how holden feel depression which put him in mental school. Holden is the main character in the book. He is a young teenager that grows in California. He has a mental problem since his brother dead
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“The Catcher In The Rye” Essay In the novel The Catcher In the Rye by JD Salinger‚ Holden does a very good job of extending the limbo between childhood and adulthood for as long as he can. As a young man‚ he needs to start mentally preparing himself to become an adult. He is in high school and he needs to start making some decisions for himself. There is evidence of both childhood and adulthood actions taken by Holden. However‚ instead Holden embodies the limbo between childhood and adulthood by
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J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye portrays Holden Caulfield‚ a New York City teenager in the 1950 ’s‚ as a manic-depressive. Some critics of Salinger’s novel assert that Holden is too whiney and annoying as a character. What these critics fail to realize is that Holden’s actions throughout the novel perfectly exemplify that of a depressed teenager. Manic depression‚ compulsive lying‚ and immaturity throughout the novel characterize Holden. Holden ’s depression finds its roots with the death
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returning home. During his travels Holden does not maintain any relationships and he associates most adults with being phony. He is constantly trying to protect himself and his sister Phoebe from being exposed to the harsh adult world. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J. D. Salinger uses rhetorical devices to explain Holden’s struggles and establish the theme of preserving his own innocence and the innocence of those around him. Salinger uses tone to show Holden’s struggle to maintain relationships. Holden
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contrast with those of his peers. Holden finds it difficult to relate to his schoolmates and he isolates himself from the entire environment. He separates the world he knows into two different groups of people. The group he is in consists of people like his siblings Allie and Phoebe. Most other people are just lumped into another group he refers to as phonies. Holden appreciates the memories he shared with Allie and Phoebe’s opinion and views on life. When Phoebe says "You don’t like anything that’s
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WHY HAPPINESS IS ESSENTIAL TO LIFE: “Happiness is not something already made. It comes from your actions” –Dalai Lama J.D. Salinger’s world-renowned book The Catcher in the Rye and director Sean Penn’s dramatic feature film Into the Wild both give us a unique perspective of society through a collection of descriptive imagery and riveting plot development. Both materials present us with protagonists Holden Caulfield and Chris McCandless‚ whom are deeply encompassed by self-introspection and who
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that‚ when you’re all done reading it‚ you wish the the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” -pg. 18 J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is coming to age story with an unhappy ending that captured the adoration of people across the decades from 1951‚ when it was first published‚ to the present. While Holden himself is an unlikable protagonist‚ he is a relatable one. He doesn’t want to grow up‚ no one does. He thinks
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Many people live their lives in a constant state of fear. Some people are afraid of being alone or alienated‚ while others are afraid of social interactions and other people. When one lives in a state of fear‚ it can have debilitating consequences. It can lead to insecurity and in extreme cases‚ mental breakdowns. Fear plays an important roll in J.D. Salinger’s fictional coming-of-age novel The Catcher in the Rye. Fear is demonstrated through the actions of protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ he is afraid
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“Heroes are ordinary people‚ they just have the endurance to go one moment more”. Anybody can be a hero. The difference is a hero has the guts and determination to go into the chaotic situation and save the day even if that means risking their own life. Heroes are willing to do incredible things and they never think of going back and are not worrying about themselves. Ordinary people may want to save the world and make it a better place‚ but heroes are the ones who take action and go the extra mile
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