I believe I would relate more to Jeannine from Ordinary people‚ because of the circumstances she had to go through. When her parents were getting separated‚ when she began to explain to Conrad it was clear that i had a connection with her character. When Jeannines parents got a divorce she had quite some trouble going through all the pain she felt alone‚ so she tried to find a way to hurt herself‚ she went on with a couple of kids in the neighborhood‚ began to smoke‚ and stealing. As she is telling
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that he is heading down a bad path‚ foreshadowing his later troubles. As Holden leaves his dorm‚ he shouts “Sleep tight‚ ya morons!”‚ and cries‚ although he doesn’t know why (Page 52) . Throughout the book Holden often has reactions like this‚ hating people but still wanting to be close to them. He takes the train into New York City‚ and heads for a hotel after being too scared of talking to his parents to call his little
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self-esteem‚ and devious actions. Jerome David Salinger in his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ develops the character of Holden Caulfield‚ an adolescent boy who is living a tragedy‚ inflicted with suffering and deep pain within himself. According to Mary Klages from the University of Colorado‚ she incorporates Warren Hedges and Freud through a psychoanalytic lens and come to a conclusion that psychoanalytical approaches reveal how and why people behave as they do‚ which helps clarify Holden Caulfield’s actions
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Holden Caulfield‚ the 16-year-old protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ is one of the adolescents who question the attraction of being an adult. Shortly before Christmas vacation‚ Holden has been expelled from an elite prep school in Pennsylvania. Disinclined to stay at the school any longer or return home‚ Holden decides to spend a few days in New York City. During his tour‚ he meets different people that he calls "phonies". The frequent use of the word has a deeper meaning
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In The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden struggles to grow up. He is in a big city all by himself. The theme of growth is shown at the end of the novel by Holden maturing and going into adulthood. The first example that shows Holden is growing up is when he goes to Phoebe’s school. He notices vulgarity on the walls and it drives him crazy. Holden‚ then “rubbed it out.” This suggests that Holden is maturing because he doesn’t want Phoebe and the other children to see profanity on
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empathize with characters in literature‚ cringing at their awkward situations or poor decisions. I share in their feeling of relief‚ satisfaction‚ or sense of accomplishment. I can feel the frustration in Romeo and Juliet‚ or relief at the end of Catcher in the Rye. However‚ I don’t feel as though I’m heavily influenced by fictional characters. Yes‚ I may be able to relate to their emotions‚ or even live their experience for a while through my reading‚ but I don’t feel as though they mold me. Perhaps my
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conversations‚ seeing someone in the hall Monotonous tasks like printing reports the power structure ‘teamwork’ emphasis‚ no room to be individual‚ forced to conform to ideals defined by the boss cubicles‚ all the same he would hate the phone calls‚ where the people have to pretend to be nice and helpful‚ yelled at if not pretend everything is ok He would hate how each day is ‘the same’ Other aspects: interviews: He would hate interviews‚ talking about himself in a phony way just to get a job He would hate
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In the book I am reading The Catcher In The Rye a lot happen in the last few chapters. The first thing that happen was Holden meet up with his old acquaintance of his for a drink. He ended up getting drunk. He left the bar and walked to central park and while he was in the park he decided to finally go home and see his sister. He snuck into his house and went to his sister’s room and he woke her up. She was really excited to see him. After that Holden called one of his old teachers at one of his
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society plagued with animosity is foreboding to say the least‚ but some individuals dive into new waters and never look back. Salinger created a world for one of his characters that attacked life in every way. Specifically‚ Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye wills himself to enter a new‚ fascinating environment. The polar opposite of innocent‚ Holden stands defiant in his position against his peers. Apparent in many events‚ Holden defies childish innocence through his abrasive attitude and uncommon
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chapters of‚ Catcher In The Rye‚ we can conclude that Holden is a very immature character through his actions and the expression of his thoughts. We can see immaturity in him because he usually lies and calls other people phonies when he himself is a phony as well. Through the use of diction and detail‚ Salinger is able to delineate and hint at the immature personality in Holden. Salinger is able to portray Holden as an immature character by using diction in the book Catcher In The Rye. “Goddam” is
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