People tend to seek out literature with which they can connect to. Perhaps that is why J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in The Rye is still relevant to many readers‚ especially teens‚ today‚ because the experiences and feelings that Holden has resemble that of teens today. Many people start to explore feelings of love and sex during their teen years. For most it is exciting‚ but terrifying as well. Holden tries to play himself up to be a sex maniac‚ when in reality when a prostitute shows up at his door
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“You could tell they didn’t want me around”‚ Holden constantly displays his lack of self-confidence through bringing himself down in J.D Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ which follows seventeen year old‚ angsty teen‚ Holden Caulfield as he tells the in depth story of a trip to New York after flunking out of Pencey School. Holden’s loneliness and isolation highlights his inability to recognize his traumatizing past and lack of closure due to his brother’s recent death‚ establishing his depression
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Another common theme in “The Catcher in The Rye”‚ “Coming Through the Rye”‚ and “ Lord Randal is loneliness”. One example of loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye is when Holden tries to invite the cab driver out for a drink. “"Well – take me to the Edmont then‚" I said. "Would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me‚ I’m loaded." “ Holden is so desperate for someone to talk to that he invites a cab driver‚ someone who he doesn’t know‚ out for a drink and he gets rejected. One
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The story of J. D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ is a view into school student‚ Holden Caulfield’s life in the times leading up to his nervous breakdown. David Fincher’s The Social Network‚ is a recount showing the creation of Facebook‚ primarily from the view of Mark Zuckerberg. One of the personal dilemmas seen in both The Catcher in the Rye and The Social Network is loneliness. Salinger and Fincher explore loneliness using a number of techniques‚ including setting‚ costume‚ camera shots and
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The Theme of Loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye Stephen King once said that alone was the most terrible word in the English language. That may be so. However‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ we see loneliness through a wholly different point of view‚ that of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield. The solitude that Holden experiences is a type of seclusion from the rest of world that is more or less self-inflicted. His inability to understand or be understood by those around him has led him to weave a
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Mother Teresa once said‚ “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” In J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ always felt the he was completely alone. After Holden was kicked out of his boarding school for failing all but one classes‚ he decided to run away. He spent days in New York‚ with nothing but his red hunting hat. Holden’s hunting hat is a symbol of protection for Holden‚ and he wore it whenever he felt sad or lonely.
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character named Holden Caulfield‚ experience this though his journey of becoming a man. A variety of themes occur from J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” Holden is dealing with grieving from losing someone and trying to find his purpose in life. Three themes that occur the most throughout Holden’s story include loneliness‚ love‚ and phoniness. Loneliness can be described as someone feeling sorrow‚ sad‚ and worthless. Holden feels this more than anyone can imagine during the book. He especially
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dark room of loneliness forever. When someone is going through puberty it can be a vicious cycle. If someone has very few friends or none at all they can come to crave companionship. This craving can lead to an obsession so that they can either find what they crave either from people of dubious character. Another thing that they can do is fully isolate themselves behind so many walls that they build their own world that hates the outside world. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character
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their own. Loneliness is a ginormous factor into the discovery of oneself proclamation. Holden constantly faces loneliness through the book. In trying to find out who he was/is Holden finds himself constantly searching for someone’s approval. “I was surrounded by jerks. I’m not kidding.” (Salinger‚ 95) Holden reacts to his own personal insecurities by judging others. He can’t see the good in himself so instead he makes others appear worse‚ he pulls them down onto his “level.” Loneliness consumes Holden’s
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Depression‚ Loneliness‚ and Isolation Can you relate? There is a story about a young man who lost his younger brother‚ Allie‚ and it caused a huge impact on him that no one saw coming. This young man’s name is Holden Caulfield. The novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is about a troubled young soul trying to find himself. Depression‚ confusion‚ loneliness‚ isolation‚ and fear are what Holden is feeling through this book. These feelings are contributing to his offbeat behavior. Holden
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