Patient Analysis Report: Holden Caulfield‚ age 17‚ was brought to me‚ Dr. Joseph M. Guerrieri M.D. at Sutter Center for Psychiatry‚ by his parents as a result of his recent behaviors. Holden is a 6‘2” tall and healthy young man. In multiple therapy sessions he has brought up his family and friends. One family member in particular that was brought up was his younger brother‚ Allie‚ who passed away of leukemia when Holden was 13 years old. (Salinger 49) Allie’s death seems to be the root of Holden’s
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Imagine having the world at your fingertips‚ having the opportunity to learn what you need to know‚ and the ability to shape your own destiny‚ but refusing to do so in order to avoid change because all you can think of is what is to be lost than what is to be gained. Holden Caulfield is that exact same way‚ he refuses change therefore refuses to progress. The Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel published in 1951 by J.D. Salinger‚ is about Holden who after being kicked out of a prep school for failing most
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The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club has a few characters‚ whom are portrayed with different personalities. There is Andrew Clark‚ the athlete; Claire Standish‚ the princess; Allison Reynolds‚ the lonely girl; Brian Johnson‚ the nerd; and John Bender‚ the criminal. Each one has unique characteristics‚ that set them apart from each other. My personal favorite out the entire bunch‚ would be John Bender‚ the criminal. Bender has a different attire‚ then the rest of the adolescents. He wears plenty
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Catcher in the Rye is a fictional novel written by J.D Salinger. The protagonist in the novel is Holden Caulfield. Throughout the novel Holden begins to exhibit signs of depression. His depression is driven by the death of his younger brother. In everyday life normal people experience breakdowns‚ they cannot handle what is being thrown at them. Holden Caulfield attended a prep school known as Pencey‚ where people are not used to this kind of behavior. Holden exhibits many signs of psychological weakness
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a. Holden does in fact have many unique and grotesque qualities. In fact‚ Holden has Schizophrenia. Because of this‚ Holden has trouble expressing his emotions externally‚ relating with others‚ and perceiving reality. Throughout the entire novel‚ Holden interacts with a number of individuals‚ but these interactions are not sincere‚ meaningful‚ or significant. This is due to Holden’s inability to realize‚ understand‚ and accept where others are coming from. b. In the novel‚ Holden does have
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Dropping his hand he clenches and unclenches it over the strap of his bag. He turns on his heel determination. He doesn’t know what he’s going to do. All he knows is that he has to do something. He misses the peculiar look Lucas is giving him having seen the entire exchange in the hallway. The concern‚ the tension‚ the way Smackle fled. Zay doesn’t see Lucas but Lucas see’s it all. Including the way he looks now. A look that Zay has described to him so many times. The look he gets when he’s about
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Kathleen Cooley Ms. Bertram English 2 Honors 24 September 2009 The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a famous novel written by J.D. Salinger. Taken place in New York City. The main character‚ known as Holden Caulfield‚ tries to discover the meaning of life and goes through many obstacles. In his tone throughout the story‚ he narrates and describes how certain people have an affect on him‚ also what they mean to him. As Holden Caulfield narrates the
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Character Analysis: Holden Caulfield Adrienne Sutherland From the first few pages of The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden is portrayed as unreliable. His inability to remember the fencing team’s equipment clearly highlights this characteristic. Not only is Holden unreliable in his actions‚ but also in his narration. During Holden and Sally Hayes’ fight at the skating rink‚ one had to question what actually went down. Holden‚ in his narration‚ claims to not have been yelling at Sally‚ meanwhile Sally repeatedly
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Trials of Life: The Analytical Understanding of Loss of Innocence in Catcher in the Rye “When you lose someone you love‚ you die too‚ and you wait around for your body to catch up.” John Scalzi. This quote relates back to Catcher in the Rye because after Holden loses his brother Allie‚ he dies a little bit inside and like the quote says‚ he is waiting for his body to catch up to death of his brother Allie. The story takes place in Manhattan and is about a young boy named Holden Caulfield‚ it is
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Taking Life One Day at a Time During the years of adolescence‚ children tend to conjure up ideas of what life will be like as an adult. Some dream of becoming a firefighter‚ some a teacher‚ but young Henry Hill is not like most children. He dreams of becoming a mob member and spends his time fantasizing about the cars and women that will come with the title. In the film Good Fellas‚ Martin Scorsese uses repetitive violence and poor decisions to show Henry Hill that material possessions and status
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