Holden Caulfield’s relationship with his younger sister‚ Phoebe and his deceased brother‚ Allie impacted his identity the most. Throughout the book we quickly learn that Holden has a hard time connecting with adults‚ which makes it harder for him to develop a strong relationship with his parents‚ but this allows for him to focus on his current and past relationships with his younger siblings. Holden surprised Phoebe by coming to visit: “Holden! She said right away. She put her arms around my neck
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This is the diagnosis for Mr. Holden Caulfield. Mr. Caulfield is a sixteen year old‚ white‚ male‚ whos residence is in New York City‚ New York. He has brown/gray hair and is about 6 foot. Caulfield is in high school and was recently expelled from Pencey Prep. After analyzing Caulfield‚ I have come to determine that he has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). Mr. Caulfield has multiple symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. After speaking with the patient and observing his actions‚ several
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protagonist named Holden Caulfield. Readers are unsympathetic toward Holden because he grasped onto Allie’s death‚ frequently makes poor decisions and constantly criticizes minor characters without getting to know them. The trait of holding on to the past displays the unsympathetic character trait of Holden Caulfield in two moments through Holden’s journey; having Allie’s baseball mitt and wanting his life to stay the way it was in the past. For example‚ Holden’s roommate‚ Stradlater asked Holden to write
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Holden Exposed In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by: JD Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a seventeen year old boy telling a story of around last Christmas when he spent his weekend in New York. Holden is a very opinionated character. He is a character that has been related to by teenagers over the last 60 years. Holden learns throughout the book that childhood innocence can not be protected forever. Everybody needs to grow up at one time or another. This is a great lesson
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The main character in the novel the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is often debated; some believe he has a mental disorder‚ while others argue that he is a normal teenaged boy. The novel is told from Holden’s perspective‚ and shows his take on the few days before Christmas in the 1950s‚ during which he is expelled from Pencey Prep.‚ a boarding school in Pennsylvania‚ travels to New York City‚ goes on a date with an old friend‚ and finally decides to run away‚ the only thing
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Crosby The Psyche of Holden Caulfield In J.D. Salinger’s "Catcher in the Rye"‚ a hard drinking‚ chain smoking drop out details his interesting journey home after being kicked out of yet another expensive prep school. This boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ has taken it upon himself to judge every single human being he shares the Earth with and often goes on to excess about the numerous dislikes he has for a person. Perhaps the most curious however‚ is the fact that almost everything Holden judges others for
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Mark Philips revisits Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. This novel results in inspiring him to live his life by its teachings‚ starting off the same age as the protagonist and ending roughly thirty years of age in the same mind track addressing both J.D. Salinger’s novel and Holden to life. Mark Philips ends with a deep passion towards the book and its character Holden Caulfield. Mark views Holden as a hero‚ a person who understands the universe and argues society’s faults
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Thesis Statement (your argument) Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger‚ 1951) shows signs that he is suffering from depression. Directional Statement (The points you are going to use to support your argument) He demonstrates several symptoms of depression including lack of sleep‚ lack of interest‚ and feelings of guilt. Holden also considers suicide and is obsessed with death. BODY OF ESSAY Topic Sentence of first paragraph First symptom of depression that I will be
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Salinger‚ is a fictional novel seen through the eyes of sixteen year old Holden Caulfield after he is expelled from Pencey Prep. Holden leaves Pencey two days early to explore New York City before he has to return home. On his excursion‚ he meets prostitutes‚ nuns‚ his old girlfriend‚ and his sister Phoebe‚ while traveling around the city contemplating life and his future. Through the varying behaviors of Holden Caulfield‚ his maturity is shown to be stuck in a limbo between his imminent departure
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captures the story of Holden Caulfield‚ who throughout his travels to New York‚ is compelled by his thoughts of characters who are never introduced to readers. The absent characters are as impressed upon him as much as he is affected by those who are among him in the city. The situations in which the characters are introduced are often when Holden is faced with uncomfortable or adult situations. He reminds himself of those who once surrounded him‚ while recollecting the memories‚ Holden is affected by the
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