main protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield is introduced as angsty‚ judgemental‚ and politically incorrect. He is constantly making comments and critiquing individual people‚ as well as society as a whole. As a student at Pencey Prep‚ a school well known for its outstanding reputation for academic achievement‚ this type of attitude is not accepted‚ and as a result‚ Holden is ostracized by his peers regularly. While it is not directly stated what causes this aggressive behavior in Holden‚ the literary theory
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Date: 1951 Home Country of Author: United States‚ Manhattan Characters Protagonist: Holden Caulfield Holden is a young 16 year old boy who admits to being everything he stands against. He admits he isn’t particularly good looking‚ or strong‚ and to having a lack of courage. He is lacking the strong characteristics that most protagonists possess‚ but what Holden does possess is a kind heart. Holden has a kinder heart than he may realize‚ and he shows for that in the ways that he expresses
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protagonist of the novel‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden is placed in the middle because the novel is surrounding him‚ the red hunting hat his wearing represent his uniqueness and protecting him from others. The blindfold has the same meanign‚ he doesn’t want to see the reality of the adult world‚ whenerever someone is behaving like an adult he’ll think that they are phony‚ while Holden doesn’t realize he too is phony‚ I used the cigareete to represent the theme false maturity‚ Holden pretend that his older
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The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is a coming of age story. It is a story narrated by the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is a sixteen year old boy‚ but has a mind of a ten year old innocent kid. In the beginning he thinks of innocence as important‚ but later he realizes that growing up cannot be stopped. He wanders around the New York City by himself and gains experience of life that teaches him to become mature. This book is clearly written to show the theme of coming of age because
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The story Catcher in the Rye begins with the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ giving us a brief description of himself and about this so called "madman" stuff. He also talks about how he hates phonies and fake people. Throughout the book Holden gives many examples of what makes him unhappy and depressed. He doesn’t really seem to like anything. His sister‚ Phoebe‚ even confronts Holden and tells him that it really seems that he doesn’t like anything. " "You don’t like anything that’s happening
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Holden Caufield‚ either mentally unstable or too morally advanced for society‚ misses the innocense of his childhood. Holden’s mentality‚ although confused and seemingly unstable‚ show the effects of exposed innocence. He becomes frustrated that he does not belong where ever he goes. He travels away from his school with no logial direction for a more internal desire to find his place. Holden has trouble understanding why he does not fit in anywhere and implies mental deterioration from stress
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the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is troubled and needs the help of someone close to him to stop his downward spiral. His troubles cloud his mind and make it difficult for him to succeed in school‚ and to operate in the real world. Many try to give him advice to make him realize the errors he is making so he can correct them before there are serious effects. His sister‚ Phoebe‚ really offers the contrast to Holden and his immaturity and unrealistic beliefs. She tries
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Adolescence is a turbulent time‚ in which teenagers are caught between the innocent‚ frivolous world of children and the enigma of adulthood. Holden Caulfield‚ center of the bildungsroman Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ experiences many conflicts‚ both internal and external‚ that give way to issues hindering him from leading a normal life. Three primary problems impeding him are unresolved grief from his brother Allie’s death‚ the inability to live up to expectations of his wealthy family‚ and
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the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel narrating the story of Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled teenager who is searching for an escape from the flaws of society. After leaving his boarding school and traveling aimlessly for days‚ he decides to visit his little sister‚ Phoebe. Upon his arrival‚ Phoebe realizes that he has been kicked out of school and begins to hound him with questions. When Phoebe asks him to name one thing that he likes‚ Holden immediately thinks of two nuns that he recently met‚ and a
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Holden Caulfield plays a timeless character in the sense that his way of life is common for the American teenager‚ in his time as well as now. Today parents dread the terrible and confusing adolescent years of their child’s life. In J.D. Salinger’s book‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden is in this terrible and confusing point of his life. At this point in his life‚ as well as in modern teenager’s lives‚ a transition occurs‚ from child to adult. Holden takes this change particularly rough and develops
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