How does Holden Caulfield see himself as ‘The Catcher in the Rye’? Most teenagers are rebels because they do not know how to deal with the transition from childhood innocence to adult corruption. This is a recurrent behavior displayed by the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s‚ ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ – Holden Caulfield. The book maps the three impactful days that played a pivotal role in his life. During this time frame‚ Holden got thrown out of school‚ ran away from his school before he was scheduled
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In the Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old junior who has just been expelled from Pencey Prep. Although he is sensitive and intelligent‚ he finds the hypocrisy and unpleasantness of the people around him almost unendurable‚ and through his mistrust‚ he tries to protect himself and those whom he cares about from the pain and harsh reality of the world. However‚ the disapproval that Holden has with people around him is also aimed at himself. He does not like opening up and is
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Shannon LeBlanc Mr. P. Murray Phoniness: Its Effect on Holden Caulfield’s Character and his View on Society December 3‚ 2012 Phoniness: Its effect on Holden Caulfield’s character and his view on society There comes a time in life when one believes that they are surrounded by nothing but fallaciousness and deception. In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year-old boy‚ travels to New York to try to escape
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Catcher in the Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol‚ Sex‚ and Violence The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ depicts how a lonely teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ deals with alcohol‚ sex‚ and violence. Teenagers must also deal with these problems daily. Alcohol is very predominate throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Alcoholic beverages are a readily available‚ and relatively inexpensive for minors to get. Over the past couple of years‚ teenage consumption of alcohol has risen dramatically
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Brooklynn Broadwater CITR: Essay According to Psychiatric News the depression rate of a normal 16 year old is 11.5%. Holden Caulfield was apart of that 11.5% because he is disconnected with his family‚ is drinking heavily and is trying to experience sexual relations with older women. In Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger uses Holden’s interactions with his family‚ alcohol and sexuality to demonstrate his depression. This story describes that with Holden’s brother‚ Allie passing away it makes
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friends. Another novel that shows the main character as feeling the need to protect himself is in The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden put a hat on to protect himself but I feel that he also talks to people as does Charlie to either hide the fact that he is scared and wanting to protect himself from the aspects of the world and growing up. In The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden protects himself by talking
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short stories. Many characters have been given the personality and traits of Hemingway’s hero‚ and the hero himself has been depicted in hundreds of forms. Each depiction impacts and shapes the definition of a code hero. That is why all three figures‚ Holden Caulfield‚ Tony Stark‚ and Chris McCandless‚ despite their differences or hero status‚ share many of the same qualities. Each of these characters experience the typical hero backstory‚ they all experienced a trauma and learned‚ or at least attempted
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Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is a very engaging character. He relates to many tennagers but in a quirky and bizarre way. He tells everything like he sees it. There is no sugarcoating and no censoring to his thoughts. He deals with issues like many of us as children‚ but whether he deals with them well and overcomes them is the tricky part. I believe that Holden Caulfield does not change very much throughout the entirety of the novel. However‚ I do believe that he is capable of it. Holden is scared
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“Holden is an angry‚ vulnerable child who can’t grow up.” Discuss Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist from J.D Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” is a character who has been thoroughly discussed ever since the novel’s publication. Holden’s obsession with thinking about people’s attitudes‚ especially towards him‚ causes him to be critical towards his teachers‚ school peers and even towards people he just met. Holden’s parents are determined to make their son grow up and be successful by persisting
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in the Rye by J.D. Salinger there are many insights about Holden Caulfield revealed by symbols‚ which would otherwise remain unclear. School‚ the checkerboard‚ the museum‚ and cigarettes and alcohol are all symbolic of Holden. These symbols tell us things about Holden that he doesn’t tell us straight out. This essay will discuss many symbols in the book and what they tell us about Holden. The checkerboard is referred to a lot when Holden is thinking of his old friend Jane Gallagher. The checkerboard
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