they don’t know how to deal with their own problems. During the time that J.D. Salinger’s character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attended his prep schools‚ people were not used to these sorts of things. It was determined that‚ Holden should go see a Psychoanalyst for his issues. Holden belongs in a "rest home" because he is unstable‚ mentally unhealthy‚ and is unwilling to accept the world as it is. Holden Caulfield is not just another normal teenager. His views on the world are very limited‚ and he has no
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regression caused by grief when the sufferer does not address their loss properly. Holden Caulfield’s nervous breakdown is largely due to the death of his younger brother. It is because of this that he fears change and maturity so much‚ specifically the loss of innocence. Holden cannot accept the complexities of the world; instead‚ he uses "phoniness" of as an excuse to withdraw into the world of children. Holden has experienced two great traumas connected with death. First‚ he has lost a loved
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despair for Holden Caulfield. Which techniques does Salinger use to do this? JD Salinger uses a variety of techniques to evoke both hope and despair for Holden Caulfield. Hope is explored as an emotional state where one believes in a positive outcome‚ whereas despair displays a complete lack of positive belief. J.D. Salinger uses such techniques as narrative style‚ symbolism and foreshadowing‚ in his novel The Catcher in the Rye. The reader’s feelings of despair and hopelessness for Holden Caulfield
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the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield displays characteristics of the cynic ’s mentality. Holden hates everything about the world‚ he finds it "phony" (Salinger). That mentality in itself may very well be a defense mechanism that Holden displays when he is uncomfortable or put into a certain position‚ perhaps when he is nervous. Cynicism is a view on life that people develop through life experiences. Where‚ when‚ and how Holden developed a cynical personality and why he uses
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him since his youth. While Holden Caulfield is a very confused and depressed person who desperately seeks acceptance‚ and companionship. Both characters are experiencing life as independent people‚ each having their own unique qualities‚ but in general they are both learning that in order to survive and make the right decisions‚ they need to mature. Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn share many of the same characteristics. For one thing‚ they both tend to lie a lot. Holden lied to nearly everyone he
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but he states that Holden wishes to be a saint: the protector and savior of innocence by preventing them from falling into the cruel adult world of corruption and fickleness. Although he also wants someone to prevent his own fall since he is in fact still a child himself. Baumbach states that this is Holden’s paradox‚ saying that he must shed his own innocence to protect innocence. These statements are what send Holden off into the three day soul-searching quest that dooms Holden to sinking into insanity
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A Catcher In The Rye - Summary The Catcher in the Rye is narrated by Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen year-old boy recuperating in a rest home from a nervous breakdown‚ some time in 1950. Holden tells the story of his last day at a school called Pencey Prep‚ and of his subsequent psychological meltdown in New York City. Holden has been expelled from Pencey for academic failure‚ and after an unpleasant evening with his self-satisfied roommate Stradlater and their pimply next-door neighbor Ackley‚ he
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IOC Study Guide IB English HL 1 – Ferrara What works will be included on the IOC? • The Fire Next Time • Poetry of Sylvia Plath ▪ Cinderella ▪ The Colossus ▪ Stillborn ▪ The Moon and the Yew Tree ▪ Daddy (extract) ▪ Medusa ▪ Cut ▪ Lady Lazarus (extract) • Pride and Prejudice • Hamlet What will the extract be like? • Length: 25 – 40 lines o
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character can mentally and physically cope with it. The themes that are depicted in the novel include Alienation as a form of self-protection as Holden continually attempts to find his way around the world in which he doesn’t belong in and feels trapped on the “other side” of life quoted by Mr Spencer who is Holden’s teacher. In the beginning of the novel‚ Holden is perceived as a lonely person who doesn’t fit
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can alter a person’s perspective of their peer. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ is a young teenager who has emotional instability and behavioral concerns. Holden acts immaturely extensively throughout the book. Holden invents a world where adulthood is the emblem of superficiality and “phoniness”‚ while he chooses to convey childhood as a world of innocence. Holden’s observation of himself being the catcher in the rye is highly symbolic. When Holden states he wants to walk off beyond the cliff and
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