conclude that Holden is a very immature character through his actions and the expression of his thoughts. We can see immaturity in him because he usually lies and calls other people phonies when he himself is a phony as well. Through the use of diction and detail‚ Salinger is able to delineate and hint at the immature personality in Holden. Salinger is able to portray Holden as an immature character by using diction in the book Catcher In The Rye. “Goddam” is an informal word Holden chooses to use
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Catcher in the Rye‚ the 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger‚ follows the 17-year old narrator Holden Caulfield through his experiences as a troubled adolescent. The Catcher in the Rye is the only published book by J.D Salinger and was previously forbidden from being taught at schools because of its rather mature content. Today‚ it is read in schools all across America and is considered a quintessential coming-of-age tale. Holden Caulfield is a confused teenage boy who’s fear of change and disappearance completely
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Holden is the protagonist in the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1945). Holden is a character who tries to seek for dignity‚ but he has some flaws holding him back. Holden is passive and unwilling to examine himself and seek his own dignity. Three reasons for his tragic flaw are: his craziness‚ his immaturity‚ and his phoniness and madman stuff. The first reason for Holden’s flaw is his craziness. He acts this way because he is not normal like others. Something that he repeats constantly
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ the author characterizes Holden as immature in order to show that Holden is struggling to become an adult. This can be proven by Holden’s contradictory nature that appears throughout the book. Holden’s date with Sally is a big example of Holden’s immaturity. When Holden sees Sally after a long time‚ he says that he wanted to marry her right away‚ but this changes very quickly: “The funny part is I felt like marrying her the minute I saw her
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Holden Caulfield shows little or no maturity in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. This is relevant in the text and proven through his actions and thoughts. Although there are times where he grows and becomes more mature‚ he still shows many acts of immaturity. Everyone lies whether they are young or old but Holden lies about everything. "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." Holden likes to lie and this is immature. He says he would lie about everything. One of the major
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Alienation sometimes called estrangement is a psychological‚ sociological or Philosophical-anthropological category‚ largely derived from the writings of Hegel‚ Feuerbach and Marx. When one is not accepted by society‚ he becomes an Outsider to everyone around him. Alienation refers to an individual’s estrangement from traditional community or others in general (social isolation)‚ the dominant values of society‚ or even themselves (self-estrangement)‚ but in General the term implies
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The Catcher in the Rye As the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield appears to attribute his social condition to circumstances beyond his control. Critics give praise to the character of Holden Caulfield as a non-conformist rebel that is unwilling to compromise in the face of the harsh realities of society. However‚ this view does not seem to hold true to the circumstances taking place. Holden’s detachment from his life is almost voyeuristic in nature‚ and he
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Holden comments on other people and relates laughter to a sense of friendliness. He forms a correlation between humanity and humor. As he mentions one man giving a speech‚ he says that “He started off with about fifty corny jokes‚ just to show us what a regular guy he was” (Salinger 16). This relates regular people to cracking jokes and laughing. Holden does not laugh often in the novel. He‚ in fact‚ makes fun of the people
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many ways and one of those ways was sharing with the main character‚ Holden‚ the painfulness of growing up. I had realized that this novel could be considered a coming of age story and I compared Holden’s life with mine. Holden was sixteen and struggled to accept the fact that he was growing up and he was close to adulthood. He showed signs of immaturity‚ having trouble accepting society and the way we are taught to live. Holden feared change and was overwhelmed by complexity. He was frightened because
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being. A select few on the other hand are a combination of both‚ and in this category falls a boy named Holden Caulfield. His immaturity‚ self-denial‚ awful habits‚ and inability to move on from the past make him relatable to any teenager‚ or any former teenager. Holden is the main character in a famous novel by J.D. Salinger titled‚ “The Catcher in the Rye”. The baseline of the story is that Holden fails out of a private school and travels to New York
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