Holden Caufield‚ the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s iconic coming of age novel‚ cycles through various emotional states towards people‚ places‚ items‚ and events throughout the story. However‚ most of his feelings can be categorized under the umbrellas of either contentment or dissatisfaction. For most of the novel‚ he exists in a state of deep depression that overshadows him and skews his view of many events. Holden’s emotions are very contradictory as well; he simultaneously abhors and desperately
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character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a mentally unstable‚ idealist teenage boy seeking for satisfaction in a “phony” society. Differ from the typical teenage boy at his age‚ Holden’s biggest struggle is growing up. Throughout his school life‚ he had been kicked out from four different schools‚ and he also finds difficult to connect himself with the people around him‚ whether is the teacher or the classmate. Holden considered most the people are phony. Growing old is mandatory‚ growing up is optional. Holden chooses
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in first person point of view by Holden Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is a student at Pencey Prep. Holden had failed all but one of his classes and has received a letter saying he is being kicked out.Holden shares a dorm with a kid named Stradlater‚ and has a next-door-mate named Ackley. Holden’s roommate goes on a date with a girl named Jane‚ who holden dated earlier and still likes. Holden questions Stradlater when he comes back. Stradlater makes fun of Holden‚ and tells him he gave her the time
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J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a twentieth-century classic. Despite being one of the most frequently banned books in America‚ generations of readers have identified with the narrator‚ Holden Caulfield‚ an angry young man who articulates the confusion‚ cynicism and vulnerability of adolescence with humour and sincerity. This guide to Salinger’s provocative novel offers: • an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The Catcher
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Introduction” (1963). He published his last work in 1965‚ called "Hapworth 16‚ 1924" Holden Caulfield‚ who is the narrator and protagonist of the story‚ begins the narrating in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania‚ at his former boarding school Pencey Prep. The majority of the story later takes place in New York City during Christmas‚ shortly after the Second World War somewhere between 1940 and 1950. In the story you get to follow Holden through various famous landmarks throughout New York City‚ such as Central Park
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disprove that lesson through its protagonist. Holden often behaves like a prophet or a saint‚ pointing out the “phonies” around him because he believes they are not as mature as he is‚ but as the novel progresses‚ Holden makes choices that prevents him from maturing rather than enabling him to mature. Holden’s mail goal is to resist the process of growing up. Holden also mocks the adults around him to make him feel better. To cope with society‚ Holden alienates himself from the people he considers
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Do you believe in happy endings? The majority of J.D. Salinger’s book‚ “Catcher in the Rye”‚ certainly makes readers believe he doesn’t. “Catcher in the Rye” is a story about a misanthropic‚ 16 year old named Holden Caulfield. Holden has just been kicked out‚ or “gotten the ax” from yet another school‚ called Pencey Prep. He leaves Pencey early‚ and spends a few nights out in New York City‚ meeting up with old acquaintances and generally hating adulthood. Thankfully‚ the ending to Holden’s account
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Patient Holden Caulfield demonstrates signs of depression brought out by Allie and drinking‚ isolation brought out by phonies and lack of social skills‚ and lying tendencies brought out by his determination to protect his reputation and the innocence of children. The death of Allie promotes Holden’s depressive states‚ while his drinking behaviors attempt to cover it up but make it worse. Also‚ Holden’s isolation is enhanced by his hatred towards people who are phonies in society and his lack of communication
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very interesting and are very opposite yet the same in many ways. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden is an idealistic character who becomes more of a realist as the novel progresses‚ while in the Lord of the Flies‚ many characters assume different roles. But the main argument between the two novels is that Holden has a dream job of being the catcher in the rye. The catcher in the rye symbolizes that Holden is on an imaginary cliff‚ trying to keep the children from falling off. The rye symbolizes childhood
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chapter 2. This quote is ironic since Holden never believes that life is a game. In fact‚ he believes the opposite— he is deathly serious about life‚ and he doesn’t accept the rules set before him by phony adults. 2) "Ask her if she still keeps all her kings in the back row.": Holden in chapter 4. This quote demonstrates Holden’s child-like nature. Though he’s a seventeen-year-old in high school he is still captivated by early memories. 3) "For Chrissake‚ Holden. This is about a goddam baseball glove
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