Maturity According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the word “majority” means the age at which full civil rights are accorded‚ or the status of one who has attained this age. Legally‚ it is the phase of adulthood of an individual that is conceptualized and acknowledged by the law. In our society‚ this age may range from 18 to 21 and this status often serves as a declaration of both physical and emotional maturity. However‚ this is not the case for all people. Since “age of majority” is only coined
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Holden Caulfield‚ the novel’s protagonist‚ is a pivotal character in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is characterized as an innocent‚ apathetic‚ naive teen who is seeking knowledge of life and the meaning of becoming an adult. Holden’s struggle with seeing the genuine nature of people is something that acts as a barrier for him throughout the novel. Holden is troubled and burdened throughout the story‚ which causes him to have a warped view on an array of subjects. Holden passes strict judgement on
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Merlin’s Maturity throughout The Crystal Cave The Crystal Cave is a novel portrayed through the life of a young boy named Merlin whom throughout the story changes into a man. His life as a young boy was harsh‚ complicated‚ and different. However‚ his life changes when he is introduced to his father Ambrosius‚ the King of Lesser Britain. Merlin’s maturity was driven by the people in his surroundings‚ such as his grandfather‚ Galapas‚ and his father whom all made him into the man he became.
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The Catcher in the Rye is about a young protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who tells the story about his life from a mental institution and how he got himself into that situation. Holden is not as perfect as he wants to be‚ due to his constant lying‚ his tendency to judge others and the negative situations he gets himself in. His inability to recognize that he is a phony and a hypocrite directly contributes to his physiological problems. Holden Caulfield thinks he is perfect‚ but yet he claims to
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years. Most people‚ want to fit in and follow society to do so. Holden and Charlie both want to be likeable and relatable‚ but both have a different way of trying to do so. Holden and Charlie are different in many ways when it comes to be likeable and relatable. Any high school teenager would find Charlie as a likeable character‚ because of what exactly he goes through in the book which is what most teenagers can go through. Holden‚ on the other hand is unlike Charlie in the way he wants to fit in
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my belief that Holden also feels the same way. While these boys are very different they are also similar in many ways. Todd chooses to obey his parents and do what they want him to do and follow his brother.
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critiquing. There is a strong resemblance of Holden Caulfield to J.D. Salinger in which one could say it is quite autobiographical about Salinger’s views of the world. Whereas Holden gave up the dream of ditching society and living by himself away from everyone else‚ Salinger didn’t. After the success of the novel put him in high demand in the public eye‚ he withdrew and lived a life of isolation. Salinger’s early life indeed paralleled that of the character Holden in
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We can take this chapter as an example of both an indirect and direct characterization taken from the perspective of Holden Caulfield. Holden is a sixteen-year-old student at an assumed boarding school‚ where we are in the first person of Holden which lets us discover his character from his speech‚ thoughts and actions [indirect] and his opinions and descriptions of Mr Spencer‚ his history teacher [direct]. He was sitting in a big leather chair‚ all wrapped up in that blanket … He looked over at
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one type of person in Holden Caulfield. By the end of the book‚ we see a whole new person. How is it that one person can change as much in a short time period? They change by the experiences they go through. Holden went through a lot of experiences in a short period of time especially‚ and also in his past history. In the beginning of the novel‚ Holden has just come back from a fencing game in New York. He has also been kicked out from Pencey Prep. To us it seems Holden is a troubled boy‚ after
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Holden gets depressed when Sunny takes off her dress because he realized that she was a child. He agreed to a prostitute because he was pressured and depressed so he thought he can blow off some steam using the prostitute. He changes his mind about having sex because the girl tells to stop and he doesnt know if he should continue or if he should stop. He stops most of the time. Sunny’s age‚ mannerisms and appearance affects Holden because he thinks she is young. Holden sees Sunny as a child and it
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