Holden as the Typical Teenager of Today Holden Caulfield‚ portrayed in the J.D. Salinger novel Catcher in the Rye as an adolescent struggling to find his own identity‚ possesses many characteristics that easily link him to the typical teenager living today. The fact that the book was written many years ago clearly exemplifies the timeless nature of this work. Holden’s actions are those that any teenager can clearly relate with. The desire for independence‚ the sexually related encounters‚ and
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about the importance of education but when saying goodnight he calls Holden handsome‚ which‚ in my opinion‚ isn’t very appropriate despite the fact they have known each other a long time. I definitely do not think Mr. Antolini sitting at Holden’s bedside stroking his hair is appropriate at all. No matter how long you know someone these things are not the norm. In my opinion I think Mr. Antolini was coming on to Holden and Holden was not imagining things because when I read it I thought it sounded
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Huck Maturity Throughout the novel the adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ Huck‚ and the main character of the story makes many decisions on his adventure that could affect him and his adventures of running away from home. However‚ his decisions lead him to being a mature person at the end; he has making decisions that could lead to the end on his adventure. There are many things and decision that he makes as a mature person and make him different from the beginning of the story. Huck
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their own skin. Holden Caulfield‚ a rather extreme example‚ struggles to open up and have heart to heart conversations. Holden’s psychological profile would allow texting to effectively provide him a form of communication that is seemingly designed for him. In other words‚ texting is a communicative technology on the same wavelength as the socially awkward‚ implementing a way for him to feel comfortable in expressing who he is. Texting could provide some sort of salvation for Holden‚ creating superficial
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Salinger has the same feeling towards sex as Holden. According to J.D. Salinger and his character Holden Caulfield sex brings about the end of an innocent childhood and the beginning of a phony adulthood. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the main character Holden Caulfield is obsessed with phonies and the loss of innocence. To Him almost everybody are phonies especially those who have lost their innocence. According to Holden there is only one thing that can cause one to lose
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The comprehensive analysis of market entries to China for Holden \ Executive summary With more and more countries taking part in the international trade‚ the world’s market is expanding in a rapid pace. How to make use of the enlarging market and remain competitive become urgent for those participants. Market diversification is a good way to take full advantage of the resource and improve the efficiency by enlarging the business scope. In addition‚ it can also
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human interaction‚ excessive emphasis on physical appearance and the hypocritical nature of the adults makes the world Holden Caulfield lives in a bleak moral climate that destroys the soul in pieces. And if he were alive today‚ Holden would despise the current society because of it’s superficiality and obsession with technology. From the beginning of the story‚ Holden Caulfield’s interactions with the people around him reflect the obliviousness of others toward his problems. His roommate Stradlater
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Have you ever been immature at the start of a big event then at the end become very mature? If you have then you are just like Odysseus in the Odyssey‚ very immature and made lots of mistakes at the beginning but then at the end lets go of his major pride and submits to the gods’ wishes. One summer my Mother and sister went to Romania on a mission’s trip‚ so my brothers were sent to stay at a friends and I flew to Arizona from Wyoming to stay with some other friends. I was twelve years old and thought
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Holden Caulfield Medical Diagnosis Holden Caulfield Medical Diagnosis Dear Mister and Misses Caulfield‚ my name is Dr: Connor Grist and I have been mister Holden Caulfield’s psychologist over the past couple weeks. Asking him about his life story and what he has gone through. Through his explanation of his life story‚ I was able to uncover 3 key behavioral characteristics that I believe he suffers from. Through my research‚ I believe that he suffers he uses profanity laced vocabulary and abusive
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novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the theme of isolation is exemplified through Holden Caulfield’s relationship with others‚ distance from reality‚ and his own identity. Throughout the novel‚ Holden experiences isolation in various ways. One of the main ways in which he experiences isolation is from others and society. Holden constantly separates himself from others in order to protect himself from their phony ways. Holden
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