Crosby The Psyche of Holden Caulfield In J.D. Salinger’s "Catcher in the Rye"‚ a hard drinking‚ chain smoking drop out details his interesting journey home after being kicked out of yet another expensive prep school. This boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ has taken it upon himself to judge every single human being he shares the Earth with and often goes on to excess about the numerous dislikes he has for a person. Perhaps the most curious however‚ is the fact that almost everything Holden judges others for
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The main character in the novel the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is often debated; some believe he has a mental disorder‚ while others argue that he is a normal teenaged boy. The novel is told from Holden’s perspective‚ and shows his take on the few days before Christmas in the 1950s‚ during which he is expelled from Pencey Prep.‚ a boarding school in Pennsylvania‚ travels to New York City‚ goes on a date with an old friend‚ and finally decides to run away‚ the only thing
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a. Holden does in fact have many unique and grotesque qualities. In fact‚ Holden has Schizophrenia. Because of this‚ Holden has trouble expressing his emotions externally‚ relating with others‚ and perceiving reality. Throughout the entire novel‚ Holden interacts with a number of individuals‚ but these interactions are not sincere‚ meaningful‚ or significant. This is due to Holden’s inability to realize‚ understand‚ and accept where others are coming from. b. In the novel‚ Holden does have
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they would rather not and be truthful to themselves. Both characters‚ Macbeth from William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ and Holden from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ embarked on a inward journey of self discovery.Through being emotionally unstable‚ having contradicting morals‚ and discovering who they truly are‚ it is evident that though two different outcomes‚ they both had a journey of self discovery. Unlike Holden‚ Macbeth was very emotionally stable at the beginning. He
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Holden would be able to function in todays society just not the best. Holden would most likely be a kid who avoids contact with others unless he needed something. In the book Holden is almost trying to isolate himself in some cases. The way he talks bad about everybody except for a few people is a sign that he is trying to be alone. Holden is also a bit weird with the way he thinks like he asks the weirdest questions people today might not want to listen to those questions. In the book holden gets
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someone in between adulthood and childhood. The catcher in the rye‚ is sort of like Peter Pan‚ helping children and keeping them safe from falling off the cliff of innocence into adulthood. Holden loves the simple‚ straightforward and honest world of children‚ and he hates the adult world of phonies and perverts. Holden wants to be the catcher because he knows he would be a very good catcher. He really wants to see inner goodness in almost everyone‚ even if they are rich kids in his boarding school‚ or
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Holden is introduced as a rebel that refuses to complete his homework assignments and has even got expelled for his poor grades. Holden describes most people as phonies and fakes because he feels they are putting on an act to impress others. Holden is a person that values honesty and sincerity. Holden likes to act spontaneously. For example‚ he decides to go to NYC to spend a few nights in a cheap motel. Holden is very interested in sex even though he is a virgin. He feels strongly that sex should
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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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Mark Philips revisits Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. This novel results in inspiring him to live his life by its teachings‚ starting off the same age as the protagonist and ending roughly thirty years of age in the same mind track addressing both J.D. Salinger’s novel and Holden to life. Mark Philips ends with a deep passion towards the book and its character Holden Caulfield. Mark views Holden as a hero‚ a person who understands the universe and argues society’s faults
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D. Salinger is given from the perspective of the main character‚ Holden Caulfield. Although the story goes into a considerable amount of detail the reader is not led to believe every part of the story because Holden presents himself as a self-avowed liar‚ and therefore he cannot be trusted. This greatly hinders the reader’s ability to gather valid information and put together their own perspective of Holden’s story. Since Holden Caulfield is the narrator of the novel the reader loses many aspects
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