the deteriorating psychological state of the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a pessimistic misanthrope who is convinced that the adult world is spurious and full of “phonies.” Throughout the bildungsroman‚ Holden’s various interactions with incommensurable individuals highlight his frequent obsession with the child-like innocence that he desperately covets and fails to protect in himself and others around him. While resisting maturation‚ Holden believes he resents society because society is fraudulent
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This is the diagnosis for Mr. Holden Caulfield. Mr. Caulfield is a sixteen year old‚ white‚ male‚ whos residence is in New York City‚ New York. He has brown/gray hair and is about 6 foot. Caulfield is in high school and was recently expelled from Pencey Prep. After analyzing Caulfield‚ I have come to determine that he has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). Mr. Caulfield has multiple symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. After speaking with the patient and observing his actions‚ several
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teenage boy named Holden Caulfield who struggles to find his identity. Holden wants to be an adult but he also subconsciously wants to stay young and maintain his innocence. Holden shows this when he hires a prostitute but doesn’t have sex with her. Holden’s negative encounter with the prostitute shows that although he tries to act like a tough adult he is still a kid at heart. One instance when the reader realizes Holden is still a kid is when he admits that he is still a virgin. Holden then goes on
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he no longer can grow up and he does not have to face the problems that come along with it. Holden’s view of Allie starts out as Holden not being able to accept his death. His view of Allie changes into him accepting the death and realizing that Allie can never come back. Allie represents not having to deal with the problems and decisions of the adult world. When Holden first talks about his Brother Allie’s death‚ he starts to talk about how Allie was the nicest most intelligent one. He talks about
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Guide Chapters 1-4 1. Who is Holden Caulfield? 2. Where is Holden as he narrates the story? 3. Why wasn’t Holden at the big football game? 4. Why wouldn’t Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation? 5. What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden? 6. Who was Robert Ackley? 7. Who was Stradlater? 8. Identify Jane Gallagher. 9. Why doesn’t Holden go down to see Jane? Chapters 5-9 1. About what did Holden write Stradlater’s composition? 2. Why did Holden tear up the composition he
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Growing up is generally not considered easy or desirable. In J.D Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old boy on the precipice of adulthood. He is resisting growing up despite the allure of sex and alcohol‚ but he despises the thought of entering a phony world. For Holden‚ his life is stuck in a never ending cycle of misery‚ alcohol‚ and a desire to hold on to his childhood innocence. His own life up to this point has been very rough - his beloved younger brother
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Holden Caulfield’s State of Mind The Catcher in the Rye Close to the end of the novel‚ Holden Caulfield is on the verge of another emotional breakdown. There are many factors which contributed to Holden’s state of mind such as Allie’s death‚ his expulsion from Pencey Prep school and the incident with Mr. Antolini. These incidents all contributed to Holden’s emotionally unstable state of mind in "The Catcher in the Rye"�. Allie’s death‚ I feel‚ is the root of all of Holden’s emotional problems. Holden
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what is to be lost than what is to be gained. Holden Caulfield is that exact same way‚ he refuses change therefore refuses to progress. The Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel published in 1951 by J.D. Salinger‚ is about Holden who after being kicked out of a prep school for failing most of his classes goes to New York for a few days. Throughout his time there Holden encounters many problems as he struggles with the idea of having to grow up. In addition‚ Holden tries to fabricate wild escape plans in order
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feeling alone and growing up. Holden is sometimes in denial of growing up because he doesn’t want to feel alone or lost in the world. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ J.D. Salinger challenges the nature of growing up through symbolism‚ point of view‚ and characterization. In the novel Holden talks about his brother‚ Allie. Unfortunately‚ Allie passed away from cancer. Holden still thinks and talks to Allie as if Allie was there with him. When Holden feels alone‚ Holden tries to communicate with
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unpleasant and difficult one with many lessons learned along the way. <br> <br>Holden possesses abnormal relationships with some of the characters in Catcher in the Rye. Many of his friends and those he talks highly about are young children. He does not make any negative comments about these companions‚ and there is no mention whatsoever of phony. Holden has a strong relationship with Phoebee‚ his younger sister. Holden vocalizes about the fact Phoebee can visit him anytime in the summer‚ "What I’d
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