1950’s‚ some attributes along the course of this novel connect to our youth. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ is a juvenile who expresses the growth of teenagers. Although our generation might be more technologically focused‚ that doesn’t change the impression of our rebellion towards those older than us; The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger demonstrates that this novel can still discussed as relevant today. Holden is still trying to get a grip at maturity as he is regardless a rebellious
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Salinger‚ is a fictional novel seen through the eyes of sixteen year old Holden Caulfield after he is expelled from Pencey Prep. Holden leaves Pencey two days early to explore New York City before he has to return home. On his excursion‚ he meets prostitutes‚ nuns‚ his old girlfriend‚ and his sister Phoebe‚ while traveling around the city contemplating life and his future. Through the varying behaviors of Holden Caulfield‚ his maturity is shown to be stuck in a limbo between his imminent departure
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Holden’s Mental Breakdown The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about an adolescent boy struggling with the idea of adulthood and all the impurities it contains. The teenaged boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is slightly psychologically unstable and does not do well in any of his classes a preparatory school‚ because he refuses to apply himself. Holden experiences a mental breakdown as a result of tragic events in his past‚ his perception of the world‚ specifically the adults‚ and the effect it has on him‚ and
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novel The Catcher in the Rye. This novel is about a teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who notices the world around him. He sees how a materialistic view on life has dominated over a spiritual view. The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger indicates that ways of a material world is present‚ just the way it is today. When parents are not there for their children‚ they will often buy the love of their children with gifts. In the novel Holden talks of ice skates that his mother bought him. He thinks about
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Character Analysis: Holden Caulfield Adrienne Sutherland From the first few pages of The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden is portrayed as unreliable. His inability to remember the fencing team’s equipment clearly highlights this characteristic. Not only is Holden unreliable in his actions‚ but also in his narration. During Holden and Sally Hayes’ fight at the skating rink‚ one had to question what actually went down. Holden‚ in his narration‚ claims to not have been yelling at Sally‚ meanwhile Sally repeatedly
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Exposure to all of the hatred in the world causes this loss. Holden Caulfield realizes this simple fact‚ as he himself grows up‚ and has a difficult time with the change. He experiences problems with communication as well as his school work. A common theme used throughout The Catcher in the Rye has to do with contradictions Holden makes. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ first person point of view is used to highlight contradictions Holden makes throughout the novel. Holden’s first contradiction
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the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attempts to catch innocent children before they fall off the cliff and die or before they lose their innocence and become a corrupt and phony adult. While doing so‚ he suffers isolation
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It is said that high school is either the best time of a person’s life or the worst. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ epitomizes this as readers watch him struggle going through the pains of adolescence. Growing up in the 1950’s Holden is a teenager who appears to have it all. He is very smart‚ wealthy‚ and has a loving family. When looking at it closer‚ one can see that Holden’s appreciation of childhood innocence‚ and his trust issues‚ make
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Post-Traumatic Stress In Relation To Holden Caulfield Introduction Throughout life‚ an individual may endure emotionally and physically straining moments causing the person to become downhearted‚ and or irate. These feelings are normal‚ but may however become a problem when these feelings prohibit someone from living a normal ’ life. An estimated 5.2 million American adults ages 18 to 54‚ or approximately 3.6 percent of people in this age group in a given year‚ have PTSD (Narrow‚ Rae‚ Regier)
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The Catcher in the Rye - ‘Holden Caufield is an Island’ John Donne’s quote‚ ‘No man is an island’ connects quite directly to Holden Caulfield in ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ Holden’s character is very relative to themes such as isolation‚ loneliness and non-conformity. Holden has a very distinct character; he has many features‚ which would describe him as quite a lonely‚ cynical young man. It is evident that a past of his has had such an effect on him that the adolescence he has become quite
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