“You felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road”; Diagnosing Holden with PTSD in Catcher in the Rye Lexie He lived everyday not knowing when his little brother’s time was going to come. He knew it was soon‚ but just not that soon. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ seemed to have an ordinary life‚ until he watched his little brother‚ Allie‚ suffer from Leukemia. This traumatic event heavily affected Holden’s life. Most people that
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In today’s society‚ many people have breakdowns. Some have stressful jobs‚ or they don’t know how to deal with their own problems. During the time that J.D. Salinger’s character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attended his prep schools‚ people were not used to these sorts of things. It was determined that‚ Holden should go see a Psychoanalyst for his issues. Holden belongs in a "rest home" because he is unstable‚ mentally unhealthy‚ and is unwilling to accept the world as it is. Holden Caulfield is not just
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novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ details the story of 17 year-old Holden Caulfield. Holden is stuck between childhood and adulthood‚ and his outlook on life makes his transition even more difficult. By the end‚ Holden begins the process of change and starts to show some maturity‚ but still has not fully transitioned into adulthood. Holden’s process of change begins at the end. At the beginning‚ Holden recalls a time when Jane begins crying when he is at her house and says‚ “I don’t
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The book Catcher in the Rye is set in the 1940’s. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old boy from New York City‚ and he’s recently flunked out of several prestigious boarding schools because he doesn’t apply himself. You can tell from reading just a few simple pages that he indeed is an extremely bright kid‚ but he is viewed as a judgmental cynic and doesn’t give much of anything a chance. Their are about a million different things that "kills" Holden‚ but phony people are at the top of his extensive
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Macbeth as a protagonist in this old English play. Holden Caulfield is also the main character in “the catcher in the rye” written by J.D Salinger. This essay will elaborate on the similarities of the characters and the difference in their individual societies. What external forces are used? Are they honest‚ do they lie? What kind of influence are women? I will illustrate the strategies used between the characters and different qualities they obtain. Holden is a self-cautious boy‚ always judgmental of
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Caroline Dillon 5/15/13 Mrs. Lynch Period 3 While reading The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Claufield suffers from abnormal behavior. It’s safe to say that Holden doesn’t exactly act like a normal teenager does. Holden suffers from bipolar disorder. A mental illness which causes you to be depressed‚ feeling low and useless‚ as well as manic behavior that causes him to be sleepless‚ irrational‚ and act out with wild behavior. Bipolar disorder can be expressed as a manic-depressive illness. It is
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the Rye is a superb example of a bildungsroman. The novel is a narration by Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled and mentally unstable sixteen year-old that has just been expelled from his fourth prep school. Holden‚ who is undergoing treatment in a mental institution‚ recounts the story of his mental breakdown and the events leading up to it. He concludes the story with brief hints at his recovery. Though one assumes that Holden is receiving and responding to treatment‚ his attitude and tone are unchanged
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Phoebe Caulfield Character Analysis Holden talks his sister up to no end. She’s the smartest kid ever‚ he assures us‚ as well as a great dancer‚ emotional‚ and funny. She always knows what you’re talking about. She can tell the difference between a good movie and a bad one. She listens. Then we meet Phoebe. And basically‚ she’s everything Holden said she would be. She’s a pretty amazing character because she somehow manages to be all over the above‚ but still very much ten years old. (Check out
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self-discovery that Holden Caulfield undergoes in “The Catcher in the Rye”. J. D. Salinger uses a variety of linguistic and literary techniques such as characterisation and setting to take the audience on Holden’s journey. Holden Caulfield is a teenager who is struggling to fit into adult society. This is evident from very early on in the book when Salinger immediately characterises Holden as a very judgmental and cynical person. Examples from the very first page include when Holden refers to his brother
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Britain prior to the eighteenth century was predominantly an agrarian society‚ in which the majority population resided in rural areas. In the span of the eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain burgeoned into an urban society and most notably the birthplace of the industrial revolution. The Industrial Revolution is believed to be a revolution due expansive influence it had on society through facets such as the change in society socially‚ and innovative new notable mechanization. The Industrial
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