character into a young man. Holden Caulfield is an adolescent that refuses to grow up. He begins his life in the book as a confused young man in search of saving humanity. Through the realizations Holden has‚ he is able to recognize his true role in life. Holden understands that he is not able to stop every child from taking risks‚ that allowing them to take risks is part of growing up. Holden’s character changes drastically during the course of the book. Holden grew up viewing adults as phonies
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Language Choice Within “The Catcher In The Rye” In “The Catcher in the Rye” a coming of age story is told of Holden Caulfield. Many conflicts with maturity arise in coming of age literature. Throughout the reading of the text a large amount of graphic language is used by the narrator. The constant cursing and references to classes of people in derogatory terms permeate throughout the reading. This fact alone causes the book to be controversial and in turn banned from many curriculums. The language
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character Holden Caulfield is thrown into the concept of death without being prepared for it at a young age. The death of Holden’s brother Allie rocked his world‚ damaged Holden’s emotional state‚ and sent him down a path of deep emotional troubles. Throughout The Catcher in the Rye it is obvious Holden has many underlying issues and seems to be struggling emotionally. Even though Holden is sixteen years old he tries to make himself appear more mature than he really is. Holden many times
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Patient Analysis Report: Holden Caulfield‚ age 17‚ was brought to me‚ Dr. Joseph M. Guerrieri M.D. at Sutter Center for Psychiatry‚ by his parents as a result of his recent behaviors. Holden is a 6‘2” tall and healthy young man. In multiple therapy sessions he has brought up his family and friends. One family member in particular that was brought up was his younger brother‚ Allie‚ who passed away of leukemia when Holden was 13 years old. (Salinger 49) Allie’s death seems to be the root of Holden’s
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through the central character Holden Caufield‚ a cynical and ‘self isolating’ 17-year-old‚ are highly applicable to the lives of teenagers in not only the early 1950’s but also of today. The Catcher in the Rye explores how discovery can lead to changing values‚ stimulate new ideas and allow to speculate about the future through Holden’s self
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taken from the perspective of Holden Caulfield. Holden is a sixteen-year-old student at an assumed boarding school‚ where we are in the first person of Holden which lets us discover his character from his speech‚ thoughts and actions [indirect] and his opinions and descriptions of Mr Spencer‚ his history teacher [direct]. He was sitting in a big leather chair‚ all wrapped up in that blanket … He looked over at me when I knocked. “Who’s that?” he yelled. “Caulfield? Come in‚ boy.” He was always yelling
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character‚ Holden Caulfield goes through some serious emotions as depression and confusion. J.D. Salinger uses the symbol of a carousel to suggest that innocene and life of a child can’t be held on forever and maturing is part of life. Salinger introduces the carousel at the end of the novel. In chapter 25‚ Holden has just left Mr.Antolini’s house going to the train station to sleep on a bench at the waiting area. He then goes trolling around New York all day and night. Holden takes
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and work through the section on this novel in your Study Guide. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is a typical adolescent and is experiencing the problems characteristic of this phase of life. One of his problems is that he is unsure of how to relate to girls. He is not even sure how he feels about them much of the time – in other words‚ he is ambivalent towards them. Introduction Holden Caulfield is honestly one of the most interesting and complex characters that
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young man’s name is Holden Caulfield. The novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is about a troubled young soul trying to find himself. Depression‚ confusion‚ loneliness‚ isolation‚ and fear are what Holden is feeling through this book. These feelings are contributing to his offbeat behavior. Holden is a vigorous liar‚ but is curious. Holden is not sure what he wants in life. Holden feels alone after his younger brother‚ Allie‚ passes away. Allie was the only person Holden actually knew‚ so
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1 and 2 Summary * Holden Caulfield‚ tells this story from his point of view‚ and he starts it off by telling us where he goes to school and his brother‚ D.B. * Pencey Prep is the school that Holden goes to‚ but he is kicked out because he failed 4 subjects. * There’s a big football game going on‚ but instead‚ he goes to Mr. Spencer’s house‚ his former history teacher‚ to say goodbye because Holden is kicked out of school again. * Mr. Spencer gives Holden a lecture about life and
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