gives a crystal clear image on how the world contains sex‚ violence‚ and motifs of lying and deception. The world is not perfect; it is filled with unpleasant situations involving sex. Holden
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has hit a crossroad could relate to. The novel follows Holden Caulfield‚ a boy who suffers mentally because he lives in a delusional world in where he fears the transition into adulthood because he despises change‚ hates adults‚ and isolates himself from others. In the novel Holden visits a museum‚ in which it showed his desire for everything to stay the same. His opinion is that children are more sincere and amusing than adults. However‚ Holden knowns that kids will soon grow up and become adults
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Holden Caulfield J.D. Salinger gives Holden a realistic voice and perspective that the reader can identify with. We are able to understand how Holden has come to view this world of his through his past experiences and reactions to life’s situations. He is a very unique character that doesn’t exactly fit into a common stereo type. Although he is similar to some boys his age‚ Holden’s beliefs and values often contrast with those of his peers. Holden finds it difficult to relate to his schoolmates
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ASSIGNMENT 02 – Topic: (a) The Catcher in the Rye In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden hears a little boy singing‚ “If a body catch a body coming through the rye.” He responds‚ “It made me feel not so depressed any more” (Salinger‚ 2010:125). The poem which the novel’s title is derived from may be the conclusion of Holden’s greatest dream – to rescue Phoebe‚ all children and himself from being corrupted and from death; his longing to rescue Jane from Stradlater’s sexual harassment is
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every way. Specifically‚ Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye wills himself to enter a new‚ fascinating environment. The polar opposite of innocent‚ Holden stands defiant in his position against his peers. Apparent in many events‚ Holden defies childish innocence through his abrasive attitude and uncommon ideas. A major theme in the literature spectrum‚ alcoholism seems to have Holden in its clutches. Although Holden does not try to fight it at all‚ in fact‚ Holden embraces it and loves to have
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Catcher in the Rye‚ emphasizes the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who seems to feel extremely upset and feels as if he is growing up too quickly. Holden is positioned between being a child and an adult. He tries to act mature and grown by either smoking or drinking‚ when he knows that he is growing up. But deep down his soul‚ he is still a child by heart. When Holden is encountered by society’s assumptions in becoming an adult‚ he struggles to grasp
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Psychological Evaluation Princendale Psychiatric Hospital Name: Holden Caulfield Evaluation Date: December 16th‚ 2012 Case No: 1124 3553 Admission Date: December 10th‚ 2012 Purpose for Evaluation: The patient is a 16 year old‚ single‚ white‚ male. He is currently a junior in high school and was recently expelled from his boarding school Pencey Prep in Agerstown Pennsylvania‚ where he was the manager of the fencing team. Family admitted this patient after
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person’s true personality. But to Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye‚ first impressions are concrete in his mind. Because he is so judgmental‚ he doesn’t have any friends and eventually goes insane seeing as human nature is to communicate and interact and he doesn’t have anyone to interact with. J.D. Salinger argued in the catcher in the rye that being judgmental isn’t beneficial to ones well-being or success in life and this is seen as Holden Caulfield judges everyone and pushed most away
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Holden Caulfield has difficulty coping in life with his judging‚ loneliness‚ depression‚ and anti-social behaviour. Holden is cynical in life and rarely ever is happy. An anti-social person is described as Persistent lying‚ using charm or wit to manipulate others for personal gain or for sheer personal pleasure‚ intense egocentrism‚ sense of superiority‚ repeatedly violating the rights of others by the use of dishonesty and misrepresentation‚ hostility‚ significant irritability‚ agitation‚ impulsiveness
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Phoniness was Holden’s Downfall Holden Caulfield sees life and the entire world as a struggle between the artificial things and those that are authentic. His main pasttime is to detect phoniness in other people’s lives and to harshly critisize it‚ as well. And‚ although he loves the purity and innocence that childhood brings with it‚ and hates the artificiality of the adult world‚ he is‚ troughout the story of “The Catcher in the Rye“‚ gradually forced into it‚ due to his surroundings as
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