Diagnosing Holden Caulfield In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ has strange tendencies that could be diagnosed as a mental disorder or multiple disorders. Thinking like a psychiatrist‚ this book has plenty to dissect. Reading a classic‚ such as Catcher‚ can really draw the reader into the story and make them feel like they are a part of that world. Holden Caulfield’s world has a lot going on. In order to properly diagnose Holden‚ consulting
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Out of the blue today I received a call from Holden Caulfield‚ and strange enough I had been just thinking recently how I haven’t talked to Holden in quite some time. I won’t lie I was very excited to hear it was Holden Caulfield on the phone; he is such a nice guy. Holden asked me if I was free to go out to see a movie‚ I loved the movies so I couldn’t resist. Our movie date was at two thirty‚ I showed up a little late but he didn’t seem to mind. Holden had bought tickets for us to see the Lunts‚
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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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Salinger’s most popular novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ is narrated from the point of view of the main character‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden is a very judgemental character who spends a lot of his time judging other people as a way to avoid looking into himself. His critiques of the people around him are often things that he himself is guilty of. Much of what you learn about Holden Caulfield‚ you learn from the way he judges other people. One of Holden’s favorite things to call people is‚ “phony
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Throughout Holden’s experiences in the novel‚ he shows a sense of bravery and adventure. To start off‚ Holden went against the social norm by leaving his school. Instead of focusing on academics‚ he spends his time trying to understand the outside world and the psychology of adults. Holden shows bravery by adventuring through New York City alone‚ which is very dangerous. Examples of this would include Holden accepting an offered prostitute. On top of this‚ he defied the prostitute’s request for more money
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Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield exhibits the use of pathetic and weak excuses to avoid an undesirable situation. This ties in with his unmotivated personality. Often times Holden simply “does not feel like it”‚ so often that it becomes evident that he is simply using it as an excuse that the reader can spot a mile away. Whether hiding from a sexual encounter‚ mentioning more detail about his sickness‚ or something as simple as a phone call‚ Holden Caulfield is simply too mentally
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Holden Caulfield Medical Diagnosis Holden Caulfield Medical Diagnosis Dear Mister and Misses Caulfield‚ my name is Dr: Connor Grist and I have been mister Holden Caulfield’s psychologist over the past couple weeks. Asking him about his life story and what he has gone through. Through his explanation of his life story‚ I was able to uncover 3 key behavioral characteristics that I believe he suffers from. Through my research‚ I believe that he suffers he uses profanity laced vocabulary and abusive
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main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a 16 year old troubled boy who is trying to find his own identity and his purpose in the world. Along the way‚ Holden shows many increasing signs of an emotional/ psychological breakdown throughout the book. Holden shows symptoms of an incoming emotional/ psychological breakdown from thoughts of suicide and death. For instance‚ when Holden was alone in a hotel lobby‚ he felt “Depressed and all. [He] almost wished [he] was dead” (90). Holden is a very sad and
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is home to the protagonist Holden Caulfield. There is no coincidence that he holds a striking resemblance to the author of the novel himself. Both Salinger and Holden have many aspects of their life in common. Holden’s story in The Catcher in the Rye begins with Holden at his school‚ Pencey Preparatory‚ which is a boarding school. He was sent there by his parents‚ who seemed to be withdrawn from his life. Similarly‚ Salinger’s parents sent him to Valley
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novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the theme of isolation is exemplified through Holden Caulfield’s relationship with others‚ distance from reality‚ and his own identity. Throughout the novel‚ Holden experiences isolation in various ways. One of the main ways in which he experiences isolation is from others and society. Holden constantly separates himself from others in order to protect himself from their phony ways. Holden
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