Holden Caulfield shows little or no maturity in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. This is relevant in the text and proven through his actions and thoughts. Although there are times where he grows and becomes more mature‚ he still shows many acts of immaturity. Everyone lies whether they are young or old but Holden lies about everything. "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." Holden likes to lie and this is immature. He says he would lie about everything. One of the major
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Catcher in the Rye Thesis Essay The novel "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger is very interesting novel in which the main character‚ Holden‚ intrigues the reader with his unpredictable actions and upfront judgments of his surroundings. Holden alienates himself to try and help protect him from the outside world and conserve his innocence. He constantly proves this to reader many in times in the novel by‚ telling characters he feels different‚ wearing clothing that makes him stand out even though
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returning home. During his travels Holden does not maintain any relationships and he associates most adults with being phony. He is constantly trying to protect himself and his sister Phoebe from being exposed to the harsh adult world. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J. D. Salinger uses rhetorical devices to explain Holden’s struggles and establish the theme of preserving his own innocence and the innocence of those around him. Salinger uses tone to show Holden’s struggle to maintain relationships. Holden
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“The Catcher In the Rye” J.D. Salinger In life there comes a time when everyone thinks that they are surrounded by phoniness. This often happens during the teen years when the person is trying to find a sense of direction. Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year-old teenager was trying to find his sense of direction in J.D. Salinger’s‚ The Catcher In The Rye. Holden had been expelled from Pency Prep for failing four out of his five classes. He decided to start his Christmas break early and head out to New
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empathize with characters in literature‚ cringing at their awkward situations or poor decisions. I share in their feeling of relief‚ satisfaction‚ or sense of accomplishment. I can feel the frustration in Romeo and Juliet‚ or relief at the end of Catcher in the Rye. However‚ I don’t feel as though I’m heavily influenced by fictional characters. Yes‚ I may be able to relate to their emotions‚ or even live their experience for a while through my reading‚ but I don’t feel as though they mold me. Perhaps my
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character Holden Caulfield demonstrates signs of depression throughout his story. Holden tells his story from a rest home that he has been sent for therapy. There are many causes of depression in teens and Holden have suffered through most. “Depression is often triggered by a loss such as the death of a friend or family member‚ parents’ divorce‚ a move to a new community‚ a breakup with a boyfriend or girlfriend‚ failing a test‚ or
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away from everything. I consider it to be isolation if you are just by yourself in your room listening to music or doing homework for example. Personally‚ I think isolation is where you or others personally exclude you from everything. In the Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden gets isolated by the team when he forgets the fencing foils. In chapter nine of the novel Holden is all alone at Penn station and goes to phone booth to make a call. When Holden gets to the booth he doesn’t know who to call‚ he has no
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jacket‚ and a tall presence‚ making him appear much older than he really is. But do these mature features really resemble this teenager’s inner heart or is he longing for the innocent past‚ a past he so desperately wants to maintain? In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the theme of innocence becomes an important aspect of this teenager’s identity. This particular teenager’s name is Holden Caulfield‚ and he is a desperate‚ depressed youth with purely innocent intentions‚ figuratively and literally
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Entry One Quote: “... and all that David Copperfield kind of crap but I don’t feel like going through it if you want to know the truth... my parents would have about two hemorrhages a piece it I tell anything pretty personal about them.” (Page 1) Response: This excerpt makes me very curious about his family members. The tone makes me believe that Holden probably is ashamed by them or he doesn’t like them when he describes them as “crap”. His parents’ attitude toward telling others personal stories
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depression has changed over time? Everyone has the depression in daily life. Depression is a state of feeling sad. People has the depression when they feel very sad‚ hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ the author describes how holden feel depression which put him in mental school. Holden is the main character in the book. He is a young teenager that grows in California. He has a mental problem since his brother dead. The depression of the
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