Joseph Campbell’s Theory of the Quest. Every character‚ at some time‚ is called to start the quest‚ to leave the old life for a new one. Holden‚ the main character and narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is no exception to this rule. He experienced‚ like many others‚ a period in his young life when he received the quest call to start his life journey. Holden answers the call to adventure‚ the first step in Joseph Campbell’s Theory of the Quest‚ when he gets kicked out of school. According to Campbell
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How does Holden Caulfield see himself as ‘The Catcher in the Rye’? Most teenagers are rebels because they do not know how to deal with the transition from childhood innocence to adult corruption. This is a recurrent behavior displayed by the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s‚ ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ – Holden Caulfield. The book maps the three impactful days that played a pivotal role in his life. During this time frame‚ Holden got thrown out of school‚ ran away from his school before he was scheduled
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Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is a very engaging character. He relates to many tennagers but in a quirky and bizarre way. He tells everything like he sees it. There is no sugarcoating and no censoring to his thoughts. He deals with issues like many of us as children‚ but whether he deals with them well and overcomes them is the tricky part. I believe that Holden Caulfield does not change very much throughout the entirety of the novel. However‚ I do believe that he is capable of it. Holden is scared
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stories. Many characters have been given the personality and traits of Hemingway’s hero‚ and the hero himself has been depicted in hundreds of forms. Each depiction impacts and shapes the definition of a code hero. That is why all three figures‚ Holden Caulfield‚ Tony Stark‚ and Chris McCandless‚ despite their differences or hero status‚ share many of the same qualities. Each of these characters experience the typical hero backstory‚ they all experienced a trauma and learned‚ or at least attempted to
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Holden observe that his surrounding is full of crooks. Holden Caulfield has failed out three other prep schools before his parents enroll him to Pencey. The first chapter takes place during the last day of Holden in Pencey. He decided to leave school before the official end of the term. Holden go to Pencey in order to finish his school‚ but eventually he still failing his entire subject due to the lack of interest in an academic’s topic. He believes‚" Pencey do not do any more molding in school."
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In the Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old junior who has just been expelled from Pencey Prep. Although he is sensitive and intelligent‚ he finds the hypocrisy and unpleasantness of the people around him almost unendurable‚ and through his mistrust‚ he tries to protect himself and those whom he cares about from the pain and harsh reality of the world. However‚ the disapproval that Holden has with people around him is also aimed at himself. He does not like opening up and is
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“Holden is an angry‚ vulnerable child who can’t grow up.” Discuss Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist from J.D Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” is a character who has been thoroughly discussed ever since the novel’s publication. Holden’s obsession with thinking about people’s attitudes‚ especially towards him‚ causes him to be critical towards his teachers‚ school peers and even towards people he just met. Holden’s parents are determined to make their son grow up and be successful by persisting
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Holden as the Typical Teenager of Today Holden Caulfield‚ portrayed in the J.D. Salinger novel Catcher in the Rye as an adolescent struggling to find his own identity‚ possesses many characteristics that easily link him to the typical teenager living today. The fact that the book was written many years ago clearly exemplifies the timeless nature of this work. Holden’s actions are those that any teenager can clearly relate with. The desire for independence‚ the sexually related encounters‚ and
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Holden Caulfield entered my office a seemingly controlled‚ passive young adult. It would become utterly obvious that he was the complete opposite. Exposed to great trauma at a very early age‚ he desperately tries to control everything in his life: maturation‚ innocence in others and himself‚ and various other trivial subjects in life which others might pass by. Ultimately trying to be a "Catcher In The Rye"‚ he wants to control and protect the people he loves. Also showing classic symptoms of a borderline
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hypocrisy. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger expresses through Holden Caulfield that hypocrisy results from not being able to connect with others. Although Holden accuses others of being phony‚ in reality‚ Holden is a phony himself and as a result of his hypocrisy‚ he is unable to connect with others‚ suggesting that to connect with others one must be able to accept other people’s flaws. Holden defines others as phonies because he is critical and has a negative
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