Salinger is a coming of age story. It is a story narrated by the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is a sixteen year old boy‚ but has a mind of a ten year old innocent kid. This book is clearly written to show the theme of coming of age because it shows many symbols of coming of age‚ it shows the changes of young adults in modern life‚ and it creates an image of Holden growing up. As a result of Allie’s death‚ Holden feels isolated from the world1‚ so he judges others2‚ defies its institutions3
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teenagers to overcome. Holden Caulfield‚ from The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ is a seventeen year old boy who is in his bloom of youth‚ and growing up. He has just been kicked out from his fourth school‚ which makes things harder for him. Just like Holden‚ Angela Chase‚ from tv series called My So-Called Life‚ is a teenager in ninth grade‚ who had problems about fitting in society until she grows up. Then‚ growing up lets her change her life a bit. Holden Caulfield in The Catcher In The Rye
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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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Introduction” (1963). He published his last work in 1965‚ called "Hapworth 16‚ 1924" Holden Caulfield‚ who is the narrator and protagonist of the story‚ begins the narrating in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania‚ at his former boarding school Pencey Prep. The majority of the story later takes place in New York City during Christmas‚ shortly after the Second World War somewhere between 1940 and 1950. In the story you get to follow Holden through various famous landmarks throughout New York City‚ such as Central Park
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they may be young‚ can experience just as much trauma as an adult. Said trauma can include death of a loved one‚ illness‚ accidents‚ violent personal assaults‚ and more. In the case of The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ suffered the unfortunate loss of his brother Allie‚ thus leading him to carry on in un life in solitude‚ depression‚ and fear of what he once loved. Consequently‚ prompting the diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a
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controversial author J.D. Salinger ’s Catcher in the Rye. This novel depicts the main character Holden Caulfield ’s experiences just after getting kicked out of the prestigious Pency Academy. Through his journey Holden often describes people and situations he comes in contact with as phony. In fact it is Holden ’s "phony phobia" that keeps him from maturing from an innocent boy to an independent adult. It is Holden ’s "phony phobia" that keeps him from experiencing intimacy‚ and being a part of the adult
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pressures of society. In the play “Death of a Salesman” by‚ Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman is a good example of this‚ as well as a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by‚ J.D Salinger. They are both men living in a controlling society‚ and feel it is too hard to keep up with all of the expectations. Holden is always looking at the world in a negative way‚ pointing out the negativity in everyone‚ and everything around him. Willy on the other hand is an old man
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way you handle a problem that comes to you. Holden is a lonely person and very compassionate. An example of Holden being irresponsible is when Holden was on the train with the fencing team and he had left the equipment on the train (3). An example of Holden being lonely is Holden’s attachment to ally; you see that Holden is still attached to ally because when phoebe asks Holden what he enjoys he tells her “I like Ally” (171). This mainly shows that Holden still relies on his brother even though he
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to Jane Gallahger when he realizes Stradlater (17-19) Possessive over Jane Indirectly becoming infuriated by the thought of Stradlater with Jane and childishly tackling Stradlater to the ground‚ causing Stradlater to become furious and punching Caulfield (22-25) Consistency of lying to others - immaturity in society Using false identities out of boredom
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that how late it is and on the next page it tells us that Holden is not even feeling sleepy or tired which is quoted on page number sixty-six‚ “It was still pretty early. I’m not sure what time it was‚ but it wasn’t too late. The one thing I hate to do is to go to bed when I’m not even tired.” This shows that even after midnight he doesn’t even feel tired or sleepy‚ one of the symptoms of depression. This could happen to anyone though but Holden is showing multiple other symptoms of depression throughout
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