respectively. They were obsessed with the character Holden and used the concepts of the book in their reasons of murder‚ or in John Hinckley’s case‚ attempt murder. Mark David Chapman was obsessed with two things: The Catcher in the Rye and John Lennon. After he read the novel for the first time‚ the story took a great personal significance on him‚ to the extent that he wanted to model his life after Holden Caulfield. He signed letters and statements with "Holden" and "the Catcher in the Rye". In 1979‚ two
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perspective. Holden Caulfield is an unusual protagonist for supporting this theme because his central goal is to resist the process of maturity itself. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary‚ Holden’s last name Caulfield literally symbolizes caul‚ the membrane enveloping the head of a child at birth." Holden fears change and is overwhelmed by complexity. Holden desires everything to be easily understandable and eternally fixed. During a visit to the museum of natural history Holden uses exhibits
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that would describe Holden Caulfield perfectly. J.D. Salinger’s Cather in the Rye is all about a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield in a mental hospital recalling a crazy weekend he had the previous year. It goes everywhere from prostitutes to illegal drinking. In the novel Holden exemplifies a borderline personality order with his mood swings‚ what most would call impetuous decisions‚ and constant morbid thoughts. Holden has intense mood swings throughout the whole novel. Holden states‚ “I probably
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crisis. The Catcher in the Rye is a prominent tale where the protagonist‚ Holden‚ endeavors to find out who he really is‚ a “grown-up” or just an immature teenage boy. In “New Husband” Chika fights to keep her cultural identity while being pressured by her husband to assimilate into the American culture. Although both protagonists in The Catcher in the Rye and “New Husband” struggle with finding their identity‚ Chika and Holden show contrast because of the forces trying to change their identity and
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The novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ involves a teenager named Holden Caulfield that swings between childhood and adulthood constantly. Salinger portrays Caulfield as an adolescent that goes through different levels of depression‚ which is what American youth were facing during the time period it was written. Critic Maxwell Geismer states the book protest “against both the academic and social conformity of its time period‚ but what does it argue for?” The book argues that society
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This semester‚ I read the book The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. This is a stunning book about a teenager named Holden Caulfield who has gotten kicked out of prep school after prep school‚ and after being kicked out of his current school‚ he tries to avoid making contact with his parents so they don’t find out that he flunked out of school. He has days of self-reflection and thinking while wandering the streets‚ going to countless bars‚ and meeting up with people from his past. He remembers
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Victoria Matero English II H March 3‚ 2013 Holden Caulfield is one of the most hypocritical characters in literature. He spends the entire book complaining about all of the ’phonies’ around him when in truth he is one of the biggest phonies of all. Throughout the novel‚ there are many events where Holden exemplifies his hypocrisy. There are three primary examples. Holden first displays hypocrisy when he met Earnest Morrow’s mother on the train on his way to New York. Also‚ when he
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something Holden Caulfield learned through experience. Holden Caulfield is a perfect example of a person in denial. Holden seems to believe that everything that happens to him is because of someone else ’s actions and that none of his mishaps have come around due to his own poor judgment. He is denying that he often makes terrible decisions. Soon enough‚ he gets over that‚ but doesn ’t get over the fact that he has ongoing issues that he needs to be aware of and start to resolve. Holden hides his
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There are many other people whose murders or attempted murders are thought to be connected to The Catcher in the Rye‚ such as Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassination on John F. Kennedy‚ and Robert John Bardo ‚ the man who killed Rebecca Schaeffer. Holden Caulfield might have some criminal potential as well‚ having similar traits of killers. Mark David Chapman was absolutely obsessed with The Catcher in the Rye. He saw the book as his inspiration to kill
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illnesses are some of the most difficult to diagnose‚ yet some of the most common illnesses in humans. JD Salinger‚ the author of Catcher in the Rye‚ once said that Holden Caulfield‚ the controversial and main character of the story‚ only needed a little attention and affection to help him find happiness. Despite these views‚ it is clear that Holden illnesses at such a young age with such a traumatic experience led him to have a different mindset than the rest of society. The Catcher in the Rye offers numerous
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