In the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield displays characteristics of the cynic ’s mentality. Holden hates everything about the world‚ he finds it "phony" (Salinger). That mentality in itself may very well be a defense mechanism that Holden displays when he is uncomfortable or put into a certain position‚ perhaps when he is nervous. Cynicism is a view on life that people develop through life experiences. Where‚ when‚ and how Holden developed a cynical personality and why
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Vernon Hill‚ a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Worcester‚ MA‚ with its abandoned‚ worn-down tenements‚ boarded windows‚ and graphite signs initially intimidated me. I rode with ease in my parents’ Suburban to Worcester Academy‚ atop Vernon Hill‚ for lacrosse practices‚ but once I stepped off campus‚ I was nervous walking around and daunted by the decrepit surroundings. I had grown up in a bubble of privilege and was unfamiliar with the drastic inequities between my lacrosse team and the children
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I. Patient – Holden Caulfield A. Holden is troubled. Socially accepted. Teenager. B. Holden can be depressed at times. C. Has had a troublesome past. D. Not very emotional and does not form many good relations. E. Immature‚ Childish F. Removes himself from reality. G. Disillusioned-Can’t deal with phonies-leaves H. Self-Ideals‚ too much to follow II. Diagnosis A. Holden Caulfield suffers from PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) B. Throughout his life‚
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Flight tells us the story of young boy named Zits. He’s half-Indian Half-Irish and has had rough childhood since his mother’s death and his father left them. Missing he love that he deserved‚ Zits grows to be an angry‚ cold hearted (at first sight) and somehow shameful of his image and his lack of connection to his Irish and Indian heritage. Zits seems to have built a wall around himself so that he can’t be hurt again‚ we see that when he first wakes up on his new foster home. His reaction to the
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Holden is the protagonist in the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1945). Holden is a character who tries to seek for dignity‚ but he has some flaws holding him back. Holden is passive and unwilling to examine himself and seek his own dignity. Three reasons for his tragic flaw are: his craziness‚ his immaturity‚ and his phoniness and madman stuff. The first reason for Holden’s flaw is his craziness. He acts this way because he is not normal like others. Something that he repeats constantly
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Brad McCord-4 Rye Catcher The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D Salinger that deals with acceptance of the modern world‚ alienation‚ and the retention of youth. The Catcher in the Rye is portrayed through the eyes of Holden Caulfield; a lousy student that is fed up with society and the phoniness of the adult world. J.D Salinger mirrored himself through Holden Caulfield by projecting a shared adolescent life and a favorability toward alienation. J.D Salinger provided many aspects of his life
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Austin Berryman Mrs. O American Literature 4 4 October 2012 Things Change The more things change the more they stay the same in Holden Caulfield’s case is wrong. In the story‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield had to go through many changes to become the person he is at the end of the story. The many changes he went through matured him into a man that accepts life. Holden in the story went through many obstacles to survive when he ran away from home. The death of his brother Allie contributed
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Catcher in the Rye Analysis Catcher in the Rye takes place in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s‚ written in 1951 by J.D. Salinger. Salinger implores the reader to struggle alongside Holden Caulfield as protagonist and reader simultaneously explore the boundaries and meanings of childhood‚ innocence‚ and the duality of these two identities existing in tandem. Salinger has written Catcher in the Rye to preserve the struggle to find oneself‚ and the denial of one’s growth‚ through loss‚ experience
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Diagnosing a Schizophrenic Schizophrenia is a long term‚ typically untreatable mental disorder which can interfere in a person’s daily routine. Any person diagnosed with schizophrenia has a deviating perception of reality. In other words it “affects the way a person acts‚ thinks‚ and sees the world” (“Schizophrenia” 1). In Andrew Horowitz’s‚ “The Hitchhiker” a 15-year old boy‚ Jacob‚ leaves an asylum for the first time after nine years in order to spend his birthday with his parents. On the way
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The novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger explores the pain of growing up through the experiences of Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen year old boy who has just flunked out of school and thinks he has nowhere to go. Holden feels detached and has no one to listen to him. Salinger starts off the novel with Holden buying a red hunting hat. This hat has a big peak and funny looking earlaps. Holden doesn’t wear the hat in front of people because he thinks he looks crazy in it‚ but he wears it when he
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