The Catcher in the Rye Essay Bertrand Arthur William Russell once said‚ “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” Every day‚ thousands of people have an emotional or psychological breakdown. It can be spontaneous or it can be built up and that person can leave signs that would show an oncoming breakdown. In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a 16 year old troubled boy who
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(Provide examples from the text). In the first sentence in chapter 3‚ Holden tells the reader‚ “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.” How does this connect to his character? How does Holden Caulfield’s name encompass his personality? What kind of reading does Holden like? What authors and types of stories do you enjoy? What is Holden’s criterion for a good book? Does Catcher in the Rye meet this criterion for you? Tell us about the topic you are choosing for the third paper and
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style‚ is about Holden‚ and all the troubles he has encountered through school‚ family‚ friends‚ and basically life. Holden has been expelled from a private school in Pennsylvania because of failing classes‚ and decides to go to New York for three days before going home to his disappointed parents. At the beginning of the novel‚ Holden seems to be like any other 16-year-old young man. But the novel progressively displays through various examples of symbolism that Holden has many problems coping
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Amari McFadden January 2‚ 13 Business of Sports School Holden Paper The Catcher in the Rye – Holden Character Paper A common question asked since J.D Salinger wrote and published the book The Catcher in the Rye is‚ is Holden Caulfield an sympathetic or unsympathetic character is he a protagonist or an antagonist? I believe Holden is a sympathetic character that just has a weird way of expressing his feelings and may have emotional and psychological problems. Even though Holden has
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The Glass Case In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ the author‚ J.D. Salinger‚ takes the reader through Holden Caulfield’s struggles with adolescence as he makes his way through New York City in the 1940’s. Salinger shows how Holden attempts to go on an unrealistic quest to save children from a sudden loss of innocence. Holden’s wake-up call comes in the form of his little sister‚ Phoebe‚ who unintentionally illustrates to her big brother that reaching for the gold ring isn’t always a scary thing
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Title In this novel‚ Holden Caulfield gets kicked out of his school and stays in New York for a couple of days before 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
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Allie‚ he has never been the same and is forced to grow up too fast. Also‚ Holden has a strong relationship with his young sister Phoebe‚ whose childish innocence is what keeps him happy. Even a young boy Holden sees walking on the side of the curb one day reflects the life that Holden has‚ but also the life that Holden lost at a young age. These children in the novel all represent the theme of innocence because the children all have an innocence that Holden longs for because he lost it so quickly. Holden
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only deteriorates from this point on as the more he looks around this world‚ the more depressing life seems.<br><br>Around every corner Holden sees corruption. He looks out on a world which appears completely immoral and unscrupulous. In those three days the novel places a distressed Holden in the vicinity of Manhattan. The city is decked with decorations and holiday splendor‚ yet‚ much to Holden ’s despair seldom yields any occasions of peace‚ charity or even genuine merriment. Holden is surrounded
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Patient Analysis Report: Holden Caulfield‚ age 17‚ was brought to me‚ Dr. Joseph M. Guerrieri M.D. at Sutter Center for Psychiatry‚ by his parents as a result of his recent behaviors. Holden is a 6‘2” tall and healthy young man. In multiple therapy sessions he has brought up his family and friends. One family member in particular that was brought up was his younger brother‚ Allie‚ who passed away of leukemia when Holden was 13 years old. (Salinger 49) Allie’s death seems to be the root of Holden’s
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with the people around him‚ he decides to start his Christmas break early before returning home to his parents. There he will face the consequences of being expelled from yet another school due to his rebellious nature. Over the course of his five-day journey‚ Holden is highly critical of the people around him. However‚ he is much more sensitive when it comes to women and struggles with feelings towards sex and relationships. Holden is uncomfortable and awkward around women‚ but he claims
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