D. Salinger is given from the perspective of the main character‚ Holden Caulfield. Although the story goes into a considerable amount of detail the reader is not led to believe every part of the story because Holden presents himself as a self-avowed liar‚ and therefore he cannot be trusted. This greatly hinders the reader’s ability to gather valid information and put together their own perspective of Holden’s story. Since Holden Caulfield is the narrator of the novel the reader loses many aspects
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toward some people. Holden also states that he is “the most terrific liar you ever saw in your whole life.” This would support the reason why he continuously says “no kidding.” He wants to make sure that people believe him because many times he knows he’s lying. When he’s on the train talking with Mrs. Morrow about his alleged tumor‚ he “started reading this timetable…just to stop lying.” Next‚ Holden refers to himself as a madman on a few occasions. When Stradlater asks Holden to stop smoking in
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Holden Exposed In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by: JD Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a seventeen year old boy telling a story of around last Christmas when he spent his weekend in New York. Holden is a very opinionated character. He is a character that has been related to by teenagers over the last 60 years. Holden learns throughout the book that childhood innocence can not be protected forever. Everybody needs to grow up at one time or another. This is a great lesson
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quote comes from Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist of the award winning novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. Many people claim to relate to Holden Caulfield because of how genuine he is with the reader. In spite of that‚ critics have continuously challenged the notion that Holden was a reliable narrator. Throughout the story Holden Caulfield demonstrates that he is not a reliable character because he is quick to lie‚ is hypocritical‚ and is mentally unstable. First and foremost‚ Holden is an unreliable
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captures the story of Holden Caulfield‚ who throughout his travels to New York‚ is compelled by his thoughts of characters who are never introduced to readers. The absent characters are as impressed upon him as much as he is affected by those who are among him in the city. The situations in which the characters are introduced are often when Holden is faced with uncomfortable or adult situations. He reminds himself of those who once surrounded him‚ while recollecting the memories‚ Holden is affected by the
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a 17-year-old boy named Holden. Holden gets in a very bad condition after his younger brother Allie dies from Leukemia. He gets mentally ill and suffers from serious depression. Holden goes through tough times in which he has a lot of trouble finding friends and keeping good relationships. Relationship and sexuality are big motifs in the novel‚ which come up very often. Holden is always on the look for a new friend but he always turns away in the last moment. When Holden interacts with women in the
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through a window in other people encourages Holden to take on a job as the catcher of others. His adolescent years are not his finest‚ causing Holden to make himself there for others; so that people will not go over the edge‚ like he does. Holden feels comfort in helping others‚ “…I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff.” (Salinger 173) Phoebe‚ his sister‚ is one of the main people Holden feels he needs to be there for all the time. Holden tends to remain independently strong; however
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Character Analysis: Holden Caulfield Adrienne Sutherland From the first few pages of The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden is portrayed as unreliable. His inability to remember the fencing team’s equipment clearly highlights this characteristic. Not only is Holden unreliable in his actions‚ but also in his narration. During Holden and Sally Hayes’ fight at the skating rink‚ one had to question what actually went down. Holden‚ in his narration‚ claims to not have been yelling at Sally‚ meanwhile Sally repeatedly
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literature. J.D Salinger’s realistic fiction novel Catcher in the Rye follows the titular character Holden Caulfield and his inevitable fall from sanity. Holden is an adolescent who was recently kicked out of Pencey Prep‚ an elite private school‚ as a result of his inability to apply himself. Instead of going back home on the wealthiest side of New York City‚ he explores the underbelly of
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Psychoanalysis of Holden Caulifield Through life we all experience events both physically and emotionally destructive causing us to feel down‚ but most of us bounce back. These feelings are a part of life. Holden Caulifield comes off as a controlled‚ passive‚ typical teenager. As the story progress we learn he is far from it. Holden’s actions‚ thought process‚ his outlook on life and the way he grieves all suggest that he is suffering post traumatic stressed syndrome better known as PTSD. PTSD
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