always mistaken for being 13. Holden is the hero‚ the protagonist who suffers from depression‚ nervous breakdown‚ impulsive spending‚ sexual exploration‚ crudeness and sees many erratic behaviors in the world around him. After he gets removed from Pencey Prep school because of his scholastic disappointment in every one of his subjects aside from English‚ Holden embarks
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who are making him miserable. 3. Holden is being ostracized by the fencing team for leaving the foils on the subway. Holden ostracized Pencey prep because he thinks everybody there is a phony and he hates phonies. Holden hates cliques because they are private groups separate from everyone else. Holden was also too "yellow" to join this one fraternity at pencey. 4. In a way‚ Holden is just trying to find himself in the real
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Much time after leaving Pencey Prep‚ and sometime after departing from the subway‚ Holden seeks hospitality in a local bar. Holden regards that all throughout the bar there are nothing but phonies. This crude observation leads to some mild aggravation‚ yet he continues towards a table
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gives a greater understanding of life. While Holden himself may be a fictional character‚ he represents a common figure in society who is often misunderstood. Holden is lonely. Loneliness is created by not playing by the rules. Before Holden leaves Pencey‚ his teacher tells him that he has to “play life according to the rules” (Salinger 12). When growing up‚ parents teach you basic courtesies. There are certain rules to which humans follow; they are used to show politeness‚ to use respect‚ and to
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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 when in reality he longed for anyone to be close with. In the novel‚ Holden got kicked out of Pencey Prep for failing four of five classes. On his way out‚ he decides to pay Mr. Spencer‚ his history teacher‚ a visit. They sit down and Mr. Spencer begins to lecture Holden about his effort in school and his future‚ but Holden refuses to listen to Mr.
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to him instead of any of the other seats in the cart. The woman noticed Holden had a Pencey Prep sticker on his suitcase and asked if he went there and if he knew her son‚ Ernest Morrow. Holden says yes and the woman was very happy and sweet. However‚ Holden truly exemplifies his own personal phoniness when she asks him what his name was. Holden quickly said‚ ‘Rudolf Schmidt‚’ who was actually the janitor at Pencey. Holden then started‚ "shooting the old crap around a little bit" (Salinger 71). Holden
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Written by J. D. Salinger‚ The Catcher in the Rye explores the recollections of an adolescent boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who experiences a nervous breakdown. Salinger illustrates Holden’s personal dilemmas through setting and characterisation to show the readers Holden’s isolation. The Social Network‚ directed by David Fincher‚ is a film of similar context‚ exploring the social isolation a college student‚ Mark Zuckerberg‚ faces while creating the billion dollar social media platform known as Facebook
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CATCHER IN THE RYE (CLIFFNOTES) J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield recounts the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep‚ a private school. After a fight with his roommate‚ Stradlater‚ Holden leaves school two days early to explore New York before returning home‚ interacting with teachers‚ prostitutes‚ nuns‚ an old girlfriend‚ and his sister along the way. J.D. Salinger’s classic The Catcher in the Rye illustrates a teenager’s dramatic struggle against death and growing
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this teenager recalls what happened to him last Christmas. This story forms the basis for his narrative. At the beginning of his story‚ Holden is a student at Pencey Prep School‚ irresponsible and immature. Having been expelled for failing four out of his five classes‚ Holden goes to see Mr. Spencer‚ his history teacher‚ before he leaves Pencey. Mr. Spencer advises him that he must realize that “life is a game” and one should “play it according to the rules‚” but the sixteen-year-old‚ who has already
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departure we encounter in The Catcher in the Rye is in the form of Holden’s goodbye to Pencey Prep in the first chapter. Holden is on the top of Thomson Hill overlooking the whole school and calling to mind all the things he doesn’t like about the school to make the pain of being asked to leave that much easier. Holden recounts that his coat was taken with his gloves in the pocket and his reaction to this was “Pencey was full of crooks. Quite a few guys came from these very wealthy families‚ but it was
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