Essay – Holden Caulfield is the archetypal 20th Century anti-hero. Discuss. Holden Caulfield is a typical anti-hero from the 20th century who features as the main character from the novel‚ Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger. The young teenage boy says that he wants to be the one who stands at the bottom of the cliff and catch the children that are playing in the Rye that may run off the edge accidently. This is a dream‚ not reality however it indicates that Holden is desperate to preserve childhood
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novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the theme of isolation is exemplified through Holden Caulfield’s relationship with others‚ distance from reality‚ and his own identity. Throughout the novel‚ Holden experiences isolation in various ways. One of the main ways in which he experiences isolation is from others and society. Holden constantly separates himself from others in order to protect himself from their phony ways. Holden
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As with catcher in the rye‚ it was first published in 1951 and is written in American English and also has many colloquial words and is also written as if the main character is speaking (first person narrative) directly to you. The main characters Holden (Catcher in the rye) and Philip Pirrip‚ referred to as pip because " My fathers name being Pirrip and my Christian name being Philip my infant tongue could make no more of both names than pip‚ so I called
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Crazy Holden Caulfield In the United States today‚ a person commits suicide about every twenty minutes (Whybrow). Many of these people end their life‚ due to a mental illness. Extreme emotions and dramatic moods swings are part of being human‚ but at a certain point‚ they can take over someone’s entire existence. Mental disorders are common‚ and often show up in literature to add a deeper layer of complexity to a character. The human psyche is complex on its own‚ so when a emotional disorder is added
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her life and the way she lives. Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder is a main reason for Emily’s difficulties and mental state. Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder is also known as PTSD. It is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened. PTSD is a disorder that a person may not know he or she has. The symptoms of Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder can be severe at times. Symptoms
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GOALS: To decrease the anxiety symptoms from at least two times per day to one time or none per day‚ and from five times per week to two or three days per week. According to the client‚ he was able to decrease the anxiety symptoms from at least two times per day to one time or none per day‚ and from five times per week to two or three days per week. The client was using relaxation skills‚ progressive muscle relaxation and to apply it in his daily life aiming to reduce the anxiety symptom level. To
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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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critiquing. There is a strong resemblance of Holden Caulfield to J.D. Salinger in which one could say it is quite autobiographical about Salinger’s views of the world. Whereas Holden gave up the dream of ditching society and living by himself away from everyone else‚ Salinger didn’t. After the success of the novel put him in high demand in the public eye‚ he withdrew and lived a life of isolation. Salinger’s early life indeed paralleled that of the character Holden in
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Holden’s phony ways are portrayed throughout the whole novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. If Holden lived in the year 2015 he would have been seen as one of the biggest phonies to modern day teenagers. Social Medias have also made that easier to conclude‚ giving people a clear view of all the phonies. Although Holden wouldn’t be about to handle social medias‚ he would be able to express his phony ways freely. Holden Caulfield is a phony. Even though the story is being told from his point of view we can conclude
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Holden Caulfield is a very sophisticated character created by J.D. Salinger‚ not comparable to many characters in other novels. One character he relates strongly with is Phoebe Caulfield. As Holden superior in age to Phoebe‚ she is clearly the more mature person in state of mind. Phoebe tries to be the best that she can be in school‚ achieving A’s on almost everything she does‚ while Holden doesn’t apply himself in anything but English class. One thing that they have in common is the knowledge to
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