Holden Caulfield is the main character in the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" the reader can see the world through his eyes as he is the one narrating the story in first person. Holden is a young teenager‚ the age of sixteen who is emotionally disturbed and confused boy who is entering the journey of adulthood. Holden is a typical teenager who is rather irritated and disgusted by the society that surrounds him. To me he comes across as a witty individual because of the way he makes fun of‚ as he
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The Catcher in the Rye: Holden and Modern Teenagers The characteristics of Holden from the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ will be compared to the "modern teenager". The characteristics of both sets of teenagers are basically similar‚ but in some parts‚ they are different. I chose myself as the modern teenager to be compared to Holden. There will be four major subjects to be talked about in the essay. The main subjects that are going to be discussed in this essay are academics‚ family
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Background of the Study A. Presentation of the Problem In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield became a model of the rebellious and confused adolescent who detected the “phoniness” of the adult world. This showed that he had a serious psychological problem. From the start to the end‚ Holden has no sense of direction or resolution in deciding what to do with his life. Though the characterization of Holden’s remains static and irresolute through the book‚ Salinger’s writing leaves
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Catcher in The Rye: Holden Caulfield’s Perception and Gradual Acceptance of the "Real" World. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significannot ly through the novel. However as the novel progresses‚ Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. During the short period of Holden’s life covered in this book‚ "Holden does succeed in making us perceive that
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Finance is also the most important‚ for it is like a care. It can move because of petrol. The next point is about kind of leader in your company that you should have known whether he is a good leader or not. For the good leader‚ he can run everything‚ not only can manage marketing‚ finance‚ or general administration‚ but also he can to control all situations. For instance‚ he knows what all very staff wants‚ and understand the mind of all co-workers. Especially‚ to be strongly confident‚ whenever
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Holden Caulfield‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is much like the typical teenager of today. Throughout the novel‚ Holden goes through problems that many modern teenagers can relate to. Holden is a lonely teenager who struggles to find direction in life. His actions are very similar to those of teenagers today. Some important characteristics Holden shares with modern teenagers are his longing to be free and independent‚ his struggle between childhood and adulthood‚ and the fact that he is lost and does
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The Catcher in the Rye and The Red Badge of Courage detail the gradual maturation of two immature boys into self-reliant young men. The steady speed at which Salinger’s and Crane’s language streams enables the reader to see the independent events that lead up to the ultimate rite of passage for both Henry and Holden. Although the pinnacle of maturity Holden reached concerned his pessimistic view of the world and Henry’s was a unifying moment of bravery‚ both boys experienced an epiphany over the
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Holden Caulfield: Holden Caulfield is an intelligent but insecure high-school junior who is expelled from Pencey Prep which is the fourth boarding school he has attended for failing four out of five subjects. Although Holden seems likable and has a good sense of humour‚ he has difficulty facing reality‚ in particular his inability to adjust to his peers and society in general. Caulfield is immature and refuses to grow and doesn’t like to moved on. He wears the red hunting hat is certainly a
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the world. On Page 183 Holden says ‘you could tell the two hot- shots I was with weren’t enjoying it too much. They stayed close as hell to me‚ and the one that didn’t talk at all practically was holding onto my sleeve’. Holden calls them ‘hot shots’ because they acted phony by bunking school and then lying about there being no school. (P182). Throughout the novel‚ Holden seems to have a problem with the whole idea of ‘phoniness’‚ yet at times‚ he himself acts phony. Holden considers movies to be
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the ways in which different attitudes to marriage are represented in “Top Girls” and the novel “Catcher in the Rye” In Top Girls Churchill presents marriage through different characters‚ with separate views shared by each character from the male‚ female‚ modern and historical perspective on the subject. These views are shown through their relationships‚ interactions and the choices that they have made. Similarly‚ in Catcher in the Rye two very different views on marriage are shared through the characters
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