“You felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road”; Diagnosing Holden with PTSD in Catcher in the Rye Lexie He lived everyday not knowing when his little brother’s time was going to come. He knew it was soon‚ but just not that soon. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ seemed to have an ordinary life‚ until he watched his little brother‚ Allie‚ suffer from Leukemia. This traumatic event heavily affected Holden’s life. Most people that
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Holden Caulfield writes his story from a home to that he has been sent for medical care. He refuses to speak concerning his formative years‚ mentioning solely that his brother D. B. may be a Hollywood author. He hints that he’s bitter as a result of D. B. has sold resolute Hollywood‚ forsaking a career in serious literature for the wealth and fame of the films. He then begins to inform the story of his breakdown‚ starting along with his departure from Pencey school assignment‚ a known faculty he
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written by J.D. Salinger is a reflection of his own life being shown through a teenage boy‚ Holden Caulfield. Like Salinger in the novel Holden jumps from prep school to prep school not finishing each time‚ however excels in English classes. Holden’s life in the novel shook the nation with controversy and curiosity. Illustrated in the text it conveys extreme depression‚ sexual tension‚ love‚ and lewd language. Holden attempts to see the “phony” world through a new light‚ however fails due to the type of
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Catcher in the Rye thought Holden Caulfield was insane. In the story “Catcher in the Rye” by‚ J.D. Salinger‚ Holden was a 16 year old boy who kept being sent to different boarding schools. He had gotten kicked out of a few‚ before wanting to run away and not go back to the schools. His reason for being kicked out is because everyone in his schools were phony and he did not like it. Holden and society are a misfit‚ but Holden is the problem in this story. One example‚ Holden does not think before he
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illustrate Holden Caulfield’s struggles to accept his inevitable transition into adulthood. Multiple people in the novel show and explain to Holden that there is more to life than being a child. The events in Holden’s life have made it challenging to let go of the past. The various symbols displayed in the novel demonstrate Holden’s fight against becoming an adult. His lifestyle choices create
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Patient – Holden Caulfield A. Holden is troubled. Socially accepted. Teenager. B. Holden can be depressed at times. C. Has had a troublesome past. D. Not very emotional and does not form many good relations. E. Immature‚ Childish F. Removes himself from reality. G. Disillusioned-Can’t deal with phonies-leaves H. Self-Ideals‚ too much to follow II. Diagnosis A. Holden Caulfield suffers from PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) B. Throughout his life‚ Holden has
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academic). Holden (our main character) begins to emotionally withdraw himself from society after the death of his beloved brother Allie. The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J. D. Salinger‚ illustrates the themes of innocence‚ melancholy‚ and detachment from society. Using Holden Caulfield as an instrument in his master plan‚ Salinger sees that the common conflict is addressed as well as the need for companionship through a first-person narrative. Salinger paints the beginning picture with Holden‚ all alone
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itself is a journey full of bonding and experiences which lead to wisdom and understanding. Without maturity one may never have these life teaching experiences. This leads to an empty shell of a person never truly feeling passion‚ love or peace. Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is an adolescent struggling to mature into manhood. He is on a journey towards maturity and identity. Holden’s threshold crossing‚ road of trials‚ and flee and return are . The threshold crossing
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is the tendency people have to judge one another. The narrator‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is not only judgmental of the people he meets‚ but of society as a whole. Throughout his experiences‚ he criticizes the phoniness and shallowness that he encounters in the world around him. One sees‚ that while Holden spends much of his time judging the actions and intentions of others‚ he never recognizes his own faults. Throughout the novel‚ Holden runs into both old and new faces. He almost instantly begins to criticize
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novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ details the story of 17 year-old Holden Caulfield. Holden is stuck between childhood and adulthood‚ and his outlook on life makes his transition even more difficult. By the end‚ Holden begins the process of change and starts to show some maturity‚ but still has not fully transitioned into adulthood. Holden’s process of change begins at the end. At the beginning‚ Holden recalls a time when Jane begins crying when he is at her house and says‚ “I don’t
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