The Catcher In The Rye Throughout the book “The Catcher In The Rye” by J.D Salinger ‚ the main character Holden Caulfield struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up . My client Holden Caulfield is suffering from Anxiety. Anxiety Disorder is common and perfectly normal for a person to have fears and to have stressful events that happen to them. Anxiety has an effect on any one of the mental
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(Salinger‚ 170) The selected passage above portrays Holden’s adolescent view of society which he sees as corrupt and in which he cannot seem to function. The passage shows how he alienates himself from society as a whole. Throughout the novel‚ Holden attacks various aspects of humanity and is hypercritical of everyone and everything around him. Holden’s writing style in the passage reflects this conflict within him. Salinger uses diction in this work to show Holden’s maturity level as well as
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Growing up and getting old is part of a natural life span‚ and everyone eventually encounters it. For one it may be a very big step to maturity which may lead to many barriers and challenges. For those who don ’t enter maturity will be left behind in their childhood. The saying "age is nothing but a number" isn ’t completely true‚ with every number that gets added to an age‚ one grows older and develops a mature identity. This leads to receiving many responsibilities and tasks that one may not
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Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye Holden’s Red Hunting Hat - NOTES When one first reads The Catcher in the Rye‚ one might be surprised by the unusual red hunting hat that Holden chooses to wear. It is ironic that Holden criticizes Mr. Spencer for being the kind of old guy that "can get a big bang out of buying a [Navajo] blanket‚" and yet‚ just a few chapters later‚ he admits that he himself gets "a big bang out of that hat." At least on this level‚ the hat hints that Holden has the same characteristics
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.Jean Dee Nell In his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger tells the story of Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled and confused sixteen year old boy. During his three day journey through New York City‚ Holden attempts to put events from his past aside so that he can try and live a normal life by trying to be an adult. Holden wants to live on his own like an adult. He wants to be independent and support himself. In telling this story‚ Salinger wants us to understand that it is important to be the
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complexities. The life of every character starts at birth and ends in death. However fundamental these two events seem in a person’s life‚ there is much more that occurs between the two. Every character takes a journey through life or is called to take one. This journey can be viewed as Joseph Campbell’s Theory of the Quest. Every character‚ at some time‚ is called to start the quest‚ to leave the old life for a new one. Holden‚ the main character and narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is no exception
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The Catcher in the Rye All humans go through many conflicts during their lifespan. Some people go through deep troubles and conflict internally‚ within them self‚ or externally within their surroundings. People tend to work out their problems through their lives‚ but there are cases that a person can’t endure the pressure which may result in depression or even it can lead to committing suicide. In the beautiful novel of The CATCHER in the Rye Holden‚ the protagonist goes through an intense internal
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The Catcher in the Rye “This sentence I’m reading is terrific” I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood (28) | Sarcasm is a typical teenage behavior that is funny to some‚ but annoying to others. In this sentence he uses sarcasm. | “Jane Gallagher‚” I said. I couldn’t get over it. “Jesus H. Christ.” (41) | Jane Gallagher is an important person in Holden’s life. As soon as he hears her name mentioned he gets happy. | He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine‚ on July 18‚ 1946.
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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 Chapter 23-24 1. Holden breaks into tears after his confrontation with Sunny and Maurice in chapter 14. Another time when Holden is crying is when he leaves Pencey. In chapter 7 pages 52 Holden says “I was sort of crying. I don’t know why”. The only real connection I can make about the two evens in which Holden cries is the loss of something. In this case‚ it was not his loss‚ it was Phoebe’s. Phoebe gave him the Christmas money that she was saving. Holden saw it as generosity
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