The Innocence of Youth Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a complex young man‚ filled with many observations about the world around him. Most of his comments tend to be negative and judgmental; however he appears much more enthusiastic and about his younger siblings‚ and even his past. Events and situations that occurred‚ both in his past and over the course of the novel‚ show signs of Holden’s affection for innocence. Children also allow Holden to
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I could hear the rain hitting the roof as my and Holden’s game of checkers went on. I couldn’t bring myself to move my kings‚ and I smiled as he teased me for it. Our game was quite peaceful‚ we watching each other and listening to the soft sound of the rain coming down. I flinch as the door opens and he walks in. I hear him speak but my mind is racing too much to understand what he says; he takes my silence as an answer and walks away. Holden’s eyes are boring into me‚ but I can’t bring myself to
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ICM met with Ms. Holden at her residence in an effort to monitor her education and employment goals. During this encounter‚ ICM followed up with Ms. Holden to see how her child custody hearing went. Ms. Holden informed ICM that the case was dismissed due to her failure to appear at the court hearing. She stated that she was uncertain of the court date and as a result she missed the hearing. ICM talked with Ms. Holden about keeping a better record of her appointments and provided her with suggestions
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What makes nihilistic Holden Caulfield happy? In the grand scheme of life‚ happiness can often be a rare occurrence. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ knows this all too well. The sixteen-year-old teenager is selectively content. Despite his supposed affluence and attendance in distinguished schools‚ Holden never seems to radiate happiness. Instead‚ he broods in cynical thoughts‚ only recognizing the flaws in people. Judgmental and nihilistic
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“I have been able to sniff out a phony.” (BrainyQuote) said actress Jennifer Coolidge‚ and perhaps she’s never read The Catcher in the Rye. However‚ she certainly sounds like Holden Caulfield who uses the word “phony” in the book an upwards of 40 times‚ all of which used in a negative connotation. Throughout the novel‚ J.D. Salinger develops this theme of phoniness in the adult world through changing personas to fit situations‚ artificial emotions‚ and commenting on movies and fame. We see Holden
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Doing things like writing the same report daily Phony conversations (So‚ the weather‚ coffee etc.) Lunch conversations‚ seeing someone in the hall Monotonous tasks like printing reports the power structure ‘teamwork’ emphasis‚ no room to be individual‚ forced to conform to ideals defined by the boss cubicles‚ all the same he would hate the phone calls‚ where the people have to pretend to be nice and helpful‚ yelled at if not pretend everything is ok He would hate how each day is ‘the same’ Other
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chapters of‚ Catcher In The Rye‚ we can conclude that Holden is a very immature character through his actions and the expression of his thoughts. We can see immaturity in him because he usually lies and calls other people phonies when he himself is a phony as well. Through the use of diction and detail‚ Salinger is able to delineate and hint at the immature personality in Holden. Salinger is able to portray Holden as an immature character by using diction in the book Catcher In The Rye. “Goddam” is
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Critique This book‚ in my opinion‚ was a good book. It’s a book of reality; things that a seventeen year old really goes through. This book shocked me in a few ways. Catcher in the Rye has very inappropriate behavior‚ horrible language use‚ and not the best example for others to look up to. I liked the book and think others should read it. I think many can learn from his mistakes and where it leads him. It doesn’t curse as much as I thought but swears about every other line. I can very well
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The Dangers of Isolation in The Catcher in the Rye It is normal to want to get away from all of the problems of the world‚ but it is not normal to want to be completely isolated from people. Holden wanted to have no human contact what so ever‚ and that is not normal. Throughout the book Holden expresses a rebellious attitude toward the world‚ and this rebellious attitude comes from his infatuation with being alone. He isolates himself from the world because he has not yet found himself and is
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everyday and people die everyday and along the course of life people change. People are born innocent but as they grow up their innocence is lost. In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. He feels that the adult life is corrupt and wishes to be the "Catcher in the Rye" to "save" them from being corrupted by the adult morals of the world. A baby is born without a care in the world‚ it has everything provided for it and it’s born
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