The book Catcher in the Rye is set in the 1940’s. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old boy from New York City‚ and he’s recently flunked out of several prestigious boarding schools because he doesn’t apply himself. You can tell from reading just a few simple pages that he indeed is an extremely bright kid‚ but he is viewed as a judgmental cynic and doesn’t give much of anything a chance. Their are about a million different things that "kills" Holden‚ but phony people are at the top of his extensive
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going through chronic depression and their use of different coping methods which eventually leads to a mental breakdown. This teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ psychologically crumbles under manic depression through a series of agonizing events. These events truly affect his psychological state and eventually separates him from his chance of regaining his mental health. Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye fails to overcome his mental challenges and attempts
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Amelia Lee Freeland 1/2 Who is Holden Caulfield? Many adolescents struggle with finding who they are and how they fit into this world. According to Lewis Judd ’s “The Normal Psychological Development of the American Adolescent‚” adolescents develop a sense of self-concept through the means of experimentation‚ daydreams‚ and in actual or physical activities. Holden Caulfield‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is one such example. Troubled by the early death of his brother‚ Allie‚ and
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growing up is more difficult without healthy coping mechanisms and communication skills. When Holden was in New York‚ he visited a museum and described it as. “...in that museum was that everything stayed right where it was...you could go there a hundred thousand times… only thing would be different would be you “ (128). Museums contain snapshots that show the past in many different ways. In relation to Holden‚ he likes them because they do not change‚ unlike his ever changing world‚ and everything is
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Rye is the story of young Holden Caulfield angst-ridden struggle with growing up and dealing with “phonies”. Holden is the protagonist and narrator of this story‚ Holden’s narration proves to be unreliable through his compulsive lying‚ inconsistent memory‚ and his cynical perception of reality. To begin‚ Holden exhibits his unreliableness as a narrator through his constant need to fabricate a new reality. After making up an excuse to leave an old teacher’s house‚ Holden highlights what a great liar
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Salinger’s most popular novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ is narrated from the point of view of the main character‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden is a very judgemental character who spends a lot of his time judging other people as a way to avoid looking into himself. His critiques of the people around him are often things that he himself is guilty of. Much of what you learn about Holden Caulfield‚ you learn from the way he judges other people. One of Holden’s favorite things to call people is‚ “phony
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Throughout Holden’s experiences in the novel‚ he shows a sense of bravery and adventure. To start off‚ Holden went against the social norm by leaving his school. Instead of focusing on academics‚ he spends his time trying to understand the outside world and the psychology of adults. Holden shows bravery by adventuring through New York City alone‚ which is very dangerous. Examples of this would include Holden accepting an offered prostitute. On top of this‚ he defied the prostitute’s request for more money
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The Glass Case In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ the author‚ J.D. Salinger‚ takes the reader through Holden Caulfield’s struggles with adolescence as he makes his way through New York City in the 1940’s. Salinger shows how Holden attempts to go on an unrealistic quest to save children from a sudden loss of innocence. Holden’s wake-up call comes in the form of his little sister‚ Phoebe‚ who unintentionally illustrates to her big brother that reaching for the gold ring isn’t always a scary thing
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HOLHOLDEN CAULFIELD PSYCHOLOGY Holden Caulfield is a seventeen-year old teenager from a privileged family. He is the protagonist of “The Catcher in the Rye” written by J.D. Salinger. Throughout the book‚ Holden’s attitude will remain the same‚ disappointed and uncomfortable in this world‚ although he can be very sensitive. He faces a lot of struggles that will make his future difficult and maybe‚ unrealizable. His attitude will be misunderstood by the reader. Some will talk about
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author. Holden notes that when he finishes a book‚ “You wish the author was a good friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it‚” and while Holden seeks an author who will empathize with him‚ Salinger rejects that very notion (Salinger 6). Even though Salinger despises the assumed connection between the novel and its author‚ in analyzing The Catcher in the Rye‚ hints of Salinger’s attitudes and experiences are seen throughout the development of Holden Caulfield
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