In the dynamic novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye created by J.D. Salinger‚ portrayed Holden as a dishonest boy with sloth‚ pride‚ and wrath that caused trouble for him. With this thought in mind‚ Holden did not care to apply himself in school; soon you see sloth in him and his grades suffer because of that. Holden wrote about his life‚ school‚ and how he failed most of his classes. He even said‚ “I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all. They gave me frequent warning to start applying
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A psychological breakdown is like a hole. Once you fall in‚ it is hard to climb out. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden’s view of the world remains the same‚ however‚ the world around him changes. Holden’s self-isolation and the realization that he cannot save childhood innocence leads to his breakdown. Holden isolates himself from becoming close with another person as a source of self-protection‚ which ultimately plays a negative impact on his psychological state. While talking to
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Catcher in the Rye Lauryn Altman The initial publisher of 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
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel by J.D. Salinger is a story about a depressed prep student‚ Holden. Holden has been kicked out of countless prep schools. He gets kicked out of Pencey before winter break; the only option is to go back home. As he travels home he goes through rounds of alcohol and has trouble with women. Once he reaches home he talks to Phoebe; his younger sister. Phoebe asks Holden what his dream job was; saving kids from losing their innocence. While spending time with his sister
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Despite being surrounded by others‚ many people tend to feel alone in society. This feeling of mental isolation is shown throughout J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. A sixteen-year-old boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ wanders around New York City after being expelled from his most recent school and encounters numerous people‚ particularly women‚ before going back to his family. Though Holden tries to surround himself with others‚ he never seems to be able to connect to them. Holden is constantly trying
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Rough Draft Whenever a deadly event occurs‚ it can affect the survivor more than the victim in some cases and this is called Survivor’s Guilt. In the novel The Catcher In The Rye author J. D. Salinger represents this by main character Holden Caulfield losing his brother Allie causing Holden to wonder who should have died. As a result‚ Holden shows survivor’s guilt by judging himself and others to unachievable standards. In TCITR Holden is affected by by his
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In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ the character Holden Caulfield demonstrates his unusual behaviour. The narrator introduces the story of an emotionally hurt teenager whose suspicions and personal issues prevent him from being normal in a society full of “phonies” that he does not seem to get along with. It becomes clear that Holden has clouded judgement as he has multiple mood swings with the people he likes‚ and dislikes. Therefore‚ it becomes obvious that some of his personal flaws include
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After examining Holden Caulfield’s transcripts‚ I have reached the conclusion that Holden suffers from teen grief. I have thoroughly analyzed the sessions you have had with Holden and recognized the symptoms of teen grief present in the teen. Major symptoms of teen grief that I have analyzed in Holden are as follows: Indecision‚ change in appetite‚ anger‚ depression‚ substance abuse‚ and irritability. Although these signs are common directly after the loss of an important person‚ Holden has suffered
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There are roughly about 7 billion people in the world‚ and yet many of our youth often find themselves adrift from those surrounding them whether they be friends‚ family‚ or the entire population in general. They struggle to find their identity and a place in society where they can feel they belong. This is the case with Holden Caulfield‚ J.D. Salinger’s main character in the book The Catcher In the Rye‚ a adolescent boy conflicted with his own feelings of isolation and alienation. This is made apparent
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To be crass is to be uncaring‚ or uneducated on a sensitive matter. Many people in the world come to a decision brashly or hastily with what they say and it comes out in a very ignorant way. Occurrences like this are becoming more frequent now than ever. This is because there are more problems that occur nowadays for people to have different opinions on. In Wonder‚ Julian acts crassly towards August throughout the whole story. He treats him like garbage and doesn’t feel bad. He wasn’t educated by
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