Examples Of Deception In Catcher In The Rye

Holden's constantly telling that he is different from everyone else, who he defines as "phonies", wearing his hunting cap to make him standout in society, and inability to make a social contact with a Jane Gallagher, who he constantly brings up, are just a few lucid examples of his self-alienation of society. Holden feels and uses this alienation to protect himself from the harshness of society is this constant defense mechanism eventually leads to his

Holden depends on alcohol and cigarettes. According to A Teenagers Nutritional Needs, “Adolescents are hungry all the time… especially boys.” As Holden is an adolescent he should be eating most of the time but he doesn't. Holden mentions that he was supposed to be on a diet consisting of starches to gain weight but he isn't on the diet (Salinger 107). Since teenagers require more energy than adults they are encouraged to eat starch, Holden just depends on alcohol. He doesn't eat healthily and he is on the road to self destruction due to his overuse of alcohol. He's been in New York for quite some time now, but it is hardly stated that he eats, Holden drinks and smokes more than he eats food. Holden should be more aware of his health. He knows that he should be on a diet, he acknowledges that he is skinny (Salinger 107) but yet he refuses to eat. His decision to survive on alcohol may cost him his life if he isn't careful. He might collapse from the lack of nutrients in the body with no one around to make certain that he is okay. Holden is depressed due to past encounters he’s had and his depression causes him to lose his appetite which leads to bad decision making. Should Holden continues farther down this road to self- destruction, it will be difficult to get him back which will lead to his ultimate

Imagine a person constantly lying to get through the world, lying to themselves just to keep themselves in a relatively good state of mind. But they don’t always realize it. Throughout the novel Catcher in the Rye, Holden, the narrator if the story, is one of those people. Holden will often believe that what he says is honest, but as the story progresses, readers can tell that not all that he mentions is all true. In J.D.Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Holden’s lies are to protect himself and others and keep himself out the wrong because he is worried about his own survival.

Holden is unable to accept realities of life because of his negative personality. He claims that many people are phony and that they try to do things to make them look better than they are. Holden also thinks of many things as depressing. “It was really nice sightseeing, if you know what I mean. In a way, it was sort of depressing, too, because you kept wondering what the hell would happen to all of them” (p. 123). Holden always finds a down side to a situation. He fails to recognize the good sides of life, and this prevents him from seeing advantages in adulthood that are not present in his life.

Because he believes himself to be good looking, his appearance is not an issue. However, he tends to push others away (probably unintentionally). Therefore, his peers avoid or ignore him. Peer rejection instigates low self-esteem in Holden, resulting in feelings of loneliness and depression in addition to social difficulties. Throughout the story, Holden frequently mentions feeling depressed and lonely. He also has problems getting along with people. Few outside his family desire him around. An example of this is occurs when Holden meets with Luce, an old prep school acquaintance, in a bar and is blatantly cast off.

Holden hates phonies, yet he partakes in their many interactions to fit into what he imagines all adult like. I agree with Holden’s view point, everyone has a facade they put on in order to make people see how funny they are, or how smart they are. The adults going out for cigarettes is a sign of maturity that Holden attempts to emulate, but to no avail his attempts are futile as he is forever on the cusp between polarizing ideas of both innocence and maturity.

Holden has taken so much rejection that he has started to ignore his own health. He has started to drink too much alcohol to be healthy, smokes too much, and does drugs. “First, mental health issues may cause you to neglect your health, as when a diabetic is too depressed to monitor her blood sugar.” (Young, pg.2) “I ordered a scotch and soda, and told him to mix it. I said it fast as hell, because if you hem-and-haw, they think you're under twenty-one and won’t sell you any intoxicating liquor.” (Salinger, ch. 10) Holden has started to ignore his health. Holden has done illegal things such as drugs. Drugs can cause

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, portrays Holden Caulfield as a manic-depressive. Holden uses three techniques throughout the novel to cope with his depression. He smokes, drinks, and talks to Allie. Although they may not be positive, Holden finds comfort in these three things.

Holden Caulfield encounters himself facing issues of acceptance of death, growing up, and parental neglecting that prevents him from completely understanding why it is that he is severely depressed. One of the hardships Holden must cope with is his inability to come to terms with death, of his younger brother, Allie. We often discover

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is the story of a young man making his way through New York city, enduring hardship, and figuring out life along the way. Although the story focuses on Holden at this point in his life, the story also details events that have happened previously, throughout his childhood and adolescence. These events have been a part of the development of Holden as a character, and make up the reasons Holden behaves and does things a little differently than others. Holden Caulfield is a lonely person who becomes increasingly depressed throughout the story. He is also judgmental towards others and continuously lies as a form of entertainment.

One of the greatest American Literature writers, J.D. Salinger, was familiar with a rough childhood by experience. He was able to parallel his experiences to the experiences of Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in The Catcher in Rye. In this novel, Holden experiences conflicts that most youth are not familiar with. The conflicts in Holden Caulfield’s life are caused by various forces and circumstances.

It is important to realize in the book, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden has experienced his fair share of trauma. From skipping school and smoking cigarettes, to sleeping with prostitutes, Holden tries to cope with his feelings of pain. His main source of coping throughout this book was his use of insults and judging others. Holden is using these to try and make himself feel like just another teenage boy, but the reality he struggles with his mental health. The author is clearly trying to help readers understand the thoughts of a depressed individual Holden experienced his fair share of traumatic events.

No doubt, Holden has a troubled past. One way to understand Holden's uncommon combination of characteristics is to look at the traumatic events in his childhood, most importantly the death of his brother, Allie. How Holden reacts to his brother's death, by smashing all of the windows in the garage that night, shows that this event has had the most impact of any on his life. One thing that is worth noting is that Holden thinks very highly of Allie, We don't doubt that Allie was a great kid, but according to Holden, he's the most intelligent, nicest, sweetest, most endearing kid

He drinks, he smokes and rebel against both his teachers and adults. Holden is a very negative person and is constantly trashing other people, if not he is lying to them. He likes calling people ‘phonies’, even tough he acts like a phony himself. And this is his hefty scare, he is terrified of growing up, yet he realises it is time for his body is changing and turning him into a man. Holden has had an uncomplicated life if you disregard away from his brother’s death. He comes from a good family, has never lacked anything and has agreeable opportunities. An instead of using this to his advantage, he gets sucked down into a pessimistic and sad vortex. He never feels at home anyplace or feels a strong connection to people. Rebelling is an ordinary thing to go through in your adolescence and Holden has it bad. He is indeed a ‘rebel without a

Having no role adult role models in his life besides his teachers, he looks to his peers and adopts some of their habits and strategies they use to in tough situations. Since starting off the book we learn that Holden is flunking out of the school he is attending currently (Pencey Prep) and he is planning to leave before the date he is supposed to and take a trip to New York. Right away this is a coming way out of left field because usually, teenagers don’t go into the city for a few days unaccompanied. Before he left the school he got in a huge fight with his roommate, he kept egging him on calling him names and such and wouldn’t stop even when his roommate asked nicely, he got punched but Stradlater (roommate) instantly felt remorse and said “ Why the hell don’tcha shut up when I tellya to?”(pg58) He didn’t want to hurt Holden but felt like he had no other choice than to hit him, and when he felt bad about it, Holden had a blank expression on his face not even considering that he was also at fault. This happens another time in the book when the prostitute and her pimp come back to Holden 's hotel room and he opens his mouth up and gets beaten up once again. Holden said “ You’re a dirty moron, You’re a stupid chiseling moron… and you’ll be---” (p135). He was cut off, punched, and knocked out, his wallet and the money he “owed” they took, and instead of admitting to himself that he made a mistake and gotten himself in a bad situation he