How Is Holden Caulfield Crazy

    Holden Caulfield, the main character in J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher In The Rye, feels that he needs to protect people around him, because he failed to protect his brother Allie from death. Holden feels that he has to care for those close to him. He watches over Jane, Phoebe, and even Mrs. Murrow when he meets her on the train. Holden tries to shield these people from distress. He does not want to fail anyone else.

In the beginning of Catcher in the Rye, Holden was extremely selfish and didn’t ever consider other people’s opinions and how they might feel. As the story has gone he has continued to move along he has failed to realize that not all people are phony and mean. He goes on the date and as they are going in to a cab he thinks, “I sort of hated old Sally by the time we got into the cab, after listening to phony Andover bastard for about ten hours” (140). Holden is trying to be friends with Sally, but realizes that it’s not going over well. Holden is beginning to realize that the people he is trying to be friends with are not working out for him because he does not allow himself to blend with people. He is getting himself deeper into isolation and

Adolescence, this is a time where you figure out who you truly are. This soul searching leads to self realization. Holden Caulfield from The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger, has trouble accepting himself. Throughout his days he would put on a cap just to be someone else. It is his get away place, a place of isolation. A way for him to seclude from the world and become someone he isn’t. This is relatable to numerous teens. Though Holden could be described using numerous adjectives, Holden's character can be perfectly described as ignorant, a liar, and a slacker. He is ignorant because he does not learn from his mistakes. He is a compulsive liar. Finally, he is a slacker because he avoids work. Holden is just like countless people out there who do not apply themselves. You see, Holden could be smart. He could be successful. He just doesn’t have the motivation or ambition to do so.

In today's world people get irritated by people who are different from them. Readers can see this in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Holden suffers from depression and he has many different problem in his life that he has to deal with. Although Holden is a troubled boy who is trying to find where he fits in, readers see him as irritating because he is judgmental, immature and a hypocrite.

J.D. Salinger, the author of the Catcher in the Rye, was a skilled writer. Salinger wrote about a wide variety of characters throughout this novel, many of these characters had a complex personality. Holden Caulfield is the main character in the Catcher in the rye. Holden is a unique character and he shares very little traits with the other people he encounters throughout the novel besides his younger sister, Phoebe. Holden and Phoebe Caulfield have two very different personalities but they share some distinct similarities. Holden is a gloomy, pessimistic, and unstable teenager. Phoebe, on the other hand, is a lively, optimistic, and innocent child. Throughout the novel Holden spends his time trying to act mature while Phoebe is living out the childhood he never had. Phoebe and Holden have very different personalities and outlooks on life. While the two have such opposing traits, they have a similar background and upbringing.

He complains throughout The Catcher in the Rye about his rough childhood, yet his constant complaining helps the reader discern as to why he acts out the way he does. Holden starts off the story explaining what the reader is reading. He explains how he resents his brother D.B. since D.B. is actually doing something with his life (Salinger 3-4). Also, Holden seems to have this attitude of not caring, and the reader can tell that it most likely is from his childhood because every school he goes to he eventually flunks out or is kicked out. When he goes to talk to Mr. Spencer, he does not seem to care what his parents will think about failing another school (12-13). Holden also acts out and does not think of the consequences of his actions. While preparing to leave Pencey, Holden starts teasing Stradlater and does not stop. This results in the two getting into a fight. Holden is severely hurt because of his actions, which shows how he acts out on various occasions (57-58). He leaves Pencey and sets himself up at a hotel. While there, Holden gets into an argument with Maurice. Holden makes Maurice mad, and Maurice pins Holden on the

Holden Caulfield’s life is defined by his dislike of pretty much everyone and everything because his parents never taught him to do otherwise. His parents neglected him by sending him to multiple schools and never taught him how to deal with his emotional issues. Holden was never taught by an adult how to deal with his grief after his brother, Allie’s death. Since almost every adult Holden meets end up letting him down, he grows up to be emotionally stunted and thus is rejected by the world around him.

Holden Caulfield, the central character in ​The Catcher in the Rye​ a novel written by J.D Salinger, is a disturbed teenager who recaps his thoughts and recent adventures throughout the book. Throughout the novel Holden comments and refers to a large number of acquaintances whom he either bashes for being a fake, or phony, or he pities. However, he remembers his younger brother, Allie, who passed away because of leukemia when Holden was thirteen, with admiration and high esteem. Holden’s memory of Allie negatively affects his view on the world, knowing that his untainted little brother died, Holden continuously compares everyone he meets to Allie and is disappointed when he realizes that not everyone could be as pure and innocent as Allie was.

Discovering a sense of belonging while remaining unique to oneself is a difficult challenge to overcome while living in a society which promotes and accepts conformity. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, explores the journey of teenager, Holden Caulfield, who searches for a sense of understanding of the world while transitioning from childhood to adulthood. At first glance, the story seems to be a simple narrative about a confused and cynical boy abolishing rules and searching for ways to escape his environment. However, a closer examination of certain events and settings throughout the novel, provide insight allowing readers to analyze and understand the hardships faced with accepting and overcoming the fear of change and the inevitable

Holden Caulfield is alone for the first time, forcing him to not only see the reality of everlasting corruption, but also show him he stands alone in wanting to preserve young innocence. Throughout the book Holden is always putting forth efforts to help everyone, further pushing him astray from society's normalities. While some may say that Holden is always distraught because of his own reckless behavior, I say Holden is trying to counter reckless behavior that is being forced upon the young people in society. In a battle of innocence versus corruption, Holden Caulfield is left an outcast due to his morals and efforts made to preserve a childlike innocence.

Throughout Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield expresses his disdain for “phonies” at practically every opportunity he gets. He prides himself in being authentic and speaking his mind and blames his lack of friends and his alienation on the faults of others. He pushes people away because he cannot stand to be around their fake personalities. However, though Holden may not realize it, it is not because of the flaws of his peers that he is a loner, but instead because of his own judgemental and abrasive personality.

Holden’s description of himself throughout the book is all over the map. On Page 9 he goes from saying “I act quite young for my age.” to saying “Sometimes I act a lot older than I am.” He has this attitude towards himself of shear confusion; he wants to be something he’s not at all times. He gets frustrated when he can’t be served alcohol but is still in the state of wanting to be a child and cared for by someone. Holden also has very high expectations of himself, “I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know its crazy but that’s the only thing I really care to be.” (Pg173). The catcher in the Rye is someone who catches people in the Rye. He expresses his want for a job like this; that by doing this he would no longer experience depression, that helping people would be enough for him.

Good morning. Today I'm going to introduce a young friend of my age, called Holden Caulfield, in the book The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. There are three reasons why I chose him as one of my friends. First of all, Holden Caulfield holds a quixotic view of childhood as I do. Holden is justifiably cantankerous and overly sensitive.

“Borderline personality disorder usually begins by early adulthood. The condition seems to be worse in young adulthood and may gradually get better with age”. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is narrated by a teenager named Holden Caufield, where he takes us on a journey from present to past. From writing in a mental hospital, he conveys everything that he has suffered through as he leaves Pencey to the unknown of living by himself. It may be said that he is just a teenager and cannot be diagnosed with an illness, but it is evident that he possess a condition as he states, “To feel some kind of good-by. I mean I've left schools and places I didn't even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don't care if it's a sad good-by or a bad good-by, but when I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it. If you don't, you feel even worse” ( 7 ). This scene could be interpreted as ordinary teenage

This novel may seem very controversial but is actually quite a peculiar learning experience; the name of the novel “The Cather in the Rye,” by J.D. Salinger. “The Catcher in the Rye,” is about a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield, who tries as much as he can to stay as a child and never become an adult. Holden is a unique character that makes the reader much more engaged; there are crucial elements that make the novel become into a learning reality. In “The Catcher in the Rye” what seems to be the most interesting thing throughout the novel is how the main character (Holden) develops as a person.