Holden Caulfield Is On His Own Psychological Journey

and stress in an individual. Holden Caulfield, from J.D. Salinger’s, 1948 novel, The Catcher in the Rye has been psychoanalyzed by many readers. Psychoanalysis is insightfully looking at a characters action and behavior to better understand them psychologically. By psychoanalyzing Holden Caulfield’s behavior and thoughts, it becomes evident that he has Borderline Personality Disorder caused by his childhood trauma and neglect, and portrayed through symptoms that damage his relations and himself.…

Female Uncovering of Holden Caulfield Aloof and often vulgar are the vibes usually transmitted to the minds of people who read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, for the first time and are introduced to the protagonist. The name of the overly hypocritical protagonist of this story is named Holden Caulfield. This young man seems to mirror the classic example of a spoiled brat from an affluent family who attends a boarding school and holds no regard for his grades or his peers due to a hefty…

will never fade, but will only be covered up by other scars stemming from the abuse. That is how Holden Caulfield is, a scar-covered young man, just trying to escape. Holden’s story begins at Pencey, it is Holden’s fourth school; he has already failed out of three others. At Pencey, he has failed four out of five of his classes and is expelled for not trying in any of those classes. Instead of holden going straight home, he decided to go out on the town for a total of three days. “ What I was really…

Rushil Asudani Mr. Bazinet ENG3UN 11 July 2015 Character Development of Holden Caulfield Change is an essential component in the continued success of the human race and thus important in the development of society. As such, society expects people to constantly change and adapt. Readers typically expect to see the development of characters throughout novels, or other pieces of literature. In the novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”, J. D. Salinger deviates from the normal progression followed by most…

Holden as a Hero Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about the trials of life and the toll it can take on the psyche. I believe that Holden Caulfield is an under credited hero. He is a teenager forced to grow up in a time of turmoil with severe emotional handicaps placed upon him by family, friends and life in general. Holden is one confused kid trying to beat the Man in the 1950’s. He grew up ignored by his parents, drifting from school to school in search of a purer lifestyle…

astringent journey throughout their lifetimes. This journey can be viewed as the Hero’s Journey. Undertaking the journey of the hero can elevate the character achievement. The protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye--Holden Caulfield with no exception undergoes the journey. Holden’s journey ventures beyond what he is able to endure, forcing him into the unknown territory. Holden received the quest call to adventure, and responded to the call for the journey when he left Pencey prep school. Holden accepted…

silently directs the thoughts and behavior of the individual” (Freud 95). Holden Caulfield, the main character in J.D Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is sixteen years old and does not act his own age for he is stuck in his own private world, filled with pain and suffering. In the novel, Holden can be observed through a psychoanalytical view, which provides the reader a clear understanding of his unconscious mind. Holden is displayed as a troubled and foolish teenager who is flunking from another…

Psychological Profile of Holden Caulfield Part One: The patient is Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old teenage boy. Caulfield's appearance is tall for his age and surprisingly has quite a few gray hairs at the age of sixteen. Holden comes from an upper-middle class family. His family has enough money to support Holden with many luxuries including skates and expensive suitcases. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield aren?t there to talk, care, and be there for Holden, which seems to drive…

dangerous. Holden Caulfield isolates himself from the "phoniness" of the world, thinking highly of himself and somehow believes he is different from everyone else he 's ever met. Holden 's way of putting himself on a pedestal harms his social prowess, and isolates him to the point of loneliness. He longs for social contact and in many situations makes a strong effort in order to get to know somebody. After 5 minutes of conversation however, Holden proves to us his social impairment. Holden Caulfield is an…

The Catcher in the rye takes the reader on a three day journey with narrator, Holden Caulfield. Coming from a rich New York family, Holden is currently in a rest facility: “I’ll just tell you about his madman stuff that happened to me… I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy.” (1) Around the age of sixteen, one starts to leave your childhood innocence behind in exchange for adulthood that is characterised by a cruel society. This metamorphosis is called adolescence and…