The Emotional Breakdown Of Holden Caulfield

Societal pressure effect any who allow them to because everyone wants to be accepted by the masses. Holden does not try to be accepted, he does not feel societal coerce because he does not like society as a whole. “I had her glued to her seat. You take somebody’s mother, all they want hear about is what a hot-shot their son is.” (Salinger 33). In the quote, the reader can tell that Holden lacks a compassion for those around him. Throughout the entire book Holden constant puts down the people around him, the only people does not seem to have qualms with are child, particularly his younger siblings. Holden at no time in the book does not have an issue with the adult he was currently talking to. Not to mention, he likes to make himself sound mysterious and dark, but he’s not, he’s a rich impertinent little kid who was not given enough attention as a child. In fact, the fact that Holden does not show any pressure from society shows that he himself is so detached from actual society that he knows little about authentic life. The only inkling of factual societal pressure he shows that he faces is having to lie about enjoying one’s company, which to be honest is the low bar on the social ladder if a bar at all. He has no grasp on reality because he reduced his reality to the minimalist percentage possible due to him focusing in on the one

These people include Jane Gallagher, Carl Luce, his student advisor at Whooton, and Phoebe, his sister. Holden focuses a lot on Jane Gallagher in our sessions, although she is never physically present in his story. Holden's failure to contact her because of his indecisiveness to talk to her makes him more miserable about himself. His conversation with Carl Luce adds insult to injury. Holden told me how much he respected Carl Luce since he thought Luce would be able to understand him and tell him what to do. But when Holden becomes too nosy by asking Luce too many personal questions, Luce criticizes him, which makes Holden more depressed. Phoebe adds even more salt to the wound. When Holden comes back to meet his sister in hopes that someone from his family to understand him, she criticizes him for getting kicked out of school. He decides to seclude himself by moving west alone; I believe this decision was made based on the built-up depression that has been accumulating within Holden. Although the people he respects toss him away and refuse to understand him, Phoebe brings Holden back and gives him hope to

Even Though he can't make that connection with his parents throughout the book he presents us with other outlets like Jane Gallagher as way for Holden to have someone to talk to saying“Jane Gallagher. Jesus” I couldn't get her off my mind I really couldn’t. “I oughta go down and say hello to her, at least.” When this opportunity is presented for Holden to have a connection with a childhood friend when asked “Why the hell don’tcha, instead of keep saying it?”..he replies.”I’m not in the mood right now.”(37)) this perfectly showing how not only does not have opportunities to connect with someone but in the case of Jane Gallagher he refuses to connect with someone. And as critic Mollie Sandock perfectly states in The Catcher in the Rye: Overview Holden's story is “ full of failed attempts to communicate, messages never delivered, uncompleted phone calls, overtures not taken up, appeals repulsed,” this much leading him into the isolated lonely child or teenager (it depends which way you look at it ) that he is.

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.

The reader often searches for a glimpse of himself in the characters he is reading about, and this is especially true with the adolescent readers of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. The author paints a picture of a conflicted youth by emphasizing his idiosyncrasies, and although Caulfield’s traits may seem exaggerated and alien at times, he is a character who is relatable to American youth today. Holden Caulfield has a strong sense of civic duty that is overshadowed only by his suicidal tendencies, is exceedingly sensitive to the evil in the world and prone to angst, yet empathetic to the emotional upheaval other children will experience when entering adulthood.

Despite his longing for acceptance, “His efforts to connect with any stereotypical kid his age result in abject failure“(Privitera 204). Salinger thoroughly emphasizes this through Holden’s relationships with Stradlater and Ackley, with both of whom he has a strenuous and artificial relationship, demonstrated by his internal, flippant commentaries on his peers as he discusses them in the book (Salinger 31-40). Holden’s peers ostracize him due to his more introspective and introverted nature, as seen in Stradlater’s angry response to Holden’s reflective response to this writing assignment, saying that he doesn’t “do one damn thing the way [he’s] supposed to”(Salinger 47). These difficulties stem not from deficiencies of his peers, but rather a problem of Holden’s refusal to accept anything different from what he expects, making excuses about his reasons throughout the book to cover his actions. His rationalization of his internal wants and desires impedes any proper connection he could possibly make with his peers. He, “Subconsciously longs to be accepted yet feels he cannot make the connection”(Privitera 205).

“Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” This quote was said by Holden Caulfield. The main character experiences the death of his brother. Holden’s brothers name is Allie Caulfield. Allie Caulfield was the smartest of the Caulfield’s he died three years before the start of the book and Holden still is taking it hard. The puritans would not approve of the Novel The Catcher in the Rye due to characters did not live sin-free lives, women were not submissive, and characters would swear.

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.

Mental disorders can be diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. Major depression is a lost of interest or pleasure in all activities. People with major depression experience symptoms such as a change of appetite, restlessness sleep, decreased energy, feeling of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating, and/or suicidal thoughts. A major depressive episode can lasts for about 2 weeks or more. A major depressive episode can be caused by stress, social anxiety, or other reasons. People with a milder depression are able to function and seem normal (DSM-IV-TR). A major depressive disorder affects about 14.8 million adults in America with 6.7 million at age 18 and older in the United States population. A depressive disorder can develop in any age and more likely to occur more often in women than in men and any person who is going through a hard time can develop depression. A treatment for individuals with depression is medication, psychotherapy, or attending social groups, 80 percent of the people who follow up with these treatments begin to show improvement with in four to six weeks. About 50 percent of the patients that take medicine to “cure” the depression are unsuccessful with the treatment, because they stop taking their meds due to the side effects, but the people who are in the support

It 's obvious Holden doesn’t like the fact that he feels inferior to his peers. His feelings of inferiority are in contrast to his high goals of superiority. Whether it is with his younger siblings, or with his peers, it seems that Holden will take advantage of any moment that allows him to feel less inferior inside to cope with his inferiority complex. Holden 's figuratively and literally looks down on people in order to feel superior to them. Joanne Irving explains this concept:

It causes him to be even more depressed facing this issue, but he needs to solve it. Similarly when Phoebe is on the carousel, Holden is worrying about her falling, but it causes him to recognize that “the thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring you have to let them do it, they fall off, they fall off." (211). This causes Holden to understand that this is life and he must accept everything. One might object that this does not cause Holden to mature. However, to Holden from how he despises the society and avoiding it to now being about to at least admit this issue, not avoiding it and later start to go to school. He might not fully mature, but it is a huge step for him to becoming mature. Children will grow up including Holden and follow the way life works no matter what. Hence, Phoebe induces Holden 's way of viewing the world. Hence, the relationship with Phoebe changes Holden 's perspective of the world.

Holden’s parents as it seemed in the book they didn't necessarily fill the large role of parenthood. holden from a young age wasn't given all the attention he needed as a young child . his parents loved him but just weren't present in his life because of the working obligations they had. We can see this when Holden says “ and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me and all..” (Salinger 1). We can see a clear absence of his parent's figures when he gets kicked out of boarding school and they didn't find out until he had the mental break down. At this point, it is clear that Holden Caulfield has an underlying mental condition. He failed out of four schools;

“BPD has a higher incidence of occurrence than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and is present in approximately 2% of the general public” (Johnston).Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, is an emotional disorder that creates unstable behavior 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

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 Holden away from his family. However, he has an intimate bond with his younger siblings, who embody innocence and youth. The death of his brother Allie has left a large scar on Holden. He has a cherished and intimate relationship with his young

Psychoanalysis is a psychoanalytical theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the conscious and unconscious elements in a human mind by bringing fears to the conscious mind. According to Sigmund Freud, “The unconscious 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