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inner self over 200 pages. Although Holden sees the world as a cruel and uncaring place, the book presents it in a way for kids to delve safety into the real issues at the heart of being an adolescent. Others can learn so much about what kind of people exist in the world and what kind of person they want to be by living through Holden’s actions and dilemmas. Holden’s character allows others to examine their own behaviour as well as their insight into the world of adolescence and adulthood. Holden’s

Quixotic Contemplation: The Abyss of Quietus In The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is expelled from his school and wanders around New York in an attempt to avoid going home and discussing this news with his parents. Throughout the novel, Holden meets various individuals, most of which are of or near the same age as seventeen-year-old Holden. He is deeply interested in his past and future life. Phoebe, his younger sister, reminds him of a past childhood and

Being rejected once can leave you in the dumps for a while but people usually are able to recover. But what are the effects of repeated and constant rejection? According to Kipling Williams, Ph.D., being rejected chronically can lead to depression, suicidal thoughts or actions, and substance abuse. J.D Salinger, the author of the Catcher in the Rye, knew these consequences and communicated them through the thoughts and actions of his main character, Holden Caulfield. During the span of three chapter’s

The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger tells us the story of Holden Caulfield, a pessimistic teenager living in the 1950’s, and his breakdown in New York City after he is kicked out of school. Over the course of three days, Holden’s depression continuously worsens, and by the end of the book, he has nearly hit rock bottom. There are three scenes in the book which all involve a fall, including Holden’s conversation with Mr. Antolini, his conversation with Phoebe, and the tragic death of James Castle

interactions mean a lot to him. Holden generally likes genuine people opposed to phony people. The comparison of genuine and phony is shown throughout the novel, especially when Holden meets new people. His true personality is shown to the reader when we see whom he respects and despises. Holden’s relationship with his own dorm room members while at Pencey Prep shows how Holden recognizes people who are genuine, while ignores or de -legitimizes people he feels

The Catcher in the Rye is a popular novel written by J.D. Salinger. Published in 1951, the book was originally written for adults, but it is now remembered and adored by people from all parts of the world and people from all walks of life – especially by teenagers – a likely effect that was only inevitable considering the center stage of the narrator the great crumby flake Holden Caulfield, to use his style of speaking, who accurately portrayed teenage angst and loneliness in a style that many youngsters

Another instance of him imagining things is his hunting hat. “I sort of closed one eye, like I was taking aim at it. ‘This is a people shooting hat,’ I said. ‘I shoot people in this hat” (Salinger 22). He imagines shooting people. He gets mad when Ackley says it is a dear shooting hat. He says he doesn’t like phonies, so most likely the people he shoots are the people he doesn’t like. The hat can represent his inner child since children usually play pretend guns. Like Freud said this is what Holden

about the possible outcomes of any given situation. These people could, in extreme cases, have thoughts of suicide. Holden Caulfield is the same exact way. In the end of chapter 14, Holden has thoughts of suicide. Holden had just been taken advantage of by a prostitute and her pimp. Holden mentions that he would not mind jumping out of the window at the hotel (Salinger 104). His only dilemma to jumping to his death was that he didn’t want people to see him all gory on the sidewalk. You see several instances

and Accepting Responsibility in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye When one finds themselves in a reader’s position, they search for things in the novel that they can relate to. J. D. Salinger wrote a story that contained countless topics that people, past, present and future, can relate to in several ways. The novel follows the story of a troubled boy named Holden who leaves school due to his poor academic performance, an altercation with his roommate, and complications with his emotions due

Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s classic coming of age tale The Catcher in the Rye, entices readers through his hyper-critical scrutinization of the post-war consumer world. The novel itself is acclaimed to be quite autobiographical; the similarities between Salinger and Holden are numerous. Holden is an avid critic of materialistic American ideals, and he aims to preserve innocence in others, and to save himself from falling into the land of adulthood. After failing out of