Joan Fontaine

Throughout Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has frequent awkward encounters with females that lead to himself feeling conflicted and isolated. He often has difficulty communicating with a female, while other times all that he desires is to have a conversation with the girl. This is influenced through his history of poor encounters with females, as well his problems to commit to a certain girl. One chapter where these struggles are displayed is chapter 17, as it continues the ongoing difficulties

Teen Rebellion Ever walked in a room, and felt like you don’t belong? Well welcome to Holden Caulfield’s life. Holden in The Catcher in the Rye spends the whole novel trying to find his identity. He is in a sense “searching for justice”, like in the novel by William Styron. Throughout the novel, the reader begins to understand Holden and his thoughts. His theories and comments on life are very immature, in a sense that the reader feels bad for him. Holden’s loneliness in the novel leads to multiple

Growing up is a scary and painful thing but it can never be avoided. Some of the toughest struggles come with growing up and there is no way to control it. In The catcher in the Rye story Holden is faced with obstacles that come with growing up but tries to avoid them and soon realizes he can’t After Holden is kicked out of Pencey he realizes he is getting older and life is getting tougher for him. Since he knows what it is like to grow up Holden tries to keep the innocent children from going to

Holden Caulfield: An unlikely hero For me a hero is someone who inspires change, who is not afraid to sing the unsung tunes of society and most importantly, who I can identify with. This description of a hero is best suited for the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield. The book was assigned to us in high school and I immediately identified with the character because of my age. In my research I will explore why I was able to relate to this character and how it continues to influence

Children are the likable characters as they, unlike adults, show more sympathy. This explains why Holden holds children higher than adults; adults won’t understand, while the children will. Holden also sees children as innocence, which is something he has lost. This is why Holden holds Phoebe in such high regards. She is willing to listen and asks questions that show her wisdom and make people rethink their actions. Her readiness to go run away with Holden makes him reconsider what he is doing

Holden Caulfield the protagonist in the book Catcher in the Rye is in desperate need of a confident boost. Holden needs to realize that he has reached an age in which people are struggling to find themselves. Teenagers are looking to find their identity and place in society. At this age people are very critical about themselves and the world around them. Holden is always looking for things to complain about, and never seems satisfied. He is looking for self worth, and seems to feel isolated and lonely

Alphonse de Lamartine, a French writer, once said “Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.” On other words, music speaks what cannot be expressed; it’s beautiful melodies produce a kind of connection we can't live without. “ Stop And Stare” can be said to be one of these songs, in which Holden Caulfield’s live can connect to. The song “Stop And Stare” is a single of the band OneRepublic, and in great number of ways it relates to Holden Caulfield's life in the novel 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

Dealing with death or accepting death can be one of the most stressful endeavours among young people who have not developed the maturity to cope with it. It is a very fragile time in a child’s life and he or she may not know how to deal with his or her loss in a healthy way. Holden Caulfield, the emotionless 16-year-old boy and the main character in the fictional novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, lost his brother Allie from Leukemia at a young age. Holden was traumatized by this and

Often in literature there are characters, other than the main character, whose presence in the work is essential. In the book “Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger, that character is Allie Caulfield. Allie Caulfield is the younger brother of the main character Holden Caulfield. Unfortunately Allie died when the two boys were a few years younger and for that reason this character is important. Allie Caulfield is important to the book because his death accounts for Holdens bad behavior in school,