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Ill mannered – The reason why Holden is ill-mannered is because of how he constantly talks bad behind other peoples’ backs, usually for no apparent reason. Holden does it only for his enjoyment. After reading several of Holden’s rude statements, it is revealed that he is always judgmental and spends most of his time pointing out the negatives and never looks at the positive side of the people he meets. The ironic part is that Holden’s opinions about others are a contradiction as his personality

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist Holden Caulfield has peculiar behavioral tendencies. The author’s cynical narration presents the story of an emotionally damaged teenager whose cynicism and personal oddities prevent him from conforming to a post-World War II society full of phonies to whom he cannot relate. It becomes increasingly evident that Holden, far from being pragmatic, has clouded judgement as he rides an emotional rollercoaster of mood fluctuations. Thus, it is clear

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

1. Phoebe Caulfield is Holden-the main character’s-little sister. I think that she is incredibly ambitious, especially when she wants to run away with Holden towards the end of the book. She is also very caring; she gives Holden all of her money because she sees that he may need it more than she does, even though it was her Christmas money. Along with that, she is also dependable for the same reason. Phoebe is humorous; she says several funny things while speaking with Holden. Lastly, she is stubborn

Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye, is stuck in between two very important phases of life. As James Bryan would say Holden “is poised between two worlds: one he can not return to and one he fears to enter.” Holden Caulfield grasps on to childhood because adulthood confuses him. He does often contemplate about adulthood, but he still seems to not understand many concepts that occur within the adult world. Holden Caulfield makes a great deal of decisions that show that he

Holden Caulfield, from the book Catcher in the Rye(CITR), and Jamal Wallace, from the film Finding Forrester, are both characters who are dealing with the struggles of adolescence. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who is flunking school because he isn’t applying himself and Jamal Wallace is a black teenager from the slums who is attending a prestigious private high school. Out of both Jamal and Holden, Jamal has the better resources to deal with the struggles of adolescence because he isn’t

Future Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki once said, “People striving for approval from others become phony.” In A Catcher in the Rye, Holden struggles to avoid becoming a phony himself, while still attempting to conform to the norms of the society around him. In a society in which many of Holden’s peers are beginning to grow up and doing grown-up things, Holden is just trying to preserve his childhood, which he believes is innocent, honest, and curious. Meanwhile, he must pretend

Patient Holden Caulfield The patient, Holden Caulfield, as he told in his story The Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger, shows many signs of mental illness. Holden is a confused teenage boy that lives in the heart of New York City. He attended Pencey Prep until recently when he was kicked out because he was unable to apply himself to school. Holden often seems to struggle in his social life and with his emotions. He has trouble fitting in with other people his age and fights with himself

Taylor Carr 4th Period English Pre-AP Title: Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 1. Significance of Title: The title is the name of the main character and he was locked in a special cell with the number 25 on it. 2. Genre: Science Fiction 3. Date of Publication: August 9, 2011 4. Author: Richard Paul Evan 5. Setting: It takes place in modern day Idaho, and Pasadena, California. It also takes place in Meridian High School, Pasadena General Hospital, and the Elgen Academy of Pasadena. 6. Importance

In the book The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden Caulfield is a depressed teen that goes through change his whole life and it's nothing he likes. Throughout the novel they're symbols of holden's ambivalence of his life. The author J.D Salinger once said “ I think that one of these days you’re going to have to find out where you want to go, and then you've got to start going there.” The problem with Holden is he doesn't know what he wants to do in life except stay in a glass case. person's