In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger illustrates that Holden carries a deep grudge against the world. Hence, after closely studying Holden’s character, one can state that his bitterness and grudge acts as a cover for his own insecurities. Throughout the story, Holden seems to be in a continuous war with himself, constantly trying to escape from his inner discord and turmoil. As a result, he is often caught judging others, and isolating himself from the rest of the world. Holden is also
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Holden went to Phoebe' school to drop off a note for her and he sees "F you" written on the wall. "Somebody'd written "F you" on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and how they'd wonder what the hell it meant, and then finally some dirty kid would tell them-all cockeyed, naturally-what it meant and how they'd all think about it and maybe even worry
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“I act quite young for my age sometimes. I was sixteen then, and I'm seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I'm about thirteen.” (Salinger 9). In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” the main character Holden Caulfield struggles between acting like an adult and acting like a child. Whether he’s out avoiding all of his problems or he’s trying to get a waiter to bring him an alcoholic drink even though he is under age, Holden acted like a child. Holden is seventeen during the time he is telling
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“I saw something that drove me crazy . Somebody’d written “Fuck You” on the wall! It drove me crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it”(Salinger 221).Holden gets enraged at the fact that someone had written expletives on the wall. Holden feels that the sight of these words would have a
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Holden Caulfield, the main character in J.D Salinger's Bildungsroman story “the Catcher in the Rye”, fears and hates the idea of becoming an adult. Holden shows this during chapter 25 when he repeatedly asks his dead brother Allie to save his innocence. “Allie, don't let me disappear. Please Allie.”(257). Due to the fact the Holden considers “disappearing” losing your childhood innocence, and the fact that he’s talking to his dead younger brother, I believe that it is clear that Holden is deeply
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In today’s society, many teenagers struggle to fit in a group or to find their own identity. The novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger focuses on a young, lonely boy Holden, who isolates himself from his family and friends, creates depression or anxiety for himself which leads to his isolation, loneliness and eventual breakdown. Firstly, Holden isolates himself from his loved ones, folks from school by not connecting with them and his self at social setting. To begin with, Holden isolates
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Early carousels of 19th century America were advertised as highly recommended by physicians as an aid in circulating the blood. This made the ride fun and beneficial for all ages. Carousels became extremely popular around this time, and although there were many around America, one of the most well known machines was in Holden Caulfield's, the protagonist in Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, hometown, New York. During the carousel scene, Holden ventures away from childhood to adulthood, and comes
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Tom Cruise Tom Cruise is a well-known actor, who has starred in many movies. However, becoming an actor was not his first choice of careers. Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962. Cruise was never good in academics due to being diagnosed with dyslexia, on the other hand, Cruise was phenomenal at sports, which he thought about making a careers out of until an injury in high school. After the injury, Cruise tried out for an acting part in his high school play and won the lead role. Cruise became aware
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Many Sections of The Catcher in the Rye exemplify Holden’s utter distaste for the “perfect” American world that his parents and friends encourage him to accept; however, Holden wastes no time acquainting the reader with the term “phony,” his all-encompassing term for the fake society surrounding him. His overuse of the term is his way to express the shallowness and fakeness that he is convinced is surrounding him in the post-war, 1950’s era. In Holden’s opinion, phoniness represents a form of reasoning
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In Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, unstable teenager Holden Caulfield recounts his experiences navigating New York while meeting new people after being kicked out of many schools. Holden, after experiencing tragedy with the death of his brother, isolates himself from the world around him, which he believes is filled with “phonies”. Holden’s thoughts and actions along his journey prove Jodi Picoult’s assertion that “if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy
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