The story Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is about a 16-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield. His story starts off in a mental institution where he is undergoing treatment for a severe nervous breakdown, after being kicked out of Pencey Prep. This is not the first time he got kicked out of school, he continuously fails academically regardless of the school. He develops deep depression over the death of his younger brother, Allie, who died from Leukemia about three years ago. He is not sociable
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In the story Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, we hear from a misfit named Holden Caulfield and his story. Holden was put into a boarding school alone, with no real friendships or connection with others. This causes Holden to be put in adult situations, and his lack of understanding causes him to make impulsive decisions, which causes unfortunate outcomes, thus causing him to let his guard down, regret decisions and become as lost as his own mind. Throughout the story, we see Holden impulsively
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Growing up everyone wants to be accepted someway. It is always nice to feel accepted by your peers. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a young man who seeks the acceptance of others. Holden Caulfield reached out to many people throughout the book. Sometimes people accepted Holden Caulfield and other times people rejected him. Holden Caulfield reached out for acceptance when he asked to sleep with Ackley, when he tried to talk to the prostitute, and when he was talking with the nuns.
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It is a known fact that people who refuse to depend on those around them, have experienced, or are currently experiencing, a difficult time in their lives. The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year-old boy with a thirteen year-old mindset. While he struggles to find himself in society, he seems to have no problem isolating himself from those around him. Throughout J.D. Salinger’s, The Catcher in the Rye, although Holden appears to live in a highly social environment
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Imagine you are walking through a park and you see Holden Caulfield? Holden Caulfield is the main character from the novel The Catcher in the Rye by- J.D. Salenger. He’s sitting on a bench listening to music on his ipod. What songs do you think Holden is listening too? In the novel Holden is expelled from his school and goes to the city to see his family He lives on his own for a while, this is very hard on him with everything that has happened in his life. I think Holden would listen to a number
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In J.D. Salenger’s book The Catcher in the Rye the word phony is used 44 times. The main user Holden Caulfield is a teenager who is currently in the process of being kicked out of boarding school. He sees the world in a very unique way. Holden derogatively uses the word phony to describe society and people throughout the book, because he is lonely, doesn’t want people to get close to him, and is indeed a phony himself. Holden is lonely and longs for affection. He only has felt a real connection
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Often, many young adults battle with misconceptions about themselves and lack a sense of direction within their lives. In the coming of age novel The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, the conflicted protagonist, Holden Caulfield, struggles in maintaining a balance in his life with an aversion view towards society and a disconnect with others. Also, my personal memories connect to Holden’s events and views in life. Holden’s distaste for adapting into adulthood overpowers his pursuit of identity
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The Protection of innocence in The Catcher in The Rye Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in The Catcher in The Rye is a sixteen year old boy who is distressed between the corruptness of growing up, and the beauty of staying innocent. Holden can not withstand the thought of adulthood, he constantly emphasizes and intends to protect innocence in children. He fears that once a child loses their innocence they will become a “phony” like everyone else (Salinger 84). Holden tries to protect Jane Gallagher
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In Catcher in the Rye, Holden goes back and forth through emotions and never really seems to be stable but that doesn’t necessarily mean that Holden was mentally ill. He showed a lot of the symptoms though like: Feeling sad or down, extreme feelings of guilt, Extreme mood changes of highs and lows, Withdrawal from friends and activities, Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping, Trouble understanding and relating to situations and to people, Alcohol abuse, and Suicidal thinking. But
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Fear of the Future In the book Catcher In The Rye written by J.D. Salinger Holden has always been the kid to not fit in. Aside from his smart, funny, and sensible characteristics Holden does a great job of always getting kicked out of schools and getting into trouble. Throughout his times at multiple different schools it is learned that Holden sees everyone as phoney and immature. He only has a few people he can really talk to, Allie, his dead brother, Phoebe, his little sister, and Jane, an old
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