the narrator and long-term patient in a psychiatric ward, Chief Bromden. In J. D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” the narrator and young teen Holden Caulfield is also someone who sticks out to readers as someone who wants us to figure him out. Throughout both novels we as readers get the opportunity to learn more about who Chief Bromden and Holden are and what makes them similar and different to each other. Kesey introduces us to Chief Bromden and takes us through his journey and his idea of
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name to the mother of one of his classmates. It seems to me, his criticism of the world first lies within himself. He has shut himself out from the world, which makes him an outcast. And by criticizing everything around him, it seems to be a way for Holden to justify how the world is a bad place and to grow up and leave adolescents behind is just something that no one should do. Holden's journey takes him though a cross section of American society. From school, to bars, to the city, to his family
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genre is also identified as “coming-of-age”. In the Catcher in the Rye, Holden is a character who mainly experiences all these situations and eventually matures by the end of the novel. In “The Catcher in the Rye”, the novel introduces three main themes that associate with the bildungsroman genre. These themes are alienation, growing up, and corruption of innocence. Holden Caulfield is a boy who feels isolated from society. He feels isolated because he is
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When it doesn’t go away or stop, that is when it becomes a problem. It is actually more common in teens to go through depression. Grades, school, social status with peers, family, or life are some of the reasons why someone can be depressed. Holden Caulfield, from the story “The Catcher in the Rye”, was depressed because of some of these causes. He wasn’t able to find happiness and had severe guilt. The symptoms for depression can be really easy to spot. It is a change in behavior that you may see
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people breaking down and hitting rock bottom, leading to troubling side effects that can last a lifetime. J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, tells how Holden Caulfield struggles to find his place in the world after hitting rock bottom following the traumatic loss of his younger brother, Allie, to leukemia. As Holden gets older, he begins to get in trouble more at school, starts smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and has very negative feelings towards himself and others. Holden’s
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other hand, Igby Goes Down is set in the 1980s -1990’s American era, a time of expanding multi national corporations, materialism and commercialism. Salinger and Steers utilise the characterisation of their young, sardonic and rebellious protagonists, Holden and Igby to epitomise non-conformity. The composers allude to the recurring theme of isolation and alienation in both texts. As a result of their non-conformity, the protagonists experience rejection and depression as they search for their selfhood
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is narrated by sixteen year old Holden Caulfield. Holden is very judgemental, especially when it comes to people he has categorized as phony. The perk of being a wallflower is set in the 90s and is narrated by Charlie who is a freshman in high school. Charlie is quiet, keeps to himself, and does not enjoy being the center of attention. As most adolescents attempt to find their place in the world they often find mentors to help guide them through conflict. Both Holden and Charlie search for the meaning
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about a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield who is troubled and misunderstood. He is critical and skeptical about the world he lives in, and only respects his deceased brother, Allie, and his younger sister, Phoebe, because of their innocence. Phoebe isn't “phony” like everybody else is to Holden, and because of this he truly admires and trusts her with his inner thoughts. In a way, Holden and Phoebe are each other's heroes without even knowing it. Holden yearns to live in a world that is
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In the essay “Pass”, Boyer Rickel tells the story of his childhood where he was somewhat of a social recluse. He was the opposite of an exhibitionist, he spent his boyhood watching people, intrigued by the way they interacted with one another. He speaks of how social situations change the way people act and the need to fit in changes people and makes them act like someone they are not. He was never really accepted nor rejected because he never put himself out there enough for any group to take him
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are the people who are a part of your daily life or part of your household members have loving and caring toward you. Holden is part of the Caulfield family filled with Mom, Dad, Phoebe (sister), D.B (brother) and his dead brother Allie. Salinger leads us through a few days in Holden’s head, giving us insight on all of Holden’s thoughts and ideas. Salinger writes and describes Holden so that it is easy to get a good image of who he is. Throughout the novel, he talks about family and how it has affected
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