In The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield grows into adulthood by pouring his feelings and over consuming thoughts out to an ambiguous audience. He appears lost in time, wanting to forget his bad grades, lack of relationships, and loss of his siblings through death and distance. Throughout the novel, Holden constantly refers to Jane Gallagher, a girl from his past. When Holden mentions Jane, his negative attitude and depression disappears. Although Jane Gallagher appears to have a large impact on
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Following my comprehensive inquiries into Holden Caulfield, I have concluded, as the patients psychoanalyst, Holden Caulfield has Post-traumatic stress disorder, more commonly known as PTSD. The patient has displayed multiple signs that directly point to disease resulting from trauma. Symptoms that were evident in this case were emotional detachment, flashbacks and agitation. In one study performed by Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) on PTSD, a common occurrence of trauma survivors
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Although Holden spends so much time and energy finding phoniness in others, he never openly observes his own phoniness. Holden Caulfield’s deceptions are generally pointless and cruel and he notes that he is a compulsive liar, for example, on the train to New York, he commits a needless prank on Mrs. Morrow. He would like us to believe that he is a virtuous model in a world of phoniness, but this is not the case. Though he would like to believe that the world is a simple place and that virtue and
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always saw the world in a slightly glass half empty type of way. I never really thought much of it until I encountered the character Holden Caulfield in the Catcher in the Rye. He similarly has the glass half empty outlook, and had the opportunity to do something good with his life. Instead he decides to throw it all away, and drink away his problems. Holden Caulfield has many problems. He is very antisocial, pessimistic, and cannot see any good in people. He is just a kid that decided to never grow
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immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. In the book The Catcher in the Rye, a novel by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield has multiple things that the reader can tell represents something else . The major symbols in Catcher in the Rye are Holden's red hunting hat, the graffiti on the wall in the school, and the ducks in the lagoon. One of the most important symbols in the book is Holden’s red hunting hat. Holden has a hat, it is very unique and it represents his individuality and the want to be different.
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deaths Holden is lead to a conclusion that everyone is a phony. Finally, Holden refuses to commit to relationships with anyone after the death of Allie; he distances himself and avoids deep lasting relationships. Holden is affected strongly by James and Allie’s deaths; he is suicidal with mental problems and
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syllabus because the book itself explains the title of the course. The main character from the book Holden, is an American who trying to find his identities by learning and living through his experiences. Holden is considered the universal teenager living in America who is going through trouble and issues as young person. The time era he is living in the late 1940's is already a civilized life if Holden would have been living in the 1800's the "go west young man" phrase would have been applied to him
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Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, evidenced by Holden’s happiness, Holden begins his path to maturity when he accepts the Phoebe is “reaching for maturity” on the carousel, realizing that he needs to mentally heal and mature. Not being able to see everything good happening around us is common in our everyday life. We get used to the privileges, and we tunnel-vision in on the negatives of the world and yearn for escape. Holden, depressed and fantastical, grasps at the hopes for escape in the first
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the Rye, by J.D Salinger, Jane has a drastic impact on Holden. She keeps him grounded in multiple ways. Jane prevents him from falling down a dark path. She makes Holden realize that people change and that it is impossible to keep them the same. Jane is a reminder of happiness and reality to Holden as he transforms himself throughout the novel, allowing him to maintain hope during this delicate time. Jane is a source of reality for Holden because as he hears more about her from others, he can see
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In the book The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger one of the most important symbols in the book is Allie’s baseball glove. The main character Holden is asked to write an English composition for his roommate Stradlater, he is told to write about anything descriptive. Holden decides to write the composition on his younger brother, Allie’s baseball glove. He give a brief description in the book, “My brother Allie had this left-handed fielder's mitt. He was left handed. The thing that was descriptive
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