Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death in youth 10-24 years of age in the United States according to a teen depression article on” MedicineNet.com”. I’m not going to be talking about suicide and how bad it is i'm only bringing it up because it is something that has to do with Holden, a character in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden in the book did try to commit suicide, not because he is crazy but because of everything that surrounds him and how the society then treated him as a person and all the things he has been through. Depression is a big factor in his life throughout the book and it really is a repetitive feeling that Holden has to go through.
In Holden’s Life he gets kicked out of school four different schools. He isn’t an idiot it’s just all that has happened to him in his life. For example holden’s …show more content…
This statement doesn’t make you think Holden is a misfit because citizens of his society dispute this. This is just what Holden is concentrating on throughout the book. Society will always be the control of the way people turn out, the people surrounding you are important, Family, friends, and even stranger. If you are grown up in a poor area life will be harder down the road. If you are born fortunate there wouldn't be much to think about but people will try and take advantage of you, you can get caught up in doing stupid stuff because being rich does give you more freedom in ways and it can get you into trouble. I do feel society is what causes people to go crazy and make mistakes, and have those kind of thoughts because people have the power to do that and it is something you just have to deal with. I mean you would have to be stuck in a basement for about thirty years to be a good person, and I think you would understand
In Holden’s Life he gets kicked out of school four different schools. He isn’t an idiot it’s just all that has happened to him in his life. For example holden’s …show more content…
This statement doesn’t make you think Holden is a misfit because citizens of his society dispute this. This is just what Holden is concentrating on throughout the book. Society will always be the control of the way people turn out, the people surrounding you are important, Family, friends, and even stranger. If you are grown up in a poor area life will be harder down the road. If you are born fortunate there wouldn't be much to think about but people will try and take advantage of you, you can get caught up in doing stupid stuff because being rich does give you more freedom in ways and it can get you into trouble. I do feel society is what causes people to go crazy and make mistakes, and have those kind of thoughts because people have the power to do that and it is something you just have to deal with. I mean you would have to be stuck in a basement for about thirty years to be a good person, and I think you would understand