Negative emotions are feelings that are continued throughout the emotional development of a character. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden continuously describes that he is feeling depressed, no matter what situation he is in. Throughout Holden’s adventure in New York, it is made clear that he has suppressed his emotions regarding the death of his brother, Allie, and the times where these unresolved feelings surface is when he is alone. A specific moment in Holden’s story where he describes feeling deep sadness is directly after the prostitute he hires leaves him alone in his hotel room. Holden then begins smoking and reflecting on his day while looking out onto the sunrise, describing his current emotional state as “[feeling] so depressed,
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However, despite the tragedies that were occurring during the time, life went on, even though it is known that families living in the first half of the decade witnessed many unspeakable difficulties (“Living in). This portrayal of a difficult daily life is shown strongly in A Separate Peace through Gene’s journey regarding the war between people on a personal level. In the beginning, before Gene causes Finny to fall from the tree, he experiences a slight resentment towards his friend, and thus starts an internal war after the accident, between himself and Finny, over who or what really causes the branch to shake and Finny to fall. This situation is much like the one seen during the war where society would view all people of Japanese origin as traitors or terrorists because of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour, despite the fact that many of them were born in North America and had never even been to Japan (“Japanese). The Catcher in the Rye also depicts the negative emotional aspect of the war, only in a much different way than A Separate Peace does. Holden, like Gene, creates an internal war against others, only instead of being against just one person, Holden is engaged in battle with all of society. He frequently tries to diverge and clash with what society tells him, claiming that the way the real world approaches life is phony. In the wake of the second World War, civilian life did not return to what it was beforehand, but rather, the majority of the population experienced drastic lifestyle changes and people began to lead their lives in new and more exciting directions. Despite the fact that the 1930s is the time of the Great Depression, the 1940s are no better, due to the fact that the decade contains multiple negative and traumatizing occurrences, like the Holocaust, the use of the first atomic bombs, and the beginning of
However, despite the tragedies that were occurring during the time, life went on, even though it is known that families living in the first half of the decade witnessed many unspeakable difficulties (“Living in). This portrayal of a difficult daily life is shown strongly in A Separate Peace through Gene’s journey regarding the war between people on a personal level. In the beginning, before Gene causes Finny to fall from the tree, he experiences a slight resentment towards his friend, and thus starts an internal war after the accident, between himself and Finny, over who or what really causes the branch to shake and Finny to fall. This situation is much like the one seen during the war where society would view all people of Japanese origin as traitors or terrorists because of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour, despite the fact that many of them were born in North America and had never even been to Japan (“Japanese). The Catcher in the Rye also depicts the negative emotional aspect of the war, only in a much different way than A Separate Peace does. Holden, like Gene, creates an internal war against others, only instead of being against just one person, Holden is engaged in battle with all of society. He frequently tries to diverge and clash with what society tells him, claiming that the way the real world approaches life is phony. In the wake of the second World War, civilian life did not return to what it was beforehand, but rather, the majority of the population experienced drastic lifestyle changes and people began to lead their lives in new and more exciting directions. Despite the fact that the 1930s is the time of the Great Depression, the 1940s are no better, due to the fact that the decade contains multiple negative and traumatizing occurrences, like the Holocaust, the use of the first atomic bombs, and the beginning of