Alienated From the Community
In our normal life, we see those people who never like to communicate. They always sit by a side never do anything, never participate. We never know their stories, there may be lots of reasons that they are the way they are. J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Stephen Chbosky's Perks of Being a Wallflower are both of the books that introduces this kind of characters (Holden and Charlie) who don’t feel close to the community they live in and they both have different reasons. Holden from Catcher in the Rye is a kid that is alienated from the community and the book tells the story of his three days in New York when he fails his school (again). He meets with a lot of people and the reader sees his reactions and …show more content…
He is apart from the community and he is different. He is not good at communicating to people in his age. He thinks about everything a lot and keeps his thoughts to himself. The author explains his characteristics with the tone and the mood of the narrator. He always speaks with an honest, insure kid tone which helps us characterize Charlie. He always tells the events in an honest and naive tone and the reader thinks that he is an innocent little boy. Charlie’s family is middle class family. As similar to Holden’s family his family cares about rules and morality. But Charlie is different from Holden because he thinks that he has to obey these rules. Sometimes he doesn’t even question these rules and he feels obligated. Just like when he learned that his sister is pregnant he said, “My sister hasn't told anybody else about it because she doesn't want it to get around. The only people who know are me, her, and him. I'm not allowed to tell anyone we know. Not anyone. Not ever” (Chbosky 124). He didn’t even question her he just kept it as secret because he feels like he should keep it as a secret like there is a rule and actually it’s not even a rule he just keeps it because his sister told her so. Another example is when he learned about Patrick and Brad: "Listen, Charlie. Brad doesn't want people to know. I need you to promise that you won't tell anyone. This will be our little secret. Okay?” "Okay." …show more content…
The stages are: 1- If a person is punished they must have something wrong. 2-Person recognizes that they are more than one right view. 3- To be seen good by others, person should do good things. 4- Learning about rules and laws and obeying them. 5- Recognizes that rules are social agreements that can be changed when necessary. 6-Person has his own rules and creates his own rules, set of his own moral guidance. First two rules are more for children, new two are for teenagers and the last ones, especially last one is for people over 30. Holden is in the stage 6, which can be clearly seen in the book. He has his own set of rules and he doesn’t actually care about the morality which causes him to be alienated from the community. This stage is mainly seen in the adults who are over 30. But there is thing that if a person had a traumatic event in his life this causes him to skip these steps and act older or go back few steps an act like a child. In the whole book the reader can see that Holden is always acting as if he is old, saying that he is over 30 and showing his grey hair to prove it. In my opinion, Holden’s brother's death caused him to skip few steps and he created his own rules. These rules he has caused him to act like an older person and being alienated from the community. So basically this trauma he had can be main reason of him being away from the communşty. In the other hand
In our normal life, we see those people who never like to communicate. They always sit by a side never do anything, never participate. We never know their stories, there may be lots of reasons that they are the way they are. J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Stephen Chbosky's Perks of Being a Wallflower are both of the books that introduces this kind of characters (Holden and Charlie) who don’t feel close to the community they live in and they both have different reasons. Holden from Catcher in the Rye is a kid that is alienated from the community and the book tells the story of his three days in New York when he fails his school (again). He meets with a lot of people and the reader sees his reactions and …show more content…
He is apart from the community and he is different. He is not good at communicating to people in his age. He thinks about everything a lot and keeps his thoughts to himself. The author explains his characteristics with the tone and the mood of the narrator. He always speaks with an honest, insure kid tone which helps us characterize Charlie. He always tells the events in an honest and naive tone and the reader thinks that he is an innocent little boy. Charlie’s family is middle class family. As similar to Holden’s family his family cares about rules and morality. But Charlie is different from Holden because he thinks that he has to obey these rules. Sometimes he doesn’t even question these rules and he feels obligated. Just like when he learned that his sister is pregnant he said, “My sister hasn't told anybody else about it because she doesn't want it to get around. The only people who know are me, her, and him. I'm not allowed to tell anyone we know. Not anyone. Not ever” (Chbosky 124). He didn’t even question her he just kept it as secret because he feels like he should keep it as a secret like there is a rule and actually it’s not even a rule he just keeps it because his sister told her so. Another example is when he learned about Patrick and Brad: "Listen, Charlie. Brad doesn't want people to know. I need you to promise that you won't tell anyone. This will be our little secret. Okay?” "Okay." …show more content…
The stages are: 1- If a person is punished they must have something wrong. 2-Person recognizes that they are more than one right view. 3- To be seen good by others, person should do good things. 4- Learning about rules and laws and obeying them. 5- Recognizes that rules are social agreements that can be changed when necessary. 6-Person has his own rules and creates his own rules, set of his own moral guidance. First two rules are more for children, new two are for teenagers and the last ones, especially last one is for people over 30. Holden is in the stage 6, which can be clearly seen in the book. He has his own set of rules and he doesn’t actually care about the morality which causes him to be alienated from the community. This stage is mainly seen in the adults who are over 30. But there is thing that if a person had a traumatic event in his life this causes him to skip these steps and act older or go back few steps an act like a child. In the whole book the reader can see that Holden is always acting as if he is old, saying that he is over 30 and showing his grey hair to prove it. In my opinion, Holden’s brother's death caused him to skip few steps and he created his own rules. These rules he has caused him to act like an older person and being alienated from the community. So basically this trauma he had can be main reason of him being away from the communşty. In the other hand