In 2016, an Estimated 2.2 Million Teenagers Aged 12 to 17 in The United States Suffered from Depression, Yet 60% of Those Estimated 2.2 Million Teenagers Aged 12 to 17 in The United States Who Suffer from Depression Refuse to Seek Treatment. Holden Caulfield is one of Those Teenagers Who Suffers from Depression and Avoids Seeking Treatment. The Various Signs and Symptoms of Depression He Faces are Feelings of Helplessness and Hopelessness, Loss of Interest in Daily Activities, Appetite or Weight Changes, Sleep Changes, Anger or Irritability, Loss of Energy, Self-loathing, Reckless Behavior, Concentration Problems, and Unexplained Aches and Pains. In J.D. Salinger’s Novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden is Really Trying to Gain Attention
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Holden is Really Trying to Gain Attention to and Support for His Depression from His Cab Driver. When Holden Arrives in New York City, He First Asks His Cab Driver If He Knows About the Hotels in the Area. When His Cab Driver Tells Him No, Holden Proceeds to Tell His Cab Driver That He Does Not Want to Stay in the Hotels on the East Side Because He Does Not Want Take the Chance of Running into Someone He Knows as He Does Not Want to Explain Why He is There. "Well – take me to the Edmont then," I said. "Would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me, I'm loaded" (Salinger 79). J.D. Salinger’s Use of Tone or Mood to Gain Attention to and Support for Holden’s Depression is Expressed in His Conversation With His Cab Driver. Holden is Really Trying to …show more content…
Once Holden Was in His Room, He Realized That it Was too Early to go to Bed so He Decided to Check out the Night Club in the Hotel. While He Was Getting Dressed, He Suddenly Felt Lonely and Thought it Would Be a Good Idea to Call His Little Sister Because He Knows That Even Though She is Young, Smart, and She Would Never Judge Him the Way an Older Person Would. “While I was changing my shirt, I damn near gave my kid sister Phoebe a buzz, though. I certainly felt like talking to her on the phone. Somebody with sense and all. But I couldn't take a chance on giving her a buzz, because she was only a little kid and she wouldn't have been up, let alone anywhere near the phone. I thought of maybe hanging up if my parents answered, but that wouldn't've worked, either. They'd know it was me. My mother always knows it's me. She's psychic. But I certainly wouldn't have minded shooting the crap with old Phoebe for a while” (Salinger 87). J.D. Salinger’s Use of Tone or Mood to Gain Attention to and Support for Holden’s Depression is Expressed in His Conversation With Himself in Trying to Call His Sister. Holden is Really Trying to Call His Sister Because He is Really Trying to Gain Attention to and Support for His Depression. Holden is Desperate for Someone to Talk to That He Tries Calling His Sister. By Trying to Call His Sister, He is Gaining Attention to and Support for His Depression.
Holden is Really Trying to Gain Attention to and Support for His Depression from His Cab Driver. When Holden Arrives in New York City, He First Asks His Cab Driver If He Knows About the Hotels in the Area. When His Cab Driver Tells Him No, Holden Proceeds to Tell His Cab Driver That He Does Not Want to Stay in the Hotels on the East Side Because He Does Not Want Take the Chance of Running into Someone He Knows as He Does Not Want to Explain Why He is There. "Well – take me to the Edmont then," I said. "Would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me, I'm loaded" (Salinger 79). J.D. Salinger’s Use of Tone or Mood to Gain Attention to and Support for Holden’s Depression is Expressed in His Conversation With His Cab Driver. Holden is Really Trying to …show more content…
Once Holden Was in His Room, He Realized That it Was too Early to go to Bed so He Decided to Check out the Night Club in the Hotel. While He Was Getting Dressed, He Suddenly Felt Lonely and Thought it Would Be a Good Idea to Call His Little Sister Because He Knows That Even Though She is Young, Smart, and She Would Never Judge Him the Way an Older Person Would. “While I was changing my shirt, I damn near gave my kid sister Phoebe a buzz, though. I certainly felt like talking to her on the phone. Somebody with sense and all. But I couldn't take a chance on giving her a buzz, because she was only a little kid and she wouldn't have been up, let alone anywhere near the phone. I thought of maybe hanging up if my parents answered, but that wouldn't've worked, either. They'd know it was me. My mother always knows it's me. She's psychic. But I certainly wouldn't have minded shooting the crap with old Phoebe for a while” (Salinger 87). J.D. Salinger’s Use of Tone or Mood to Gain Attention to and Support for Holden’s Depression is Expressed in His Conversation With Himself in Trying to Call His Sister. Holden is Really Trying to Call His Sister Because He is Really Trying to Gain Attention to and Support for His Depression. Holden is Desperate for Someone to Talk to That He Tries Calling His Sister. By Trying to Call His Sister, He is Gaining Attention to and Support for His Depression.