Holden Caulfield Case Study
Holden Caulfield
16 ½ years old (now 17 years old)
Junior in high school
6 feet and 2 and a half inches
Out of shape and smokes too much
Has a patch of gray hair
Younger brother Allie died of leukemia
Flunked four out of five of his classes
Expelled from 3 different schools
Thinks his parents are lousy
9 year old sister named Phoebe
D.B older brother in Hollywood
Obsessed with Jane Gallagher
Lies and swears a lot
Hates phonies, movies, magazines, ministers, the word grand
Important symbols- the golden ring on the carousel, the ducks, the museum, the broken record
Has possibly been sexually abused as a child
Wants to be a Catcher in The Rye
Gabriella DiBono
Mr. Carson
English Period 3
March 20, 2017 Holden Case Ch 1-3 In the novel The Catcher In the Rye by J.D Salinger Holden exemplifies Attention Deficit Disorder. He shows this Disorder through his inability to focus and apply himself in school. When Holden is talking about his expulsion from Pencey it becomes clear how little …show more content…
His depression may be a result of his bereavement. He shows depression by constantly saying things make him depressed and sad. Holden shows signs of depression when the girls he was hanging out with at the bar leave because they have to get up early and watch the first show at the Radio City Music Hall and he says, “It makes me so depressed I can't stand it. I'd have bought the whole three of them a hundred drinks if only they hadn't told me that” (Salinger 85). Holden feels depressed after they tell him this. He cannot see happiness in anything. Many normal things tend to make him very sad. He lacks interest in activities like school work and socializing and seems irritable and on edge most of the time. Holden's lack of focus and inability to concentrate along with his angry outbursts could all be symptoms of his
Holden Caulfield
16 ½ years old (now 17 years old)
Junior in high school
6 feet and 2 and a half inches
Out of shape and smokes too much
Has a patch of gray hair
Younger brother Allie died of leukemia
Flunked four out of five of his classes
Expelled from 3 different schools
Thinks his parents are lousy
9 year old sister named Phoebe
D.B older brother in Hollywood
Obsessed with Jane Gallagher
Lies and swears a lot
Hates phonies, movies, magazines, ministers, the word grand
Important symbols- the golden ring on the carousel, the ducks, the museum, the broken record
Has possibly been sexually abused as a child
Wants to be a Catcher in The Rye
Gabriella DiBono
Mr. Carson
English Period 3
March 20, 2017 Holden Case Ch 1-3 In the novel The Catcher In the Rye by J.D Salinger Holden exemplifies Attention Deficit Disorder. He shows this Disorder through his inability to focus and apply himself in school. When Holden is talking about his expulsion from Pencey it becomes clear how little …show more content…
His depression may be a result of his bereavement. He shows depression by constantly saying things make him depressed and sad. Holden shows signs of depression when the girls he was hanging out with at the bar leave because they have to get up early and watch the first show at the Radio City Music Hall and he says, “It makes me so depressed I can't stand it. I'd have bought the whole three of them a hundred drinks if only they hadn't told me that” (Salinger 85). Holden feels depressed after they tell him this. He cannot see happiness in anything. Many normal things tend to make him very sad. He lacks interest in activities like school work and socializing and seems irritable and on edge most of the time. Holden's lack of focus and inability to concentrate along with his angry outbursts could all be symptoms of his