Holden Caulfield Characteristics

When Holden Caulfield is brought up the first thing that comes to mind is his remarkable ability to write and absorb poetry in my creative writing class. His favorite source of poetry being a left fielder’s mitt that his deceased brother had penned poems on. His extraordinary compassion for poetry, I believe, is an ideal trait for teaching young individuals, due to poetry being a great way for young individuals to learn and experience the english language. Poetry reading and discussion would also be a great activity to do with students at the local elementary school during your program’s “real world” curriculum. Another obvious attribute in Holden is his liking to being around younger children. He will often volunteer to tour local elementary school and middle school classes around the campus and during weekends seems to often do stuff with his younger sister, Phoebe, such as catching a movie. In addition to enjoying the company of young children he also seems to care deeply about their wellbeing, shown through his ever present want to know how his sister is doing and his constant efforts to please young individuals, such as buying a rare record for Phoebe. Holden excels in discerning and preserving the innocence and purity within kids and often …show more content…
On one writing assignment in class, he discussed his future and how he would go out west, find a job, and marry a nice girl. Holden then mentioned that he would spend his own time everyday to help them learn to read and write in their quiet cabin one the edge of the woods. His love for kids is undeniable and one of the best aspects of Holden’s personality. Holden cherishes the time he spends with children as they also fill him with hope as he aids them in whatever task they need help in. Holden truly loves the experience of educating and nurturing young children to become better and more knowledgeable than they were