“A mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity,” (World Heath Org). JD Salander's The Catcher in the Rye details the journey of sixteen year old Holden Caulfield as he struggles with depression and mental illness, along with the anxiety of growing up and entering adulthood. Derek Thompson’s article “Why American Teens are So Sad” details the four sources of teen depression in America today. Both J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye and Derek Tomphson’s “Why American Teens are So Sad” address the topic of mental health in young adults. In the book The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, the author shows how Holden Caulfield is suffering from mental health related issues such as anxiety, and depression, For example, in the text it states, “I’m not too crazy
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This tells us that Holden is not sure how to deal with the loss of his younger brother Allie due to leukemia, or what to do with himself now that he is gone, it also expresses how Holden is dealing with the impact of grief on his life. and in this specific part of the book, it shows that he’s dealing with that grief by writing about the poems that Allie used to write on his baseball mitt, so he could read poems whilst he was in the outfield. Proving that he misses his brother, and that he still thinks about him, even after his death, and continues to mourn the loss of his younger brother. In Derek Thompson’s article, “Why American Teens are So Sad”, the writer gives examples regarding the impact of depression on young adults. “Rising teenage sadness isn’t a new trend, but rather the acceleration and broadening of a trend that clearly started before the pandemic,” Laurence Steinberg, a psychologist at Temple University, told me” (Thompson 1). This helps us understand that while it is clear that sadness among teens is not a new issue, it has certainly increased since the
This tells us that Holden is not sure how to deal with the loss of his younger brother Allie due to leukemia, or what to do with himself now that he is gone, it also expresses how Holden is dealing with the impact of grief on his life. and in this specific part of the book, it shows that he’s dealing with that grief by writing about the poems that Allie used to write on his baseball mitt, so he could read poems whilst he was in the outfield. Proving that he misses his brother, and that he still thinks about him, even after his death, and continues to mourn the loss of his younger brother. In Derek Thompson’s article, “Why American Teens are So Sad”, the writer gives examples regarding the impact of depression on young adults. “Rising teenage sadness isn’t a new trend, but rather the acceleration and broadening of a trend that clearly started before the pandemic,” Laurence Steinberg, a psychologist at Temple University, told me” (Thompson 1). This helps us understand that while it is clear that sadness among teens is not a new issue, it has certainly increased since the