Argumentative Essay
Holden Caulfield’s actions are a reflection of some aspects of the modern teenager. The novel by J.D Salinger portrays the life of Holden Caulfield, a peculiar mind dealing with the many conflicts life unexpectedly shows him. This said the modern teenager can have some connections to Holden Caulfield. To start, Holden Caulfield is immature displaying childish behavior. Second, he shows he is judgemental. However, he does display some disconnections from modern teenagers, when he says he feels like killing himself. The modern teenager can relate to Holden Caulfield, but not all can connect with him on his thoughts.
Holden Caulfield’s actions are a reflection of some aspects of the modern teenager. The novel by J.D Salinger portrays the life of Holden Caulfield, a peculiar mind dealing with the many conflicts life unexpectedly shows him. This said the modern teenager can have some connections to Holden Caulfield. To start, Holden Caulfield is immature displaying childish behavior. Second, he shows he is judgemental. However, he does display some disconnections from modern teenagers; feels like taking his life. These instances in the novel affect the way the reader might interpret their connection to Holden Caulfield.
In the beginning, Holden Caulfield shows his …show more content…
When sunny (prostitute) leaves Holden Caulfield’s hotel room with Maurice (pimp), Holden Caulfield starts to contemplate about committing suicide” In the novel, The Catcher In the Rye on page 104, it states, “What I really felt like, though, was committing suicide. I felt like jumping out the window.” This means Holden wanted to kill himself because he felt miserable. However, the modern teenager cannot with connecting Holden Caulfield because of this moment leading him to almost commit suicide. Holden Caulfield almost kills himself and most teenagers cannot connect with this mindset he had in the
Holden Caulfield’s actions are a reflection of some aspects of the modern teenager. The novel by J.D Salinger portrays the life of Holden Caulfield, a peculiar mind dealing with the many conflicts life unexpectedly shows him. This said the modern teenager can have some connections to Holden Caulfield. To start, Holden Caulfield is immature displaying childish behavior. Second, he shows he is judgemental. However, he does display some disconnections from modern teenagers, when he says he feels like killing himself. The modern teenager can relate to Holden Caulfield, but not all can connect with him on his thoughts.
Holden Caulfield’s actions are a reflection of some aspects of the modern teenager. The novel by J.D Salinger portrays the life of Holden Caulfield, a peculiar mind dealing with the many conflicts life unexpectedly shows him. This said the modern teenager can have some connections to Holden Caulfield. To start, Holden Caulfield is immature displaying childish behavior. Second, he shows he is judgemental. However, he does display some disconnections from modern teenagers; feels like taking his life. These instances in the novel affect the way the reader might interpret their connection to Holden Caulfield.
In the beginning, Holden Caulfield shows his …show more content…
When sunny (prostitute) leaves Holden Caulfield’s hotel room with Maurice (pimp), Holden Caulfield starts to contemplate about committing suicide” In the novel, The Catcher In the Rye on page 104, it states, “What I really felt like, though, was committing suicide. I felt like jumping out the window.” This means Holden wanted to kill himself because he felt miserable. However, the modern teenager cannot with connecting Holden Caulfield because of this moment leading him to almost commit suicide. Holden Caulfield almost kills himself and most teenagers cannot connect with this mindset he had in the