My So-Called Life By J. D. Salinger: A Character Analysis

Adolescence is a phase in an individual’s life that everyone must endure and prepare for because most people usually look back on their teen years and are not satisfied with all the choices they had made; they do not remember it as one of their brightest years. Hershovitz, director of My So-Called Life “Pilot”, portrays the struggle of being an adolescent and growing up through the characters Angela Chase and her friends, as they make immature decisions. Also, the viewer sees Angela frustrated to establish a good relationship with her mom, and also chasing after her high school crush Jordan. J.D. Salinger shows in The Catcher in the Rye that Holden Caulfield keeps failing in school and after going from school to school, Holden decides to roam …show more content…
In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden decides not to tell his parents that he failed school again because he described his mother as being “very hysterical” and would rather have Pencey Prep mail her and tell her that Holden had been kicked out because “she's not too bad after she gets something thoroughly digested” (Salinger). Holden decides not to inform his parents on being expelled because he did not want to deal with his mother’s reaction and her getting on his case for being expelled from a college again. In My So-Called Life, Angela Chase and her friends get into some trouble at a bar and a police officer. The officer decides to escort Angela home and Angela begs the officer not to tell her parents that she was at a bar. Angela knows that her mom would give her a hard time if she found out that Angela had gone to a bar and had gotten into trouble. Both Holden and Angela know that their parents are always on their cases so they both always know what’s coming when they get in trouble. That is why they both try to avoid telling their parents because they know they will be tormented and punished for their actions. In the way of teens goals is their parents ruining their