The issues of family, finances, and education share many similarities and differences between Holden and many teens today. Holden has family relationship issues just like many teenagers may have today. His family is financially stable unlike some people today. He also attends a private school like some kids may or may not have a chance to receive. Teens today have many different and similar issues just like Holden is.
Holden's personal life is compiled with many relationship problems with family and friends. Holden has many fallen relationships. One major one was the death of his brother. In result of the death, Holden began to question his mortality. “Anyway I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented, if there’s ever another war, …show more content…
Hinting why they had enough money to just send him to a private boarding school. Not many teens have the financial stability that Holden has. Later in the book, before entering the hospital, he got a hotel room, with money he had on him. So his money was never holding him down too much. “ While I was in the cab, I took out my wallet and sort of counted my money. I don't remember what I had left, but it was no fortune or anything. I'd spend about a king’s ransom in about two lousy weeks.” Then he says “ My father is quite wealthy though.” So money is not a problem to him as it may be for teens now a days. With all the money he had and him going to a private school, plus his personal problems money was not the front runner for “problems” in his mind.
Holden has attended multiple private schools. Some teens attend for the education. Others only known for the sports or popular clubs. Holden, just was not any of those kids. He seemed to never put effort into his school work, didn't do anything but help the tennis team. Even with that job, he did bad at it. Maturing for him shouldn't be as hard as he makes it to be but it is. His parents thought sending him on his own way to mature was gonna help. It didn't, only made Holden
Holden's personal life is compiled with many relationship problems with family and friends. Holden has many fallen relationships. One major one was the death of his brother. In result of the death, Holden began to question his mortality. “Anyway I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented, if there’s ever another war, …show more content…
Hinting why they had enough money to just send him to a private boarding school. Not many teens have the financial stability that Holden has. Later in the book, before entering the hospital, he got a hotel room, with money he had on him. So his money was never holding him down too much. “ While I was in the cab, I took out my wallet and sort of counted my money. I don't remember what I had left, but it was no fortune or anything. I'd spend about a king’s ransom in about two lousy weeks.” Then he says “ My father is quite wealthy though.” So money is not a problem to him as it may be for teens now a days. With all the money he had and him going to a private school, plus his personal problems money was not the front runner for “problems” in his mind.
Holden has attended multiple private schools. Some teens attend for the education. Others only known for the sports or popular clubs. Holden, just was not any of those kids. He seemed to never put effort into his school work, didn't do anything but help the tennis team. Even with that job, he did bad at it. Maturing for him shouldn't be as hard as he makes it to be but it is. His parents thought sending him on his own way to mature was gonna help. It didn't, only made Holden