Poverty is the state or condition of having little or no money to support a single person or a family ("The Definition of Poverty." Dictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2016). In our world we see poverty everywhere: in books, movies, television, even on the streets. As a class we read Catcher in the Rye and the novel is about a young man named Holden. He doesn’t struggle for the need of money but struggles socially. In real life, poverty is seen virtually everywhere. Going to Sacred Heart Cathedral and taking public transportation everyday, I see poverty everyday. You’ll see people begging for money, sleeping on the floor, stealing from stores, doing drugs, etc. Poverty can be seen everywhere and the population continuously grows everyday.
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Salinger, the book revolves around Holden Caulfield. As we read the book, we found that Holden’s family was able to support him. Going to a private school is very expensive and is very helpful to being successful in the future. In the book, Holden experienced social and emotional poverty. He was a student at a private school in Pennsylvania, Pencey Prep. He may have made a couple friends, but he also avoided many people. But everyone that went to Pencey was considered a phony to him. Holden pushed people out of his life and he liked to be alone. One example would be when Holden went inside of the Phone Booth. When he got off at Penn Station he went into a phone booth to isolate himself from other people. While inside, he wanted to call somebody to talk to but ended up not calling anyone. Another example would be when Holden was reminiscing about Allie. When Holden had found out Allie had died, he became very emotional. He got to a point where he just lost it and it was uncontrollable. As the novel ends, we found out that Holden was telling the story from a mental hospital and was undergoing treatment for a mental …show more content…
Anthony’s similar poverties were experienced, but they were experienced in different ways. In Catcher in the Rye and St. Anthony’s social poverty can be seen. Many of the people that go to St. Anthony’s are homeless and are often looked down upon as “bad” people. They aren’t included in communities, and people think of them as not human. In CITR, Holden pushes people away and would rather be alone. While they share common poverties, they both are very different situations. At St. Anthony’s everyone is trying to get back onto their feet and get acceptance into various communities. In CITR Holden isn’t very social and like to be by himself. He likes to isolate himself from others and people in the
Salinger, the book revolves around Holden Caulfield. As we read the book, we found that Holden’s family was able to support him. Going to a private school is very expensive and is very helpful to being successful in the future. In the book, Holden experienced social and emotional poverty. He was a student at a private school in Pennsylvania, Pencey Prep. He may have made a couple friends, but he also avoided many people. But everyone that went to Pencey was considered a phony to him. Holden pushed people out of his life and he liked to be alone. One example would be when Holden went inside of the Phone Booth. When he got off at Penn Station he went into a phone booth to isolate himself from other people. While inside, he wanted to call somebody to talk to but ended up not calling anyone. Another example would be when Holden was reminiscing about Allie. When Holden had found out Allie had died, he became very emotional. He got to a point where he just lost it and it was uncontrollable. As the novel ends, we found out that Holden was telling the story from a mental hospital and was undergoing treatment for a mental …show more content…
Anthony’s similar poverties were experienced, but they were experienced in different ways. In Catcher in the Rye and St. Anthony’s social poverty can be seen. Many of the people that go to St. Anthony’s are homeless and are often looked down upon as “bad” people. They aren’t included in communities, and people think of them as not human. In CITR, Holden pushes people away and would rather be alone. While they share common poverties, they both are very different situations. At St. Anthony’s everyone is trying to get back onto their feet and get acceptance into various communities. In CITR Holden isn’t very social and like to be by himself. He likes to isolate himself from others and people in the