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As Holden’s mental state diminishes as his story continues, readers can view and learn from his insufficient means of caring for himself and asking for help, as well as his tendency to mask his problems. Holden acknowledges his self-deprecating and destructive personality by saying, “I swear to God I’m a madman,” which is then compounded by his poor decision-making, (Salinger, 149). Towards the end of the story, as he is deep in his desolation, he begins to hallucinate that, “every time I’d get…

Circle Justice vs. US Criminal Justice System By: Kayla Have you ever read the book Touching Spirit Bear? Touching Spirit Bear is a novel about a troubled, teenage boy named Cole Mathews, who almost gets sent to jail, but many people help him in Circle Justice where he is banished to an Alaskan island for a year. After the year is over, Cole has changed and regrets his past decisions. He helps heal his school from suicide and bullies to help those around him. Circle Justice is a Native…

The Catcher in the Modernism In today’s fast-paced society, the definition of modern is constantly changing as genius minds invent and introduce brilliant ideas and innovations to the world. “Modern” pertains to something that relates to recent times, or the present, however, how recent can modern be? For example, modern literature sprouted at the start of World War I, and about a century later, many scholars claim that the Modernist movement has not yet ended. Contradictory to the population’s…

“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.” (p.1) Maggot Moon starts off with a mysterious phrase, leaving the readers in question. Sally Gardner, the author, has written and illustrated many books even with dyslexia. Maggot Moon is a novel that reflects back to the past. It has simple words and short chapters which makes it easier to comprehend, despite the fact that it is not in chronological order. The book is written in first person, which gives the reader a stronger perspective…

In the catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger the protagonist of the novel Holden Caufield on the go through many difficult milestones of the novel such as a tragic death of his brother Ali. Holden faces difficult events in his life that all contribute to his Swift mental and emotional deterioration including: Allies death, Holden’s realization of phoniness, and Holden’s lack of communication with others. Firstly the tragic death of his younger brother Ali is a major factor of Holden's emotional…

Psychoanalytic view on Holden Caulfield The way someone is influenced is by childhood experiences and their unconscious desires. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist in the story is a rebellious young man named Holden Caulfield who has a low self esteem and is an underachiever, which drives him into becoming depressed and trying to seek someone he can talk to. In the first few pages of the novel, you become familiar with the fact that something is wrong with…

In the book, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is presumed to be an outcast because of his abnormal behavior according to the standards that society has set for him. However unlike him, Chris McCandless from the movie, Into the Wild film, was the definition of normal, but only till his graduation from Emory University as a top student and athlete. After graduation, Chris McCandless gave up his mortal possessions to charity, ridding himself of the constraints that life has brought him,…

Reading a novel that has no literary elements can create a very monotonous plot. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger uses multiple characters to present his prevalent literary elements and give the novel a positive impact. For instance, Holden Caulfield is used by Salinger to present his hyperboles throughout the book. In this story, Holden is the main character and most ideal for Salinger’s use of hyperboles. Holden has a mental illness and does not do well in any school he attends along…

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem Finch has to deal with being the eldest child and the first one to grow up and be mature. This situation puts him in a strange position as he is seen acting as strange and betraying by the people around him, especially his younger sibling Scout and his friend Dill. In chapter fourteen, this struggle is brought to surface after Dill is found under Scout’s bed because he ran away from his uninterested parents. In this scene, Jem has to stand up and start…

J.D. Salinger, in his novel The Catcher in the Rye, symbolizes Allie’s left-handed fielder’s baseball mitt as Holden’s love for his deceased brother as well as Allie’s authentic uniqueness. J.D. Salinger displays how Allie’s death has had an impact on Holden’s life, Holden feels the loss of his brother’s death when he reminisces about Allie being on the baseball field with his baseball mitt and how Allie wrote poems on his baseball mitt. That memory makes Holden feels depress because that memory…