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The catcher in the rye An individual's life is full of traumatizing events that can twist and turn one's view of the world upside down unexpectedly. The protagonist in the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is introduced as an unstable young man who is full of emotional pain buried inside him but won't seem to let it out. "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life" (Salinger 16). Psychoanalysis theorist Sigmund Freud created the psychoanalytic theory that sets a base for Holden…

Since the beginning of the book you could tell that Holden was an overall sad person. He always separated himself. “I was standing way up on Thomsen Hill, instead of down at the game” (Salinger 3) while everyone else is in the game he's isolated, and watching people instead of connecting with them. It wasn't only Holden, who furthered himself from everyone. “The whole team ostracized me the whole way back. It was pretty funny, in a way.” (Salinger 3) It seems odd to me that someone would find…

his journey in the book. There are many symbols that the author uses to try to make the readers look through Holden eyes. For example, The Red Haunting Hat he buys in New York. Another symbol in this novel are The Ducks In The Central Park Lagoon. Last but not least The Museum Of Natural History. The first symbol Salinger uses to catch the reader's attention about Holden’s life Is the red hunting hat that symbolizes his individualism in his world. Holden buys the red hunting hat after he loses…

In The Catcher in the Rye Holden has a dismal outlook on the future, hating how adulthood is fake and pretend. Holden Constantly reiterates how much he despises the adult world, and how anyone who is part of that world is despicable. Holden shuns anyone that fits outside his ideal of innocence and childhood, even if these people such as Mr. Antolini, really care about Holden and want him to thrive and grow. Instead in The Catcher in the Rye, Holden’s view of maturity and adulthood as phony…

” The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger is a notable classic among english literature. This tale of a mentally unstable young man by the name of Holden Caulfield going through a journey to find his purpose. Something that many people with his condition tend to search for. We are told this tale though his own eyes, his side of the story and only his side only, it is a year later in what we can assume to be a psychiatric hospital. With all of this in mind, it can be questionable whether or not…

Undergoing emotional turmoil, Holden Caulfield a 16 year old ex student at Pencey Prep talks about the “madman” events around Christmas, that has brought him to receive help at a mental hospital. Holden is having a tremendous difficulty trying to surpass his emotional turmoil, and struggles dealing with the phoniness of the world. With the fact that someday he will have to grow up leaving his innocent young life, to become some phony adult wearing a suit, carrying a briefcase, riding to work in…

Psychological Case Study Case #44 PATIENT NAME: HOLDEN CAULFIELD BACKGROUND INFORMATION Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old boy living in California who is currently admitted to this psychiatric ward. He is originally from New York and attended Pencey Prep in Pennsylvania, until his recent expulsion. Holden is a very skinny teen who, claims he doesn’t like to talk much, yet he does. EDUCATION Holden has attended many schools, from which he has failed out of. He…

Hate speech in “Animal farm” and “Priscilla the Cambodian” Hate speech is used as one of the apparatuses employed both in “Animal farm” by George Orwell and “Pricilla the Cambodian” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. Although it occurs in different circumstances and contexts, the two stories share some ideas in common which significantly reflect the act of their characters as well as the societies, which will be explained further. Hate speech is one of the communication methods being used to attack a…

Part of the reason that Holden is alone is because he always thinks people are phony. He also, judges people based on their actions, their words, and their knowledge. While there is a football game going on Holden is watching the game from a distance on the top of a hill; he hears everyone down at the football game cheering and yelling for their team, and having a blast (The Catcher in the…

Dharani Nachiappan Ms. Catenacci ENG 4U1 08 April 2015 Salinger’s Fascination of Forlornness in The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is known internationally as an influential and analytical narrative. It follows the story of Holden Caulfield who goes through a series of events that make him feel alone and neglected in the world that he is living in. Many themes are present throughout the novel but the most recurring and dominant theme is forlornness. This is the feeling of…