Fermat's Last Theorem

Teen Depression IS Relevant During the 1950’s, 6% of teenagers experienced depression. Today 20% of teens will experience depression before adulthood. That’s 1 in every 5 teens versus in the 1950’s where the rate was 1 in every 17 teens. The Catcher in the Rye is completely relevant to today's teens, if not more relevant than in was when it was written. The amount of teenagers that experience depression has tripled since the 1950’s, therefore this book is relevant to the teens today who…

Holden Grows Up Change is inevitable; everyone has to go through it. Some people can deal with it and others cannot. In his novel, The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger portrays Holden Caulfield as someone who cannot handle change. He acts like an adult, but he wants to be a kid at heart. With his brother/best friend dead, Holden was left alone and depressed. The only person close to him was his ten year old sister. This causes Holden to withdraw from life and it makes him reluctant to change.…

Why is it important to have symbolism and motifs throughout a book? Well it’s so the reader can identify the voice of the main character. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, Salinger made use of symbols and motifs to identify Holden’s crestfallen voice. Examples of motifs in the novel are lying, loneliness, and allies baseball mitt. Examples of symbolism are Holden’s red hunting hat, museums, the carousel and many more. Interestingly you will find out how each effect is being used in the…

J.D. Salinger started writing The Catcher in the Rye after he was released from a mental hospital. This period of seclusion led to the creation of a character that tends to remain solitary. Individualism as a form of escape is a predominant theme in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye because of Holden constantly being lonely, his fascination with the ducks and where they go during the winter, and lastly Holden’s representation of Salinger’s life and ultimate escape from societal expectations…

It seems like Holden Caulfield is suffering from Antisocial Personality Disorder according to the transcript that I have been given. It is important to realize that the difference between Teen Grief and APD lies in the motivations of the patients. Teen Grief is usually a reaction to a traumatic experience in life or even that causes the patient to have feelings of depression and helplessness. Teen Grief can essentially be characterized as a disregard for one's life. APD is a mental disorder that…

Young people try hard to find themselves in society, these inquisitions to find themselves cause these young people to feel lonely and excluded from the world. Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger's main character in the book The Catcher In the Rye, is not different, he is a depressed and isolated teenager, one of the main contributors to this is the loneliness that he experiences. This is visible in the absence of friends, the ache feeling of his dead brother, and the need of acceptance from others.…

Symbols can mean many different things depending on how you look at them. In J.D Salinger’s novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, Holden Caulfield uses many different symbols to show his thoughts and feelings on life, change, being unique and growing up. He has a very negative view on life and the symbols help to show that. Some of the symbols he uses are the ducks in Central Park, his red hunting hat, and his dream job of becoming a “Catcher in the Rye”. The first symbol in the novel “The Catcher…

risks it anyways. In the process he almost gets caught, too. He has to hide in the closet while his mom talks to Phoebe and she also has to lie about the smell of cigarette smoke in her room. This scene leads to Holden thinking about suicide again. The last time that suicide is mentioned is when Holden is remembering a guy that went to Elkton Hills with him. He killed himself by jumping out of his window, “He was a skinny little weak-looking guy, with wrists about as big as pencils. Finally,…

The novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger follows the ups and downs of teenager Holden Caulfield. Salinger uses the symbol of the ducks to relate to the point where Holden is in his life. The ducks symbolize Holden navigating his way through life and adapting to new things. In his weekend in New York, he learns that he has to grow up, and accept his weaknesses. Salinger uses this particular symbol to create a deeper meaning an understanding of what Holden's life was really like. The…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger tells the story of a lost teenage boy looking for his place in the world. Holden Caulfield sees a world full of phonies and does not understand where he fits in. During Holden’s childhood, his parents loved him, but did not support him emotionally. On the outside, the family seems like any normal family. But on the inside, Mr. Caulfield lives at work and Mrs. Caulfield only exists as a mother in the physical sense. She does not share her emotions with her…