His Last Walk

rush, this one of the main themes of the novel. As he continues through the novel his character progresses as well. He begins as a typical student who is very isolated, this is shown when he does not attend the biggest football game of the season where “everyone is at.” After Holden leaves for the city, participating in adult like activities such as drinking, smoking, hookers, his isolation becomes more present but his desperation for real human interaction increased greatly. “The first thing I…

act. Holden calls out his classmates for being phony but then when he leaves he creates an alias for himself with new characteristics and everything, showing he wants to be fake. Every person he meets thinks he’s someone else. When he was on the train, he told a lady he was a janitor at his old school and on other occasions he lies about his name and face. Holden attempts to hide behind other stories and personalities to hide his own. This shows that he’s afraid to show his sincere personality…

E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders takes place in 1960’s Tulsa, Oklahoma where the town is separated into Socs and Greasers. Ponyboy, a young greaser, is a young boy who is still considered innocent. However, after Pony witnesses one of his friend’s murder a soc, his life changes forever. He must grow up and mature after a series of unfortunate events. One theme the novel suggest is to cherish your innocence, before it’s too late. In chapter 4, Ponyboy and Johnny realized they were no longer…

due to them migrating during different seasons. Holden question of where will the ducks go, is actually a question for his future after running away from Pencey. This resonates with since I share the same question of “What will happen to me in the future” due to college being just around the corner. Similarly, I also am apprehensive about how this change will affect me. his quote is ironic because Holden’s extreme animosity toward “phonies” is prevalent throughout the book, yet he keeps…

who just got expelled from Pencey Prep, for failing all his classes except English. He makes it clear that he doesn’t feel sad about leaving the school because he didn’t connect with his fellow students. When he was at his dorm room his other roommates came in, the one telling him about his date tonight with Jane Gallagher, a friend of Holden. The roommate talks Holden into doing a homework assignment for him while he’s out. He writes about his deceased brother’s baseball glove, and the poetry…

emphasize when Holden turns his red hunting hat; being descriptive and showing how his attitude and beliefs change after he flips his hat. "I still had my red hunting hat on, with the peak around to the back and all. I really got a bang out of that hat" (Salinger 27). Holden’s red hunting hat is an on and off switch that he has that changes him mentally. "I put on my red hunting hat, and turned the peak around to the back, the way I liked it..." (Salinger 52). By turning around his hunting hat,…

feel an uncommon sensation of ease and relaxation. When Holden first arrives at his apartment, he immediately feels different: “Our foyer has a funny smell that doesn’t smell like anyplace else. It isn’t cauliflower and it isn’t perfume – I don’t know that the hell it is – but you always know when you’re home” (158). Holden’s ability to “know” when he is home thoroughly demonstrates how Holden is able to feel relaxed in his household. Holden knows that he is home because he is finally in an…

While some may think Holden Caulfield brought his depression on himself, others argue he just could not help it. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye touches both on the main antagonist Holden Caulfield’s disapproval of his social class and Holden’s journey of descending deeper into his mental state of depression. Due to his dislike of his social class, Holden finds himself separating from them and falls into a deep hole of depression and isolation because of the increasing pressure put on him…

spent in New York when he was sixteen after he was kicked out of his fourth school for failing four out of his five classes. Holden is a very opinionated boy who has been related to by teenagers over the last 60 years. Throughout the book, he begins to understand that childhood innocence cannot be protected forever and everybody must learn to grow up at some point in his or her lives. Holden is unique in many ways, unfortunately, his many weaknesses, that are brought into focus throughout…

Soon after Amir betrays Hassan, the realization of what he did as a child causes him to feel guilt into adulthood. The life-altering betrayal Amir commits in his adolescence follows him into his adult life, even as he starts anew in America. In his haste of attempting to start a new life, the guilt clouding his conscious idles him into finding his redemption. As a child, Amir ponders the scant dreams and allegories that he and Hassan share with each other. Amir remembers one of Hassan’s dreams…