His Last Walk

think he can just tell the truth.They argue that Holden lies out of pleasure, and uses it as a game. They believe that evidence of this can be seen when Holden is on the train to New York and is talking to a mother of one of the boys at his school, when he lies about his name, “‘Rudolf Schmidt,’ I told her. I didn’t feel like giving her my whole life story” (Salinger 54). Readers who think that Holden does not need to lie to get through life attempt to argue that, this evidence reveals that…

symbolism appears during significant events and thoughts of individuals. The red hunting hat, curiosity about ducks, and visit to the museum are all symbolic. Using symbolism, Salinger creates a deeper understanding of Holden’s life, personality and his feelings of loneliness and fear. One object that has symbolic meaning…

excuse to why he can’t seem to fit in with them. He thinks as if he’s found his place in the world by being in a mental hospital telling his story to a psychoanalyst but in reality, he hasn’t. Holden poorly adapts to situations that he leads himself in and is awkwardly different from others. The novel, ‘The Catcher in the Rye,’ exhibits a fascination with an outcast because Holden is a misfit. Holden never fits in the box. His point of views and actions differentiate him from people which…

their own ways. Both Junior of The Absolute True Diary of a Part time Indian and Holden of Catcher in the Rye feel like outsiders, but Holden is running away from his past whereas Junior is running towards his future. Both characters have a similar problem but come from two different places. Junior feels as if something is missing in his life so Junior is walking towards a better life. Holden doesn’t feel that people understand what he is going through, so he is walking away from all the…

1940s. He claims to always see himself as different, even alienating himself from society. During the beginning of his story, he buys a hunting hat on a trip to New York and puts it on at various times in the novel. This red hunting hat is often used as a symbol by Salinger as a way to express Holden’s development as an individual. As Holden matures and grows throughout the novel, his…

protagonist Holden experiences the tragic loss of his brother Allie, Catcher in the rye teaches the readers not to look what is on the surface but to look what's underneath it. Holden Caulfield suffers from Post Traumatic Disorder, he has a plethora of factors which have caused this disorder. The most important factor is his younger brother, Allie's death Due to leukemia. Holden is like any teenage boy who acts out because he doesn't know how to cope with his loss which people see him as insane…

the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a young boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden is struggling with coping with his brothers death and also is very angry at the world which gets him into multiple conflicts. Salinger shows throughout the book that dreams can be good and bad and that Holden appears to be morally superior to other he has been acquainted to in his life. When Holden runs away from his fourth school he encounters many people that try to take advantage of him. Some of these people include…

secluded myself and I also even put on that brave smile. In The Catcher in the Rye Holden handles it it his own way. He tries to fit in, he wants to do stuff kids his age do like drink, smoke, and party. When first reading the story you think Holden is just a slacker who doesn't care about school, but when getting into the book you realize that Holden doing bad in school mostly has to do with the loss of his brother. Most parents should realize something that is happening to their son, but…

impact his behaviour the greatest, as their neglect towards Holden is seen to greatly impact him throughout the novel. His parents are portrayed by Salinger as very dismissive of Holden and his well-being, which intern significantly affects Holden's behaviour. This dismissive nature is clearly depicted when Holden's parents are both unaware that Holden is expelled from boarding school. Furthermore, it also illustrates that Holden didn't feel safe and secure to disclose such information to his…

Innocence doesn't last How old can kids be and still be considered innocent? In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, which is narrated by Holden, takes the reader through his life as a junior as he gets kicked out of his private school Pencey. Holden decides that he no longer needs school. Holden wants to move far away from the city where no one knows him. Before holden leaves he stays in the city for four days. During these four days he learns something important about what he…