Holden Bowler

times by the main character, Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. David D. Galloway said, “Wherever Holden turns, his craving for truth seems to be frustrated by the phoniness of the world.” Throughout the book, Holden sees phoniness around him by seeing the imperfect in the world, and he wishes to not have the “phoniness” in the world. Salinger wishes for the reader to perceive phoniness as the flaws in the world shown by the usage of phony by Holden to express his…

the protagonist, Holden caulfield, a 16 year old boy from a well off family, saying that he is in a place taking it easy after becoming “pretty run down” following events that occurred after the previous christmas. He begins the story around christmas time where, After failing four out of five of his classes he is expelled from Pencey Prep. His roommate stradlater goes on a date with jane gallagher, a girl who holden used to date. When he returns from his date with Jane, Holden questions…

Holden Caulfield, 17 years old, was scheduled for a psychiatric appointment by his mother. On the phone, Mrs. Caulfield explained that her son disappeared after being kicked out of his fourth boarding school and didn’t return home for 3 days around Christmas last year. Phoebe Caulfield, Holden’s little sister, was the one that noticed Holden’s peculiar behavior, that continued to worsen over a year, and told her mother of these peculiarities. Such as wanting to run away from home, not returning,…

In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the main character, Holden Caufield, struggles with many problems which, after being deconstructed, all centralize around a feeling of fear. These problems include his insecurities, his loneliness, and his fear of the adult world and growing up. Holden’s actions and feelings throughout the book can be further understood by being analyzed using a deconstructionist criticism. A deconstructionist criticism uses an investigative look at details found in a…

In The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger explains faith, relationships, and immaturity. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old in 1946 that attends a private school. Holden expresses very little faith in The Catcher in The Rye. Holden tells us not long after the story begins that he is writing the story not long after the events happen and that he is in some sort of asylum (Brooks). Holden’s overall attitudes about his life is actually very negative and he acts as if he has no faith in him ever…

The Catcher in the Rye is written about a boy, Holden Caulfield, around the 1950’s in an institution in California. Salinger makes clear in the beginning that he is troubled in some way because he 's already attended two other private schools, Whooton and Elkton, but unfortunately got kicked out of both. We find this out when Holden is explaining he also got kicked out if his present school Pencey Prep for not applying himself academically even though they have warned him what would happen if he…

S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders certainly has many elements that are rooted in the outcast mentality that Holden simultaneously embraces and uses as a shield. That questioning of conformity that both Ponyboy and Holden do so well. As well as the feeling of isolation even when surrounded by people. The need for someone, anyone to just stick around and listen. Ponyboy describes himself at the beginning, as a book…

published 1951 displays many elements of how youth is longed to be preserved. Holden Caulfield who is the narrator and main protagonist of the story is the biggest contributor to this theme in the novel. Other characters, such as Allie and Phoebe Caulfield, also display the ideology that youth is precious. Holden’s little sister Phoebe is still in her youth throughout the novel. The reader observes how much Holden admires his sister and how she perceives the world around her. Phoebe is…

Catcher in the Rye, a novel written by J.D. Salinger, is a book about a young adult who has trouble dealing with his education and his personal life. Holden, the main character of the book, is conflicted on how to tell his family about getting kicked out of yet, another school. The novel Jack written by A.M. Homes is about a boy named Jack who is having trouble coping with the idea of his dad being gay and how he believes that this has ruined his family. They’re many challenges that people face…

which they may relate to as they journey through their teenage struggles. Teens often face many hardships as they grow up into adults, feeling as if they become ostracized from society. While teens may feel as if they have no one to relate or talk to, Holden gives teens a relatable outlet in which they may draw similarities to within their hardships. We see an example of Holden's struggle, as he wanders through the empty streets of New York, he expresses his loneliness, describing, “New York’s…