Holden Caulfield

Holden Caulfield faces various forms of victimization throughout the novel, but his isolation from the world plays a vast role against him. The victimization forms him to protect the innocence of all children around the world. Throughout this novel there are many versatile examples of victimization towards Holden and how he turns it around to help protect the innocence of children. For example, when he tells Phoebe he is a catcher in the rye, when he sees the swearing words on the walls of the…

Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy, who is can be childish at times and skeptical of the world around him, however, this is because of his hard and troubling past that lead him to become who he is now. Holden has a unique way of looking at things, he thinks that practically anyone and anything can be phony, always saying things like ‘I found it phony,’ or ‘they were being phony’ and even, ‘it was all phony as hell’. He seems to use a lot of the same words over and over again, this could be…

In the novel, A Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield feels unhappy due to the phonies which create his own misery. Wherever Holden goes, he is surrounded by people who he has trouble coping with and relating to. The ones he encounters that do not act genuine or sincere send him spiralling into an abyss of isolation and hatred towards the world. Holden has left many schools such as Whooton school and Elkton Hills because of his views on the people there being phony. He cannot prosper in an…

Salinger, the readers are challenged to analyze what is wrong with the main character, Holden Caulfield. There are several contributing factors to Holden's illness. Possible conditions that Holden could have are, Clinical Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Borderline Personality disorder. Clinical Depression, also known as Major Depressive Disorder is the most severe form of depression. Holden shows feelings of deep sadness that come out of nowhere and are triggered by random…

rest home where he's recuperating some illness or break down, Holden Caulfield says he'll tell the story of what happened to him just before the previous Christmas. Holden's story begins at Pencey Prep on the day of the big football game, Holden, who has just been expelled for failing 4 of his 5 classes, visits Mr. Spencer, his history teacher. Mr. Spencer lectures Holden about playing by the rules and thinking about his future. Holden pretends to agree with what he hears but actually thinks Mr.…

Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, values consistent people in his life. This is because once he forms a special connection with someone he does not want it to change and risk losing it. Especially because he does not have many connections. Another reason is because Holden has previously had horrible experiences that causes him to fear change. Throughout the novel Holden expresses the relationship he shares with Jane. She is someone that he trusts and feels comfortable…

within each individual. It is an “coming of age” story that anyone can find a way to relate to with the character beginning in turmoil, struggling in turmoil, having a moment of epiphany, and eventually suffering physical and emotional collapse. Holden Caulfield, protagonist of the novel, experiences first hand the effects of two earth-shattering traumas and setbacks that play a role in his emotional psyche. The death of his brother, Allie, the suicide of a school friend and his constant…

catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield’s tragic death of his brother, Allie, and his views on adulthood prevent him from transitioning to adulthood. The traumatic death of his younger brother, Allie, traumatizes his state of mind leaving him stuck in between adolescence and adulthood. From the beginning of the novel Holden seems to blame himself for Allie’s death. Immediately after hearing the news of Allie’s death, Holden “breaks all the goddamn windows in the…

Holden Caulfield is one of the most interesting and confusing characters in all of literature. He is the seventeen-year-old narrator and protagonist in The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden, who is in a mental institution, tells the story of a weekend 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,…

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…