I'm Crazy

When Neil finds something that he has interest in he becomes super excited and tells his roommate, Todd. “So, I'm gonna act. Yes, yes! I'm gonna be an actor! Ever since I can remember, I've wanted to try this...my father wouldn't let me. For the first time in my whole life I know what I wanna do and for the first time I'm gonna do it whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem!” (Dead Poets Society). After Neil learns about “Carpe Diem,” which means to think about the present and not the future, he realizes without the support of his father, following his dreams would never make him happy.Neil takes a leap and gets a role in a play, despite what his father tells him, Neil still takes part in the play. Neil knows this was against his father's wishes and could not handle the anger that his father had for him. If he simply thought through his actions before acting (literally and metaphorically) he maybe would not have had the same…

scene we did not know he had. While, Holden was walking up a flight of stairs in the school, he felt sick to his stomach because of what he saw, “Somebody'd written ‘Fuck you’ on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how…

I have no wind, if you want to know the truth. I'm quite a heavy smoker, for one thing—that is, I used to be. They made me cut it out. Another thing, I grew six and a half inches last year. That's also how I practically got t.b. and came out here for all these goddam checkups and stuff. I'm pretty healthy though.”(Hawthorne 1.1). What Holden is referring to is the professionals helping him in the mental institution open up about what happened a year ago when he was 16 and he is now telling his…

In an article by Jennifer Schuessler called “Get A Life Holden” an argument is made stating that Holden is just a “spoiled brat”. This just proves how misunderstood Holden is, He understands that he's fortunate but he doesn't go around parading his money Holden says, “All the two of them were eating for breakfast was toast and coffee, That depressed me, I hate it if I'm eating bacon and eggs or something and somebody else is only eating toast and coffee” (Salinger 15.17). He feels guilty about…

“‘Take cars,’ I said. I said it in a very quiet voice. ‘Take most people, they’re crazy about cars. They worry if they get a little scratch on them, and they’re always talking about how many miles they get to a gallon, and if they get a brand-new car already they start thinking about trading it in for one that’s even newer. I don’t even like old cars” (169-170). Holden is spending his time with…

The viewpoint of this class changing its title from "Interdisciplinary Humanities" to "American Identities and Experience" is better and it fits the course syllabus. The reading that I suggest to continue being part of the course is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. This reading would be a great fit for the Fall 2019 semester. The book Catcher in the Rye explains the new course title, an American going through identity issues and its experiences. The main character from the book Holden, is an…

can’t stand, or he simply lies about even the things he enjoys. Another instance that proves Holden is hypocritical is when he states “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life” (Salinger, page 3) and then says he’s honest later on. Holden becomes upset when others lie or fake something but he does the same thing all the time. The entire novel he is judging others, trying to pinpoint their life by how they act. Holden calls out his classmates for being phony but then when he leaves…

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 makes it difficult for him to relate to them. Holden says, “People never think anything is anything really. I'm…

In one instance, Holden displays maturity when he tells his sister she cannot accompany him on his road trip out West, “You can’t take anything. Because you’re not going. I’m going alone” (Salinger, 206). While using immature forms of expression, the general intent was to preserve his sisters well being. You can’t get much more mature than voluntarily taking care of someone else's health and wellbeing. Another occasion of maturity is when he hires the prostitute, “...she said, Let’s go, hey.…

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. 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…