In the movie, Regarding Henry, cut throat defense attorney, Henry Turner experiences a life changing tragedy that complicates his already hectic life. Having to start from scratch, Henry struggles to navigate through his new life while trying to get a sense of who he really is. His battle with his “Id” and “Superego” because a main conflict in the development of the story. By the end of the story, Henry's predicament turns out to be a blessing in disguise for him and his family.…
pessimistic, sarcastic, and a type A wannabe. There are two pieces of irony in Holden Caulfield’s life, they are although he was born in the 1950’s, he should have been born as a millennial instead because many millennials today are hipsters; Holden Caulfield is the biggest hipster in his life. The other piece is that hipsters are very…
Is Holden Caulfield a phony? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines phony as something not true, real, or genuine, and something intended to make someone think something that is not true of a person. This definition coincides with Holden’s definition of a phony: a hypocrite and a fake person. I also agree with these two definitions. In my opinion, a person who resembles something that they are not defines a phony. Essentially, a phony is a liar. For example, in The Catcher in the Rye, Stradlater…
Undergoing emotional turmoil, Holden Caulfield a 16 year old ex student at Pencey Prep talks about the “madman” events around Christmas, that has brought him to receive help at a mental hospital. Holden is having a tremendous difficulty trying to surpass his emotional turmoil, and struggles dealing with the phoniness of the world. With the fact that someday he will have to grow up leaving his innocent young life, to become some phony adult wearing a suit, carrying a briefcase, riding to work in…
“ Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so Goddamn dumb.” (pg. 41). Lennie Smalls, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is the pathos of this story. This line was said by George Milton describing Lennie, which makes sympathize him because he’s a nice person and a hard worker, but he gets into trouble a lot. Lennie’s too dumb to know what’s right and what’s wrong, he just does what he just told to do. “He ain’t bright. Hell of a good worker, though. Hell of a nice…
In coming of age stories, the protagonists often experience a grave or dramatic moment in which they take a step into adulthood through a mock heroism - in this moment the reader realizes that who someone claims to be in their imagination is different from who they are in reality. In the story, The Intruder, a boy named Kenneth represents the grave moments in coming of age stories when the protagonists realize they live covered by a mask of heroism. The story starts off with Kenneth is in…
The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, objects the academic and social norms of the time period. Salinger expresses his disapproval through Holden Caulfield, a reckless teenager, who feels a strong sense of hatred for adult society in the book. Holden Caulfield was also supposed to give an insight of what he thought were the right methods of dealing with children being rushed into the corrupted adult world. Holden poses as an excellent example of how children can be disturbed by the unethical…
something like diamonds, teenagers antics, or TV shows. However, in Into the Wild and Catcher in the Rye, the two main characters Chris McCandless and Holden Caulfield think of adulthood and adult society as phony and constantly criticize it. Even though they both try to move away and not experience adulthood, responsibilities, and society Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye more clearly projects Phoniness in the adult world because of Chris’s lack of human interaction throughout Into the…
Our main character Holden in the book called catcher In the Rye By J.D. Salinger is missing love and being cared for. He ends up feeling very lonely and depressed and feels as if no on is their for him so he seeks love and care from others. He doesn't get the love and affection from the ones he wants and the people that he doesnt one it from he refuses it. Leads him to be more depressed and feel empty and lonely. Throughout the book Holden seems very depressed and really down as if he just…
deserve to be admired for their beliefs, expectations and principles. In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield has many beliefs and judgements about people based on what they say and do. Although, this may be thought as of a negative character trait, Holden judges based on authenticity, which is a good thing. Therefore Holden Caulfield should be admired for his beliefs and expectations. One reason Holden should be admired, is how he looks at one of his best’s…