One Last Breath

Pot calling the kettle black is what some people might call it, being a phony is what holden would call it, if he didn't know it was about him. Holden caulfield a teenage boy in brooklyn who hates phonies but seems to be one. Despite Holden saying how much he hates phonies he is one. Holden is a phony because he is very judgemental and acts like he is too good for everyone--when really he is the same as everyone else. Holden holds others to a standard he doesn’t hold himself to. Psychology…

first day, or rather night, in New York City was one of confusion and sadness. He begins his eventful night by checking into a hotel, where he then sees a drag queen, dressing into women's clothing. He then peers into another room and sees two people spitting a drink on each other, he notes that “The hotel was lousy with perverts. I was probably the only normal bastard in the place” ( Salinger 62 ). The antihero then proceeds to go to a bar with one goal in mind, to get drunk. The bartender…

addition, he also thought Stradlater took advantage of Jane, a woman Holden used to go out with, in the back of car (Salinger 46-49). Another time, wanted to kill someone when he saw an inappropriate word written on the school wall (Salinger 221). These last two…

Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is one of literature's most relatable characters in history. Everyone his age and older from even the most diverse backgrounds can identify with his views and attitude toward the world. He is a troubled adolescent trying to get through life. Although Holden is an extremely intelligent sensitive young individual, he is very cynical and judgmental and always finds the negativity in the world around him. This causes many…

rejected by Mr. Spencer and Ackley, but later receives approval from his little sister Phoebe. The novel opens with Holden returning from New York with the fencing team a few days before Christmas break. He had been kicked out due to failing all but one of his classes and goes with the only teacher he likes, Mr. Spencer. He hopes to have someone…

Kids these days, have a lot of problems with their family, friends, school and all that good stuff. We can’t really blame them because, each of us will have to go through that phase at one point in our life. One of them happens to be Holden. There’s nothing wrong with him, the things that are causing him problem are the things surrounding him and effecting his perspective and the way he thinks. Holden is in a stage where everything in his life is hitting him at once and that’s the reason we are…

affection to his wife in public (which he never used to do). Although a better part of his “Id” was displayed, Henry’s “Superego” prevailed in many scenes through this last half of the film. He’s much more aware of other people's feelings rather than his own, and he even tries to make up for the things he's done wrong in the past. In one particular scene, Henry visits the wife of the man who died in the case he worked in the beginning of the movie. He gives the wife the proof she needs to…

People are waiting for the runners to get back from their daily maze running, as the maze gate start to close. while it is closing, people see one of the runners is dragging Alby that was stung. Thomas can't help it but to run through the closing gate to help the runners. Thomas has now broken one of the rules of the society. In his attempts to help Alby and the other runner, they encounter a griever. The first time Thomas has seen a creature like this and he kills it…

The Catcher in the Rye and the Pursuit of Pipe Dreams The struggle to find and achieve a definite goal in our finite lives is at the epitome of the human experience. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, sixteen year old Holden Caulfield believes that his life’s work is to take on the impossible task of holding others back from growing up and losing their innocence. Holden’s quest and subsequent struggle to fulfill this goal leads him on a journey both physically and psychologically…

Holden, among other things struggles with the idea of growing up and what direction it will take him. He doesn't want to grow up and become a phony like everyone else; he wants to stay unique and separate from the adult world. This is one of the reasons why he bought his red hunting hat; he can stand out in a crowd and be separate from his “phony” society. Holden’s character fits perfectly into the stereotype of a typical teenager, making Holden’s views relatable and…