This Crazy Life

toils. However, what happens when life shatters this fantasy too early? Holden Caulfield from Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Franny Glass from his short stories, Franny and Zooey are two incidents of when the adolescent illusion cracks. Both these characters suffer from the death of their beloved sibling. Holden is an abnormal, introverted teenager who isolates himself from the rest of the “phony” people in world. After running away from…

Life Gone Downhill For Holden J.D. Salinger is an American who was born in Manhattan, New York. When he was younger he wrote short stories in secondary school, then he started writing for a magazine. His final original was in 1965 and it appeared on the, ‘The New Yorker’. In 1951, his novel, The Catcher In The Rye portrayed many different symbols representing isolation, depression, and comfort. Statistics show that combination of Depression and Isolation can negatively affect a person 's mental…

PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people who have seen or lived through a shocking, or dangerous event. In Holden’s case the cause of his PTSD could be the death of his younger brother Allie. The first instance where Holden shows this disorder is the night Allie died and how he was sent to the hospital, “I was only thirteen, and they were going to have my psychoanalyzed and all, because I broke all the windows in the garage. I don't blame them. I really don't. I slept in the garage…

main character, Holden, feels the need to preserve the innocence of childhood. To Holden, a person who is innocent is someone who is free from moral wrong and a person who is pure and harmless. He views innocence as an important aspect of a child’s life which should and must be preserved and separated from the corruption of adulthood. Holden’s views on innocence and the corruption of adulthood is portrayed through how he views others, his attitude towards aspects of his setting and his actions…

always pretending like he doesn’t care, but when it rains, he is open. This connection with rain all started with the breaking of Holden’s hand. After the death of his brother, devastated and hurt, Holden had a meltdown in his family garage. He smashed everything in sight, including all the windows, with his bare hand. He seriously injured his hand so that, as he explains early on in the novel, everytime it rained his hand ached. This ache is a constant reminder to the event that caused the…

genre of this novel is realistic fiction or coming-of-age fiction. The novel is about a teenage boy going through life. It goes over the many things that teens face. It focuses on the angst of teenagers. Historical lens analysis: The book was published after World War II. Soldiers coming back from the war had psychological issues. I think that Holden was a character based on the feelings of the war. He had lots of angst and anger towards societal pressures. The significance of this text…

“Boy, I felt miserable. I felt so depressed, you can’t imagine”(110). Most of the time one could tell when he was feeling blue because he talked about his siblings, Allie and Phoebe.The neglect from Holden’s childhood affected his later emotions in life. This cause Holden to felt depressed and lonely. When he saw couples it instantly made him feel glum. Being alone seemed to be a very uncomfortable feeling to him. When Holden finally got help to control his emotions, he realized something: “I…

attract adult readers and has become popular for its themes, motifs, and connections an individual has with the main character, Holden Caulfield.We tend to feel a connection to the struggles of Holden Caulfield as we put ourselves in his shoes and see life through his perspective. The book is still pertinent due to Holden facing challenges such as loneliness and the inability to make a connection to make with a purpose thus the readers see themselves in Holden. Furthermore, the book also relates…

The loss of a loved one creates a significant, long-lasting effect that leaves a deep impact on those grieving. These numerous repercussions begin to shape the person trying to deal with this traumatic event. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, the main character is an exceedingly saddened and lonely teenager named Holden Caulfield. Holden finds himself wandering through the city of New York in search of answers. Due to the death of his younger brother, Allie,…

Caulfield as someone who cannot handle change. He acts like an adult, but he wants to be a kid at heart. With his brother/best friend dead, Holden was left alone and depressed. The only person close to him was his ten year old sister. This causes Holden to withdraw from life and it makes him reluctant to change. He enjoys visiting the museum because everything is the same. He also visits the school because everything is familiar; it has not changed, until he sees the FUs everywhere and he just…