William Holden

pain for food and the desperation for help. Before she died, she set up the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund (“The Magic of Audrey Hepburn”). Hepburn wanted to help those in need as long as she can. After years of acting, she quit acting to help children in Somalia. Hepburn traveled back and forth from her home in Switzerland to Somalia to spend time with children. Before Hepburn died, she wanted to help children for as long as she can, so she set up a fund for them. Audrey Hepburn helped starving children until the day she died. Audrey Hepburn was an inadequate influence because she had a romantic relationship with William Holden. There were other affairs, but this one stood out for their reason to split. Evidence written by Bibel writes, “Their strong on-screen chemistry blossomed into an off-screen affair. Holden was a notorious womanizer” and “When she told Holden she dreamed of starting a family with him, he informed her that he had gotten a vasectomy years ago. She dumped him on the spot.” Audrey Hepburn only wanted to start a family. She found a man who charmed her from the start and fell in love. When she found a man that she loved, he was married at the time. Hepburn had a mentality since she was young, that many close people around her wanted to leave her. This started when her father left and became emotionally distant after they came in contact again. When Hepburn found out that he was unable to produce children, she was angry and heartbroken. They broke up and…

Joe Gillis: A Character Study Joe Gillis is one of the most interesting characters to ever grace the silver screen, and a character that is still studied to this day. While Gloria Swanson’s historic performance of Norma Desmond garners more attention and praise, I would make the argument that William Holden’s portrayal of Joe Gillis is just as intriguing. Billy Wilder created a character that I have never been so unsure of, he is one of the great examples of the anti-hero. He’s not a great guy,…

“A man’s best friend”. Dogs and their quality of companionships have always been an important part of American Culture, and the inseparable bond between man and dog is commonly seen as a symbol of the American dream and lifestyle. As Jack Solomon writes in Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising; “American companies Manufacture status symbols because American consumers want them” (Solomon 403). Dogs were once seen as a status symbol in American society, and are now seen as a…

Both Holden Caulfield and Jamal Wallace are teenagers. Explain what they have in common and what is very different about them. Be sure to discuss what evidence you see in the film and in the book that show how each has a powerful internal conflict. Holden and Jamal are similar but different at the same time. Some similarities I have are that both Holden and Jamal are from New York City. Also one key similarity is both Holden and Jamal lost someone they truly cared about, Jamal being his…

According to Kipling Williams, Ph.D., being rejected chronically leads to depression, suicidal thoughts or actions, and substance abuse. An example of these consequences can be found in J.D Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye. The book takes place over the span of a few days in New York, and the readers follow Salinger's main character, Holden Caulfield, as he navigates the transition from childhood to adulthood. During this difficult time, Holden is rejected by taxi drivers, strangers, and…

Therapist Report Holden Caulfield’s Problems In the juxtaposition of Holden Caulfield and the average adolescent, many of Holden’s prominent traits are abnormal and rather disconcerting. Holden’s depression and fixation on innocence are byproducts of the loss of his brother, Allie. Additionally, Holden’s dislike for social standards fuels his nonconformist attitude and ultimately furthers his feelings of depression. Equally as troublesome is Holden’s difficulty in connecting with other people,…

teenagers. The story is a three day narration of events that happen to Holden Caulfield beginning at his boarding school Pencey Prep and ending in a hospital in California. Holden is a troubled youth who struggles to find his place in the world and is having a hard time growing up. He believes the world is full of phonies especially in the adult world and he begins to search for his place in life. Holden believes that children are truly innocent and pure and that they should be protected.…

Finding the Right Path Students do not understand what a major impact teachers can have on their lives as a whole. The novel Siddhartha was written by Herman Hesse in 1951. Siddhartha is a novel about a young man, who, through much trial and error, faces troubles in finding his way down the path to enlightenment, or Nirvana. Nirvana is a term that is most commonly tied to the religion, Buddhism. It is best defined as a state of total self contentment and an emptiness in feelings. Throughout the…

In J.D Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is the main character and he could be classified as being depressed. For several reasons being, Caulfield shows signs of being depressed. He is doing poorly in school, he abuses the use of cigarettes, and doesn’t ever feel like anyone can ever live up to his expectations. “As many as 8.3 percent of teens suffer depression for at least a year at a time, compared to about 5.3 percent of the general population.” (“Teen”). In the…

Society’s stigma around mental illnesses can often add to a person’s problems and struggles. In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden is struggling with the loss of his brother. It is apparent to the reader that Holden has some form of a mental illness, but not apparent to the people in Holden’s life. The stigma is often based around societies assumption that people with mental illnesses are violent or unstable. In one article in states that “people are twice…