... and His "Phony" Family The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of his family ... seems to be referring to the subject of this metaphor as -- someone who discriminates against others, is a hypocrite about something, or has manifestations of conformity (Corbett 71). Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, Holden describes and interacts with various members of his fami...

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... his sister holds him back. Holden's final destination in the book is some sort of mental care facility, from where he is telling his story. Throughout the book, The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, Holden suffers from an emotional, mental, and physical disintegration which causes him to be institutionalized. Holden's growing emotional instability shows the progression of his downward spiral into ... the limit of shutting itself down. Holden's physical disintegration is the last phase of his complete downfall into illness. Holden Caulfield faces an extreme downward spiral in J.D Sa...

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... which many children are playing near a cliff I stand by the cliff and catch anyone before they fall off." Holden Caulfield will be the "Catcher in the Rye!" In my thirty-two years in the psychology, I have never met or seen a person of such degree as Holden. He is unlike any other patient I have ever had because of ... ...

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In the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger, the relationship between Holden and his brother Allie conveys a loss of a meaningful connection and Holden's identity. Allie was someone that Holden was able to spend time with and ... ...

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The story A Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger was all about a young man named Holden Caulfield. Holden was a michevious boy from New York City whom always lacked off in his doings. He would never care ... ...

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The books "Go Ask Alice" by Anonymous and "The Catcher In The Rye" by J.D Salinger are both very similar books about confused, lonely and awkward teenagers whose lives are out of control. "Go Ask Alice" is about a drug ... and school. She runs away from her home in means to find her place in life. Her journey is somewhat very similar to Holden Caulfeild's journey in "The Catcher In The Rye". Holden is a confused and disillusioned 16-year-old boy who searches for truth and rails against the "phoniness" of the adult world. He sets off on a ... experience to the other. After you've had it, ther...

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... who are both changing because of the people around them. Ordinary people look into the life of Conrad Jarret, a teenage boy who lives with his mother and father. The Catcher in the Rye deals with Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old boy who is returning home from school to his parents and younger sister. These two characters have some differences yet similar situations ... and so needed. Without these females in Conrad's and Holden's lives, recovery and problem searching would have been very difficult. The characters in the novels Ordinary People and The Catcher in the Rye change Hold...

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... , which can disrupt their ability to do normal, everyday chores. The person's entire personality can also change. In the case of Holden Caulfield, the protagonist within the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the death of his brother Allie brought upon him much pain and grief but it also caused him to lose sense of who he was. Holden comes from a well ... the smartest and most compassionate and understanding member of the family. Throughout the novel, Holden also hints that Allie might have been one of the only people in The Catcher in the Rye that Holden actually has real love for. "God, he ...

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... world that surrounds them. Three prime examples of adolescent struggles are in the characters Ellen Foster, from the novel Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons; Holden Caulfield, from the novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger; and Gordie from the movie Stand by Me. Each of these children has conflicts with their parents. For Ellen, she experiences grief due to her mother's death ... experience in trying to understand themselves, are intensified by the severity of the relationship void between themselves and their parents. At the beginning of the three stories, Ellen Foster, Catcher in the ...

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... into a deep depression, leaving people unable to do normal, everyday chores, or the entire personality can change. In the case of Holden Caulfield, the protagonist within the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the death of his brother Allie brought upon him grief but also something worse; Holden lost sense of who he was leaving him all alone. Holden comes from a moderately ... compassionate member of the family. Throughout the novel, it was hinted that Holden had more than just respect for Allie. Allie was one of the only people in The Catcher in the Rye that Holden actually infers of loving...

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The play Death of a salesman and the novel Catcher in the Rye were written at late 40's. It was the period when the society was beginning to recover from the World War II. Life was very tough at that time. People were ... novel and the play are so successful and well-known. The society became to notice those vulnerable and helpless teenagers and working class whom Holden and Willy represented in Catcher in the Rye and Death of a Salesman. Parent and school aware that teenager's mental problem and provide counseling when it is needed. Society set up the welfare and pension system to solve ......

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... , and that his erratic behavior would prove harmful to her. He makes the decision to stay to comfort Phoebe and to keep her from falling over the cliff by the rye field before her time. Phoebe is the light countering Holden's overwhelming dark depression. Her name is a species of bird known for flicking its tail and hopping about. Phoebe is skinny ... . As the moon orbits the earth, Phoebe is always in Holden's thoughts, affecting his decisions for the better, subconsciously holding him back from blindly stumbling off the cliff of the rye field. From the etymology of "luce" to "light" to ...

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J.D. Salinger brings out the qualities of his main character, Holden Caufield, through his relationships with his siblings in The Catcher In The Rye. Each sibling brings out a different characteristic, and each relationship carries a different meaning. Holden's relationship with his older brother D.B. reveals his complete dislike of the "game" of life and the "phonies" ... ...

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Holden is not an unpopular person. He decides to isolate himself by declaring that everyone besides himself is a "phony". He wants to be close to someone, but he does not know how to communicate with people. Even though he thinks most people are "phonies" or "slobs," he still looks for and finds something good about everyone. He wants people to look past society and be their true selves, and he wants to do that also, but he does not want to be in complete isolation. He feels that the cause of phoniness is being in group situations and feeling like you need to be good enough for everyone else. ...

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