... to take what society throws at him on his own anymore. At this point in the novel, Holden lets all his feelings out and opens up his mind to the reader through his actions and thoughts. One experience in general, helps the reader to understand why Holden really does despise society. In chapter twenty-five, Holden becomes quite erratic, and experiences what seems to be a nervous breakdown ... . During this time, Holden sits on a park bench and ponders about how he would like to escape from the east, and live a secluded life on the outskirts of the woods in the west. He would become ... o...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger The Main characters in this book are Holden Caulfield. He is the main character. The whole story pretty much revolves around him. He is telling this story to a psychoanalyst but you really start to feel like he is telling it directly to you, or as if you are going through a journey inside of his sick and twisted mind. Another one of the characters is Phoebe ... of him being expelled from school. He tells her later that he wants to be a catcher in the rye. So he can prevent careless children from falling over the edge while playing in the field. Phoebe...

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• Grade Level: High School

... with reality, it causes one to be depressed. Such is the case with Holden Caulfield, the main character in JD Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is a lonely adolescent who is reluctant to accept the changes that come with life. As Holden starts to realize that change is inevitable, he becomes more and more unhappy with the world around him. Holden's battle between his dreams and reality ... tries to talk to Ackley to clear his mind. Ackley was asleep and made it clear that he did not want to be bothered by stating, "How 'bout turning off the goddam light? I gotta get u...

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• Grade Level: High School

... either get anxious about forming relationships, or simply avoid them all together. In the notable fiction novel The Catcher in the Rye, author J.D Salinger brings the troubled, humorous, and adolescent character of Holden Caulfield to life, where he struggles with growing up, the uncontrollable changes in his life, and, most importantly, attachments with other humans. As a reader, a certain pattern in Holden's attachment abilities is observed, and it is made clear that ... felt a connection with her that, after they lost touch, he couldn't seem to find with anyone else again. However, a...

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• Grade Level: High School

... they have filled it with phoniness. Holden is "forced", because he does not understand the adult world, to invent a fantasy that adulthood is a world of superficiality and hypocrisy. He uses the concept of "phoniness" to describe the superficiality, hypocrisy, and pretension of the adulthood. Chapter 22 is the most relevant that every adult is inevitably "phony" and that they can not see their ... own phoniness: "it was full of phonies" and "even the couple of nice teachers on the faculty, they were phonies, too"( Salinger,151). ... inevitable, Holden learns to deal with it and accepts...

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... him. Holden had a great deal of respect for Allie; he knew that his little brother was by far the smartest and most 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. "God, he was a nice kid, though. He used to ... he actually is, allegedly being 22. In chapter 13, Holden had non-sexual intercourse with the prostitute. He said that he"d just had an operation and was unable to make love, so he wanted to talk instead. The ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School