... 1951. Holden Caulfield is the protagonist who tells the story of "this madman stuff that happened to me around last christmas"(Salinger,1). It is a very popular novel that frequently provokes strong reactions both positive and negative. Salinger wanted to capture the identity crises which many young adults of Holden's age ... and honesty. His glorification of children, his admiration of Phoebe (his youngest sister), his idealization of his dead brother contribute to his obsession. Holden fears change; he wants everything to be understandable and fixed, like the statues of Eskimos and In...

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... also the case in J. D Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye as the protagonist Holden Caulfield goes on a journey of self-discovery resulting in change in his overall view of the world around him. Throughout the novel, Holden is driven by the idea of preserving the innocence of children and sheltering them from the adult ... that his name was Rudolf Schmidt as he " didn't feel like giving her [ his] whole life history" ( Salinger 54). By doing so, Holden distances himself from people and creates a new identity for himself. Lying to strangers shields him from the ever- changing world pro...

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... in the rye by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield, the main character is a negatively charged person, doesn't want himself or others around him to grow up and suffers from depression because of his brother's death. In JD Salinger's' Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone ... has to grow up. The book gets its title from Holden's constant concern with the loss of innocence. He did not want children to grow up because ... person he meets as a phony. He feels that he is surrounded by hypocrites in a school filled with fakery. Principa...

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• Grade Level: High School