Holden Caulfield is suffering from the severe depression and is socially incompetent which enables him to not form lasting relationships with friends or family. This comes from being alone all the time not sharing his feelings with anyone. He constantly feels betrayed by society as Mr. Spencer who told him about his expulsion from Pencey Prep. Holden felt the adult world was full of ... of the cliff). Also, he finds comfort talking to his ten-year old sister, Phoebe, whom he feels is the most intelligent of all. This kind of behavior tells that Holden consider himself alienated from society t...

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... choose it because I heard it is about a boy who is around my age. In this book, the main character, Holden Caulfield, tells us a story about what happened during his Christmas vacation. Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy who has flunked out of a private prep school. Because he is afraid that his parents ... leaving, he goes to say good-bye to his little sister, Pheobe, who he admires the most. While talking and playing with her, Holden changes his mind and decides to rejoin his family and because he realizes there are many things that he cannot solve by himself. The theme ... he wants to ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... chosen for him. The major theme that this book entails is the idea of conformity, and its dangers. Taking that into account, the main character, Holden Caulfield decides to take a roundabout route in life and enjoy himself a little bit more. Part of the reason he decides to do so is because he ... the superiors at Welton Academy, seventy-five percent of them actually get into Ivy League colleges, and fulfill their parents" dreams. In this case, just like Holden Caulfield wants to do more in his life than what is just mainstream, a group of boys in "Dead Poet's Society establish a poetry c...

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