Dealing with the loss of a family member can be very distressing and in some cases, life altering by changing a person's outlook upon their own existence and upon society. Some people may have a religious reawakening while others fall into a deep depression, 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 to do family from Manhattan. However, Holden has been falling since the death of his brother. His teacher, Mr. Antolini, mentioned this plunge to Holden, "This fall I think you"re riding for- it's a special kind of fall, a horrible kind"(pg. 187, ch. 24). The fall that Holden is experiencing stems from his brother's death, his loneliness, and his inability to find who he is and what his role is in life.
Allie was Holden's younger brother by two years, but Holden thought had a lot of respect for him. He knew that his little brother was by far 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 was a nice kid, though. He used to laugh so hard at something he thought of at the dinner table and he just about fell off his chair."(pg. 38, ch. 5) When Holden was 13, Allie died of leukemia. The night he died, Holden broke all the windows in the garage in a fit of uncontrollable grief. The night Allie passed away, a part of Holden died with him, his innocence and a clear sense of who he was as a person.
After Allie's death, Holden never seemed to recover. He became alone in his own cold world, where everyone was a "phony".
Salinger brings out the qualities of his main character, Holden Caufield, through his relationships with his siblings in The Catcher In The Rye. ... Holden read all his stories and novels. ... Holden never does let go. ... Phoebe, Holden's ten-year-old sister, is the only one who can understand and communicate with Holden. ... s relationship with Holden explains Holden's dislike of phonies. ...
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The novel portrays the life of sixteen year old, Holden Caufield. Currently in psychiatric care, Holden recalls what happened to him last Christmas. At the beginning of his story, Holden is a student at Pencey Prep School. ... There, Holden encounters new ideas, people, and experiences. ... "Holden Caufield, the protagonist, swears steadily throughout the book. ...
Complex character of Holden Caufield It is easy to write a book with cliché good and bad characters, but that would make for very predictable fiction. ... This is exactly how one would describe the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caufield. ... The segregation society makes is repelling to Holden. ... Holden is all alone. ... Therefore Holden is an alien in society. ...
In the book Catcher In The Rye Salinger creates a very peculiar atmosphere which features the star character, Holden Caufield, as a young troubled boy and his relationships with many different characters that in their own way shape the kind of person that Holden is. ... In general Holden Caufield's has little trust for older people and fake people. ... Antolini teaches Holden the greatest value that Holden probably learns in the book. ... Antolini teaches Holden, but it only took 16 years of Holden's life to figure it out. ... Antolini teaches Holden the greatest value that ...
In Antigone, Creon, King of Thebes and in the Catcher in Rye, Holden Caufield experience events that change them. ... Another example of irony in Antigone was Creon wouldn't change his decision because the people of Thebes would have thought he was weak even though they already thought he was weak because he didn't change his mind The novel Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger has a troubled teenage Holden Caufield, who struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. ... One example of a conflict is Holden vs. himself. ... The impact of characters in the story change Holden. ......
Holden is the person of this fact. ... Holden has many questions concerning religion. ... This, along with all similarities, makes Holden Caufield my favorite character of the novel. Stradlater was Holden's roommate at one of his many boarding schools. ... Stradlater also was dating one of Holden's ex-girlfriends. ...
Holden's life is tormented by his constant search for the ideal. ... Allie is introduced as the nicest member of Holden's family. ... In some instances it is as if Holden is living in the past. ... Another person Holden holds in high esteem is Jane. ... In reality, Holden just wants to be accepted. ...
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