The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J. 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 are caught in. he focuses on the character development. Holden .
narrates its own story from a psychiatric facility a few month after it. The story cover a time .
period of about three days which are greatly important as they relate the passage from his .
youth into maturity. Though his innocence has already been lost, he still hopes to protect .
others children from knowing about adult subjects. Throughout the book, he will change and .
will become much more mature, although his perception of the world as a corrupt and "phony" .
place is not modified. .
Holden's central goal is to resist to the process of maturity and to resist to the .
hypocrisy of the adult world. He is an atypical adolescent with special needs. Two traumas .
put him in an emotional statue: the death of his brother Allie and the suicide of one of his .
schoolmates therefore he suffers from depression which stems from a desire not to grow up. .
Traumatized, holden is terrified by the idea of change and disappearance; the symbols of the .
ducks in Central Park symbolize that change is not permanent. Even if they leave the lack .
every winter, they return every spring; therefore, some vanishing are temporary. It is a direct .
result of his inability to come to adult world. These had made him suicidal: "What I really felt .
like, though, was committing suicide" (Salinger,104). He is extremely immature and has a .
fixation on childhood. For him, it is a world of innocence, curiosity, and honesty. His.
glorification of children, his admiration of Phoebe (his youngest sister), his idealization of his.
Such is the case with Holden Caulfield, the main character in JD Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. ... As Holden sleeps in Mr. ... Holden's fearful reaction to Mr. ... However, once Carl Luce gets angry at Holden's immaturity, he walks out on Holden. ... Holden states, "I gave old Sally a buzz. ...
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. ... By doing so, Holden distances himself from people and creates a new identity for himself. ... As Holden matures, he decides to face them head on and follows Mr. ... These two instances were moments of realization for Holden and good examples of his development and growth as he began to see the world in a new way and accepting the necessity of change. ... As people look to answers about their life in literatu...
Salinger, substantiates the growth and perils, which lie between childhood and adulthood. ... The bridge that lies between these contrasting themes are personified through the novel's protagonist, Holden Caulfield and his visualization of a cliff, which depicts a dividing point between the evident beginning and end. ... The essence of the story The Catcher in the Rye follows the forty-eight hour experience of sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, told through first person narration. ... Holden's difficulties affect his nervous system but never his vision. ... Understanding Holden'...
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. ... For Holden, he experienced his sense of understanding through his younger sister Phoebe. While Holden and Phoebe were in the park, Phoebe asked Holden if he had meant what he said about returning home instead of going to work on a ranch out west, " 'Did you mean what you said?' ... I really did go home afterwards- By returning home and attempting to recover the life that he had previously attem...
The Catcher in the Rye, An Analysis of Holden Caulfield From the beginning of the story, it J.D. ... Holden was self-destructive and emotionally unstable. ... Although Holden grew up physically after his brother passed, his emotional growth was somewhat stunted. ... Allie's death contributed to Holden's cynical views on life. Holden loved Allie because he was so pure and innocent. ...
Catcher in the Rye and Red Badge of Courage both depict less than a one-week period in which the protagonist demonstrates rapid growth and the baggage of internal and external conflict. ... Before Holden even converses with Spencer, he takes away the older man's credibility, shielding Holden from any constructive criticism. ... This contrasts heavily with Holden Caulfield who seems to have his mind made up about a subject before his encounter. ... Holden later displays interest in getting help in a subtle way, asking Luce if his dad has ever psychoanalyzed him; Holden is realizing he nee...
Another example is Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. ... Holden is a cynical and apathetic teenager; a product of the 1930s. ... However, we can relate to Holden, who is powerless in his journey to adulthood. ... Anti-heroes have room for emotional growth due to the complexity of their character. Because the classical hero is synonymous with upright morals and perfection, it is difficult to show any growth in their character. ...
Generation Holden Caulfield The teenage years are, without argument, the most confusing and formative years of a person's transition into adulthood, and the onus of an anxiety filled teenage existence leads, naturally, to an anxiety filled adult existence, as well as a variety of prescription medications and therapies along the way. In the past, individual and sociological problems eluded the adult regime which only saw the common woes of growth "apathetically, and as a rite of passage, a shared experience, and even a duty, but it only takes several school shootings to reevaluate h...
