Through the character of Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger illustrates how the Museum of Natural History represents Holden’s wish to stay innocent and free of change. Holden sees the exhibits behind the glass cases at the museum and how all of the pieces inside are stuck in time. Holden wishes to be able to “stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them there,” and to isolate them from the rest of the world. (Salinger 122). When Holden speaks of “them,” he subconsciously refers to
J.D. Salinger, allows many readers to view the novel, The Catcher in the Rye in a different perspective by using various psychoanalytic theories. Throughout the novel, the main character, Holden Caulfield exemplifies many characteristics that fit into Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theories which is concludes that the “human behavior was the result of the interaction of three component parts of the mind: the id, ego, and superego. His structural theory placed great importance on the role of unconscious
or two later. For example Holden would do something in the book that reminded him of his brother Allie, which then leads to him telling a story about Allie, then finally he’ll get back to present day without the reader realizing. Overall, I personally enjoyed the book. It made me laugh many of times and I believe Holden Caulfield is a character with a conflicting personality, who admires his little sister, Phoebe, very much. #2: What’s up with Holden? Holden Caulfield is a teenage boy who moves
The Catcher in the Rye is a story told by a troubled 17-year-old teenage boy named Holden Caulfield. Throughout the novel, Caulfield displays unquestionable evidence of personal psychological battles and severe depression. Caulfield’s self-destruction is a result of his dissatisfaction with society and the way that he perceives the human condition; fake and inevitably “phony”. While spending time in New York, Holden engages in many different adventures and encounters with adults, nevertheless always
Evaluation of Holden Caulfield The novel Catcher in the Rye by author J.D. Salinger illuminates the exploits and downfalls of the book's main character whose name is Holden Caulfield. Set in the mid twentieth century in a time when America was experiencing a post-war boom of both economic and social changes which included emphasis on wholesome family values and religion. In a time where anything other than the typical post-war American lifestyle was considered taboo, Salinger brings forth a young
troubled teenager Holden Caulfield and his growth into maturity. Holden struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up, and he has a constant concern over everyone's loss of innocence. Holden held onto his past and the people in his past, people like Jane Gallagher. He holds onto his memories with Jane and he holds memories with his past brother, Allie. Salinger’s novel illustrates the struggles between having to grow up and not wanting to, which introduces the correlation between Holden and the famously
in which main character Holden Caulfield struggles with. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, author J.D. Salinger reveals how alienation can impact one’s life. The utter carelessness about life, the lack of motivation to apply himself, and rarely veering from the consistent pattern of his past all relate to how the ducks consistently revisit the same lagoon. Holden’s carelessness about life displays his overall difficulty taking position among the norm. Holden states “I’m the most terrific
Rye, Holden Caulfield, faces harsh adulthood realities which compel him to protect childhood innocence. Throughout Holden’s 3-day journey in New York, he demonstrates his desire to retain childhood innocence in himself and other children. In The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger develops Holden Caulfield as a reflection to the main theme of childhood innocence through his use of characterization, stream of consciousness point
Growing Pains The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger tells the painful story of a seemingly unloved and lonely teenage boy named Holden Caulfield, struggling to find his way in a world of “phonies” and bullies. After being expelled out of the prestigious Pencey Prep School due to poor academic performance and a lack of effort, Holden leaves Pencey early as an act of rebellion, three days before he is expected home. Living and traveling alone in New York City, he encounters prostitutes, pimps, and
Catcher in The Rye by JD Salinger, Holden Caulfield tells his story of the weekend he spent in New York after being kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout the novel, the reader learn about his struggles with depression, confusion, and bitterness towards most people in the world, but Phoebe Caulfield is the most significant distraction to his negative feelings. Phoebe is Holden’s younger sister who is one of the only people who is able to change Holden’s mood. Holden cares for Phoebe like no other
in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger’s, the main character Holden Caulfield goes through a series of emotional events but remains as immature as he was at the beginning of the novel. Majority of teenagers become responsible and more mature people. Holden goes through many events that cause stress and burdens and instead of coming out more mature and grown up, he still has the same childish views on life. Throughout the whole novel, Holden fantasizes about killing people, he views on sex remain confused
the main character, Holden Caulfield. In the book, Holden is a seventeen year old boy who tells his story of how he struggles with the disorder known as PTSD. PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is an anxiety disorder that people can get after facing an upsetting or traumatic experience. The article “PTSD” displays the symptoms of the disease, what the options are to treat it, and what to do if you know someone who has PTSD. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden struggles to deal
despises “phoniness” and all the adult evils prevalent in the society. Holden Caulfield is portrayed to be an impressionable teenager who is exceedingly sensitive to the evils prevailing in the society. He believes that all the lying, deceit, hypocrisy and moral degeneracy that the adults of the society practice as common behavior is the reason which completely obliterates the innocence and beauty of the external world. Holden in deeply affected by his encounters with hypocrisy and phoniness, and
becomes his or her own definition of youth. In The Catcher In the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is a seventeen-year-old who describes his and others’ youths from a sanatorium. Salinger uses symbolism, diction, and Holden’s point of view to express that youth is not youth without pain. From Holden's perspective, Carl Luce, his ex-student advisor from Whooton, had inner troubles when he was younger. Holden states, "The thing he was afraid of, he was afraid somebody'd say something smarter
literary comedy when going through the life of the main character Holden Caulfield, but it ultimately ends up being a tragic tale. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that has been mistaken for a comedy many, many times. It is not a comedy; it’s a tragedy, contextually speaking. Throughout the novel the main character was very cynical, irresponsible and very angry at the world. With these arguments I will prove that this novel is a tragedy,
(A)J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, displays the mentality of a teen who struggles to deal with the idea of growing up. (B)Holden, the central figure of the narrative, views growing up as falling into the superficiality of society and strives to prevent children from maturing. (C)The name Holden Caulfield is representative of his wish to be a savior for children who are going through adolescence and to prevent their innocence from being corrupt by a society enclosed in lies but realizes that
teenager, Holden caulfield, and are presented with an array of situations experienced by people in that generation. It also faces a problem many young people battle with in their daily lives, depression. The main aspects of the story are the juxtaposed themes of innocence and maturity, self ascertained by Holden, which are used to symbolize sincerity and phoniness respectively. We also go over the fact about how past experiences mold a person. In J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield’s
In The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is a messed up boy who is expelled by Pencey Prep and every other school he has attended. Rather than go home, Holden escapes to New York and stays at a hotel where he is horrified by what he sees as adulthood. He encounters various forms of adults and is depressed by what he sees his future being. These encounters obliterate any desire Holden possesses to grow up. As his tale carries on Holden is desperate to connect with Pheobe, his younger
or later, everyone living in the real world has to face up to that fact that they can’t stay a child forever, they have to mature enough to take care of themselves. This is what Holden finally realizes in “the Catcher in the Rye”. In the novel, “the Catcher in the Rye,” by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden Caulfield experiences a pivotal moment at the carousel when he decides to stop fighting the inevitable turn of time, marking a significant change in Holden’s psyche, characterizing his shift
his message that fake personas are incredibly irrational, impractical, and just plain hypocritical. We come across a few excellent examples of Salinger’s distaste for the irrational and phony world a little more than halfway through the book. Holden Caulfield is reminiscing on a movie he once saw, and gives a detailed (but also irrelevant) description of the plot. However, he seems to fixate on the woman sitting next