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
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
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
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
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
novel "The Catcher in the Rye" is a story of a seventeen year old American schoolboy Holden Caulfield, who was excluded from his school before Christmas for academic failure. The main idea of the novel is the rejection of falsehood, which is manifested in the moral standards prevailing in the society and in the people, events, and objects. This is closely linked to the image of the protagonist. Holden Caulfield introduces the reader not only to the external part of his life (time-space of the novel
In J.D Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, it can be inferred that the main character, Holden Caulfield, is Salinger himself. The whole book is Salinger’s narrative told through the lens of Holden Caulfield. Everything that Salinger felt was told through a teenage boy which made the book controversial since the author is an adult talking about adult issues and things you wouldn’t expect a teenager to talk about during this time period. For example, the theme of depression is displayed in Salinger’s
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
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
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
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
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
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
their way far before many of them actually had. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, is a pure embodiment of the how the repercussions of these expectations of teenagers (especially boys) to rapidly conform and mature, left many young men confused and searching for their own identity in a world of increasingly right wing authorities. Holden being the clearly deeply tormented character that he is, it is
shutting that object down. Such is the case for The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Multiple schools across the country have banned it due to its, at the time of publication, controversial point of view. However, over time, the story of Holden Caulfield and his struggle to find happiness in a world full of phones has become one of the most important works of literature to date. So, despite having mentions of pre-marital sex, underage drinking, and profanity, The Catcher in the Rye remains a
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