Joan Caulfield

Catcher in the Rye, author J.D. Salinger writes about the life of a 17 year old boy who drastically differs from the rest of the teenager population because of his alternate point of view on life. This non-typical teenager with the name of Holden Caulfield has a negative perspective on everything he and others do, and does not attempt to find the light in certain situations. While teenagers may not attempt to find the best in a certain outcome, they tend to have a positive outlook on specific things

may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write "Fuck you" right under your nose. I think, even, if I ever die, and they stick me in a cemetery, and I have a tombstone and all, it'll say "Holden Caulfield" on it, and then what year I was born and what year I died, and then right under that it'll say "Fuck you." I'm positive, in fact.’’(204) Holden, in Salinger's Catcher in the Rye is faced with a series of internal conflicts throughout the story.

written by J.D. Salinger set in 1950s New York City, deals greatly with maturity and youth. Especially, with regard to teenage struggles in Holden Caulfield, and the effects of the environment on him. Phoebe and Sally Hayes, the two most mentioned girls in the novel, differ greatly from each other in what they represent and in how they influenced Holden Caulfield. Phoebe positively affects Holden, and gives him direction and reality. One example of how Phoebe positively affects Holden is their conversations

Salinger, Holden has moved from place to place, school to school, just to fit in. He is treated like an outcast and goes on a journey to find someone he can lean on. He faces many problems on his way that affect him tremendously in the end. Holden Caulfield, portrayed as an outcast, feels as if he is rejected by society through his journey of finding a companion. As Holden begins his journey, he meets many possible companions in hope to fulfill the empty space in his heart, but is let down when he

Holden Caulfield, pretentious jerk or lost teenage boy? Throughout the book, Holden shares the events in his life, which we later find led him to a mental hospital. It is clear from the start that Holden is not like everyone else. Although he does experience normal human emotions such as anxiety and depression, he deals with them in an abnormal way. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield fails to represent the voice of real people because of his excessive phony behavior

J.D Salinger. Holden Caulfield, being someone who is unique, strong in his beliefs and ideals, shows sufficient proof to illustrate how development is represented on account of experience. After further examination of Holden’s fight with Stradlater, James Castle’s suicide, and Holden’s incident with Maurice, it will clearly be proven that Holden Caulfield developed as a character through various incidents that involve violence. Firstly, the instance where Holden Caulfield displays development

“Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather, is a boy who simply put, has no respect for school. He has a great passion for the viewership of arts especially theatre and like everyone else, he hopes to achieve the american dream… just without the work. Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, is mostly confused; is like a child lost in a field. He does not know what to do nor where to go. However, he desires to be a catcher in a field of rye that catches children that are just about to run off

In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, undergoes an immense psychological change where he transforms from youth to maturity. The major conflict in the novel which held Holden back from progressing into adulthood had to do with the death of his younger brother, Allie. The way Holden expresses himself and all of the decisions he has made can all be related back to that experience which he has never been able to cope with. As a result, Holden spends the

In the novel the Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield doesn't always know how to express himself. Holden has an interesting way to express his emotions towards woman, therefore, Holdens attitude towards women change. He doesn't always have the best way to express how he feels towards the women in his life. Holden does have some good relationships with some women. Holden tries to keep himself free to be with girls but he never actually goes and follows through. He tries to preserve himself from growing

In the book, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the main character Holden Caulfield is introduced to the reader first by him attempting an opening to an introduction of himself, but him being the cynical guy he is doesn’t really give the reader that, he opens saying how to reader probably wants to know about him and his lousy childhood but that he doesn’t feel like doing that and that it bores him. Though he doesn’t explicitly tell you much, it shows a lot about how he talks and how he doesnt really