Joan Caulfield

does embody many of the qualities that people relate with Americans. Because he has a very negative view of everything, he makes more of a legitimate critique of American society because he does not sugar coat anything. When saying that Holden Caulfield is a hero, he is not a hero in the way most would expect, he does not do many “acts of kindness,” but he is someone to whom most students can relate. In school everyone thinks his or her school is “one of the worst schools,” (Salinger ch22) just

Holden is a mess from the moment this novel took place. He was expelled out of school, his brother has died, and he literally has no friends. There are a lot of moments throughout the story where Holden just needs to talk to someone, whether that be a prostitute, a royal pain in the ass, or just a dancing sister. The people around Holden are clearly missing the clues of his depression, even though it’s right in front of them. Whether that be because of Holden’s past, his drinking and smoking habits

Holden Caulfield’s family has affected is life tremendously in a physical and mental way. His family has made him take really bad decisions for himself and putting him in a crazy state of mind. The loss of Holden’s younger brother has left Holden emotionally drained. Allie, Holden’s younger brother who died of cancer, left Holden with a huge emptiness inside of him throughout the whole entire story. The type of relationship Holden had with his brother was a devoting relationship for Holden, more

provide examples of the responsibility of guarding the purity of innocence. Holden Caulfield and George Milton, the main characters of the novels, are almost identical when studying their thoughts and actions on this notion, although, their judgements do differ in popular beliefs practiced today. Therefore, Holden and George both desire and feel obliged to be protectors of the innocent. Take the case of Holden Caulfield, a character who displays an obvious desire to protect childhood innocence, something

One of the characteristics that reveals that Holden is a dynamic character is that he grew to understand adult world as the correct view. Holden's false view of the world consisted of him believeing that kids should not grow and stay kids forever because he does not want those beautiful and innocent beings to turn into phony and fake adults. Constatly, readers vitness Holden complaining about adults and referring to them as «phony». Holden,a lot of the time mentions adults actions to show how fake

Most eleven year old boys today are busy playing video games, refusing to clean their rooms, and thinking up awesome pranks. Phillip Enright is a typical, immature preteen living fairly normally, until a series of catastrophic events changes the course of his life. In the novel, The Cay, Philip grows from an innocent, scared child, to an independent, mature person almost overnight because of his extraordinary experiences. He is forced to mature, not over the course of his teenage years like most

I made a word collage with pictures surrounding it, some of the words I used were, Allie- Allie was holdens sister who sadly died of Leukemia she is included in the collage because she is often referred to and or talked about in the book. Depressed- The word depressed is included because Holden is emotionally depressed throughout the book due to the fact that he is unable to find a connection with anyone. Tuberculosis- Holden reveals in the beginning of the book that he is being treated for Tuberculosis

Nevertheless, Holden’s nonsexual relationships differs from his sexual relationships by being sincerer and inputting more effort into the distinct correlations. For example, when Holden talk about Jane Gallagher, it was like he wish to spend his whole life with her. In fact, Holden had seen Jane as a companion that could be with him through it all, and not just for his sexual needs’ has he had seen for through other girls. Holden thought of Jane, as his dream girl that was difficult to encounter

The main theme of the novel is the painfulness of growing up. Holden Caulfield continually tries to fit in but is ostracized multiple times. He craves human contact and love, but fails in all his endeavors. Phoebe is the only one left that truly cares about Holden. Aside from her, he is completely alone. Holden isolates himself as a way to cope with reality despite his need for human connection. His red hunting hat serves as a symbol of how he deals with uncomfortable situations. When talking to

Do you ever feel like you are surrounded by phonies but, end up realizing you are not that different from the people around you? Holden calf lied felt frustrated by all of the phoniness in the world. In the 1950's he flunked out of Elkton Hills and other private schools because, he could not handle being around phonies. He is going through a stage of life that is stressful and that other teenagers go through. This part of growing up is crucial since this will affect how you will perceive the world