Joan Caulfield

find their identify in life. It's also the point in which our minds have developed, eyes wide open to all the negative things that surround the world – and in the world Holden Caulfield lives in, he has expressed himself they only way he feels comfortable and the only way he knows how – rebelliously. Respectfully, Holden Caulfield differs from what a normal teenage boy appears to be but he does show emotions and characteristics that categorizes him as an “average teenager.” He’s portrayed as an adolescent

In the Catcher in the Rye there are a lot of themes and the most important one is growing up. Growing up is part of life and sooner or later we all have to go through it. Holden doesn't seem to want to grow up. Throughout the whole book Holden complains about adults and how they’re phonies. He says that when people grow up and they turn adults they get stuck in a routine, but holden doesn't like routine. When you are a child you don't necessarily have to have a routine. In the book there are a

really like. He has his assumptions and that is all he goes by. He thinks since every person he converses with at Pencey Prep. are phony; he believes the whole world is phony. In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield talks about his life, his family, his friends, and his deceased brother. Holden talks about how the world is made up of phonies including his friends, and also talks about how he wants to preserve the innocence of children and the child inside himself

Salinger in 1951, four years after the beginning of the Cold War. The story revolves around a character named Holden Caulfield, an outsider to his society and an unreliable narrator. His story begins with a description his current situation, which consists of being confined to some institution for a “sickness” he refuses to talk about and his reminisce of better times. Caulfield flashes back to when he got expelled from a highly competitive prep school, failing all of his classes with the exception

The Catcher in the Rye’s main character, Holden Caulfield has a major problem of alienating himself from the outside world. This proves to be the main conflict for Holden since it leaves him as a loner. The root of this problem is Holden not being able to connect with other people or understand their different backgrounds. When he encounters another person who seems to have conformed to a group or status he calls them a “phony”. When Holden is using this term he is showing his own biased opinion

Afraid to fully enter the world of adulthood, Holden Caulfield knows he cannot stay in the world of childhood forever. Struggling to conjure up the adult that is inside him, he resorts to what he believes will be an easier way around things, doing adult things. He thinks drinking, smoking, and cursing, along with setting his own life rules and buying prostitutes will automatically make him an adult; think again. One cannot only perform grown up actions, while not also acting in a mature manner.

There are quite a few characters who influence Holden Caulfield, whether it be positively or negatively. Three minor characters have had a profound influence on Holden- Mr. Spencer, Sunny, and Mr. Antonelli. The actions of each of these individual characters has had an impact on Holden in some way, shape, or form. The following quote, stated by Holden Caulfield himself, show a complete turnaround in his personality and demeanor- ‘"The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you

Holden Caulfield: Navigating Through a World of Gray In Holden Caulfield’s mind, he lives in a world that can be split into two halves: the world of the innocent and the world of the corrupted. These worlds are equated with children and adults, respectively. He despises “the adult world and its cruelty and artificiality” (Chen) otherwise known as “phoniness”. With The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger explores an adolescent’s journey as he navigates through the gray area of an otherwise black and

Chris Scheiner SCHS English Honors III 3 November 2016 Literature Essay need an original title Going to a new place can be very frightening, it can make you want to turn around and go back to the comfort of familiarity. Holden Caulfield is reaching adulthood but he desperately wants to turn around and hold on the his familiar childhood. He makes the bridge between these two place out to be huge but in reality they're not as far apart as he thinks. Holden is a sixteen year old boy on the verge of

Mahlete Yared Cameron AP Lang 12 March 2016 An Analysis on Holden Caulfield’s Mental Fixation on Innocence The process of growing up is reflected through having innocence, trying to hold on to that innocence, and losing that innocence. In Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield's mental breakdown is attributed to his hold on innocence and fight against adulthood, which is displayed first through his fixation on his red hat, then the ducks, and finally the museum of natural history. In