Last Day of the Last Furlough

In the Book The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield takes on the role of caretaker to whomever he meets, as many good hearted people do, but who is there to take care of him? Holden is telling his story as a flashback as he is currently in a mental health facility suffering from a nervous breakdown. At first Holden is an annoying person whose thoughts are all over the place, and are hard to follow. Shortly through the book I not only found him comical, but quite relatable. I empathize with Holden

Gamal Said 10 C To what extent is Holden alienated through chapter one through si In the book “Catcher in the Rye” three major themes stood out for me as a reader. Holden’s pessimistic language, alienates him from the world. The speaker demonstrates separation and incongruence; “athletic [bastards] stick together,” Holden portrays a sense of animosity towards groups of people sticking together due to how he is not able to do the same this also demonstrates alienation. At the end of chapter six Holden

Holden Caulfield is the protagonist in the novel, “The Catcher In The Rye.” He has changed dramatically since he left Pencey Prep. At the beginning of the book. Where he started to tell what happened in his life, at the beginning he was Rebellious and didn’t seem to care about what was going to happen to his future. An example of this is when Mr. Spencer sat Holden down on the bed and gave him a lecture on why he flunked and that he should care about his future, but you could tell that he could care

What is Holden Caulfield? That question is easy to answer. A teenage boy from a wealthy family. A junior in high school who was just kicked out of another exclusive boarding school. But the question, “Who is Holden Caulfield?” is a much more complex question because Holden is a very complicated character. Even though Catcher in the Rye was written in 1951, the character of Holden Caulfield is very relatable today. He is really messed up, but I think that's what makes the book and this character

Holden’s fear of change is obvious when he says, “It’s an old but terrific record” (128). Holden sort of has an obsession with old stuff. I think he like old things because it takes him back to his golden days where he was with his younger brother Allie, and that is the time he wishes would not change. Holden is willing to pay five dollars to get the record because it reminds him of himself. Holden says, “It was about a little kid that would not go out of

The image of a wrecked car effectively symbolizes Holden in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye by properly illustrating Holden’s recklessness, stubbornness, and hopelessness. Salinger emphasizes Holden as a reckless character when he writes, “All I know is I got up from bed … and then I tried to sock him”(43). Stradlater’s treatment of girls provokes Holden to act with little thought or control. Holden's lack of discernment parallels a car with no driver; just as Holden lacks the sense to avoid

Reliable? I Think Not An unreliable character is an untrustworthy source of truth (Dictionary.com). Throughout the Catcher In The Rye, the narrator, Holden Caulfield takes the reader through his eyes on some events, informs us of some people in his life, and tells us a little about his past. As a narrative voice he makes it difficult for the reader to comprehend whether he is reliable or unreliable. There are some reasons however, that place him in the category of an unreliable narrative voice. For

These two themes are seen most when Holden goes to New York for three days. Holden has the opportunity to have sex with Sunny, the prostitute, but realizes Sunny is not the girl for him so he makes up an elaborate lie to get himself out of the situation. In chapter twenty, after Holden meets up with a fellow classmate,

Holden Caulfield, the main protagonist in the Catcher in the Rye is a confused teenage boy, that judges people who seem to be not genuine. Throughout the novel, Holden presents to readers, many universal truths about a human’s daily life. All of these universal truths led readers to believe that, Holden acknowledges and appreciates people who are authentic and not fake. Holden recognizes that money creates a barrier in society which makes humans become phony. Holden describes how his roommate felt

Introversion and extroversion are fundamental traits that describe you as a person. It allows people to view you differently from others and outline your likes, dislikes, etc. Although many people aren’t just one side of the coin, you may resemble behaviors from both areas. In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield is a sixteen-year-old kid living in the 1940s. He is openly disappointed by everyone he’s around except for a select few, but throughout