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Throughout J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, teenagers are represented within every aspect of the text. The representation of such is quite accurate in portraying an adolescent. To start off with, Holden’s problems and troubles are not a result of his own actions. Also, His issues are often exaggerating, and are not as serious as he makes them out to be. Finally, Holden’s actions and mannerisms are reflective of a teenager. In short, Catcher in the Rye is accurate in portraying teenagers. Holden’s

emotional and psychological instability. This is confirmed throughout the book as Holden narrates his own experiences from the past, as well as the present, which is basically a three-day span. Early on, Salinger starts with Holden stating, “I’ll just just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty

The Catcher in the Rye and The Journey of Self Discovery The hardest part about being a teenager is finding oneself. The constant questioning and frustration of trying to understand oneself and how one fits into the surrounding world. There are several obstacles teenagers have to overcome, especially internal ones. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield depicts the internal conflicts teenagers have fight. Smart, witty, and quick to voice his own opinions, he epitomizes the journey most teenagers

The Loss Of Allie In the novel “Catcher In The Rye” by J.D Salinger the character Holden goes through a lot of sadness and grief due to the loss of his brother which affected his life severely in the novel. There are five stages of grief which Holden goes through as the novel proceeds. The five stages of grief are isolation and denial, anger, bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. Holden goes through these five stages in his own ways which is a very cynical way but in the end he comes to the stage

Title Introduction- Throughout the novel Catcher and the Rye, the author J.D Salinger presents Holden Caulfield as someone who is battling with growing up and who is putting up barriers. Holden’s brother died when he was eleven years old, meaning he lost his innocence at a young age. Holden keeps this in the inside and lets out his anger by calling everybody “phonies”.He does find comfort in a red hunting hat and his dead brother Allie. Holden's comfort in materialistic hat shows how he doesn’t

In the novel, Catcher in the Rye, the main protagonist, Holden Caulfield, travels through life-changing journeys within himself as he tries to maintain his innocence. Towards the midst of the novel, Holden remembers how he used to go to the museum all the time, and how he was different, but the wax figures have always been the same. He realizes that he can’t go back in time, because he is not, nor will ever be the same as he used to be. At this point of the novel, Holden does not want change because

Holden Caulfield puts on a hard, confident exterior, but when minor characters come into play, it reveals that Holden is actually very caring, sensitive, and happy. Using minor characters in a story makes it powerful because they reveal the main character’s true personality, just like in the Supporting Actors article and the movie ‘Stand By Me’. In ‘The Catcher in The Rye’, Holden speaks a lot about minor characters. He specifically talks about his roommates, Stradlater and Ackley, who attends Pencey

The Adolescent Traveler “The Catcher in the Rye” is a novel written by the author J.D Salinger. The novel is about young Holden Caulfield and his journey through New York and self-discovery. A novel that was originally made for adults that has become widely known in schools and amongst teens. Holden is a teen who seems to be mentally ill in some form or way and that allows his to take this trip in a sort of way to find himself as an individual. Holden seems to be victimized by the world around him

J.D.Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye is a classic American novel. The novel is based in the time period of the 1950’s. It’s a first person telling of a teenage boys life after his brother passes away and he is kicked out of his fourth school. Not wanting to attend school anymore with a bunch of “phonies” he decides to have himself a little vacation before returning home to his parents. On his night out on the town he acts the way a teenager would act when alone with a good sum of dough. He goes

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is a teenage boy who has a hard time interacting with people around him, and does not feel like he fits in. Often times he is indecisive and has a condescending mindset generally speaking. The death of his brother, Allie, is childhood trauma that contributes greatly to Holden’s depression, and is seen in glimpses throughout