Depression is a well-known mental illness currently affecting millions in the US. Although most people have knowledge of it, it is usually difficult to tell if a certain person is depressed. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher In The Rye, a teenager named Holden is expelled from his high school, Pencey Prep. He decides to stay in New York for a few nights instead of returning home, to let his parents’ anger subside. He makes progressively worse decisions throughout the novel, and it ends with his
years; the struggles of school, maybe a childhood sweetheart, and taking that final step into the adult world. Now, imagine a strong obsession with depression. Envision being terrified at any form of rejection from others. Holden Caulfield experiences all the mentioned aspects when he recounts his own adolescent years. J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, depicts Holden Caulfield’s life after getting expelled from Pencey Prep, a prestigious private school based in Pennsylvania. After leaving school
The Catcher and the Rye What makes a person insane is when they start making irrational decisions. In, The Catcher and the Rye, Holden Caulfield faces many challenges growing up to his teenage years. Those challenges affect his state of mental health. Truly sane people can distinguish their perceptions and biases from outside sources and influences. People who are sane have a view of the world that coincides with reality. People who are sane accept things, even the bad things that happened and
in the tragic invasion of Normandy and was later hospitalized due to PTSD with effects of anxiety and depression resulting from the war. During the times of post-war many other citizens were dissatisfied impacting the atmosphere of the society and upbringing of children negatively. Salinger’s works are generally inspired by
Depression is a serious condition that separates the sufferer from the world outside his head and causes a strange mixture of desire for and repulsion from human contact. This is why when J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye, wants to showcase or elaborate upon his main character, Holden Caulfield’s alienation, he uses language that signifies depression. Holden’s repeated usage of language of depression reveals his alienation from people and his loneliness and longing for them throughout
The people Holden meets throughout “The Catcher in Rye” by J.D. Salinger have large impacts on things like Holden’s ideas and mental state. But the people the reader doesn’t get to see have an equal if not greater impact on Holden’s life. Holden is once again is kicked out of school and has to face his parents with the news. Instead Holden decides to take a detour into New York City. Holden does many strange things as his depression and mental illness deteriorate. He hire a prostitute only to pay
The people Holden meets throughout The Catcher in Rye by J.D. Salinger have large impacts on Holden’s ideas and mental state. But then again the people the reader does not get to see, have an equal if not greater impact on Holden’s life. Holden’s story starts when he is once again is kicked out of school and has to face his parents with the news. Instead Holden decides to take a detour into New York City. Holden does many strange things as his depression and mental illness deteriorate. He hired a
caring students. Yet, to me, being a teacher sounds like the most rewarding job imagined. Personally, high school has been underwhelming. I expected four years of adventures and knowledge, but instead I received four years of stress, anxiety, and depression. High school was my hell. Why would I want to return to it? While high school as a student was difficult, I want to return as a teacher in order to provide an escape for my students. Throughout the years, some of my teachers brought honesty and