character Holden Caulfield in a controlled environment. On page 1 when Holden is introducing himself he says ” I didn't know anybody there that was splendid and clear-thinking” This show what Holden feels about Pencey. In New York City Holden experiences being rebellious and has no one controlling him because he is on his own. New York City represents impureness for Holden. The way Holden experiences all the freedom results with a break down and he ends up in an asylum. Holden Caulfield is an innocent
In “The Catcher in the Rye,” the main character in the story is Holden Caulfield who is a very confused little high school boy. He has a hatred for phonies, perverts, and occasionally screwballs, even though he is all these things. In a way he is just a hypocrite. But the phonies and perverts are a recurring theme in “The Catcher in the Rye.” Phony is a word that Holden likes to use to describe most of the adults. He calls most of the adults’ phonies because he believes that adults will eventually
you and not confronting your actual feelings can make you feel worse and worse the more you deny your feelings. Although some may be quick to deny these qualities, they are not all inaccurate as some people perfectly exemplify these qualities. Holden Caulfield, the Protagonist and Narrator, starts talking about his story and says that he does not want to talk about his whole life and how he only wants to talk about the crazy things that happened to him around “Last Christmas” before got sent away to
Holden Caulfield is the main character and narrator of Catcher in the Rye. The story is given after the fact in a stream of consciousness, as Holden is in a rest home. Holden alienates himself to provide a sense of protection from the “real” world he must start living in. He describes adulthood as superficial, hypercritical, and shallow. He believes that he is above the adult world, as all adults are phonies. Holden believes that phoniness is what is wrong in the world and is his excuse for alienating
In the book The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger writes in the perspective of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old youth, who just can’t seem to find happiness. He has flunked out of four schools, his most recent being Pencey Prep in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. On the very first page of the book it is revealed to the reader that after undergoing some very low points in his life, Holden was situated in some type of mental facility near Hollywood where he estimated to stay for approximately a month longer
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 his interactions with others. This is evidenced through the appearance of language of depression when Holden experiences emotional distress or a death wish associated with his distance from society.
to help form major themes throughout the novel. The story focuses on a sixteen year old boy, Holden Caulfield, who has just been expelled from his third school. Holden decides to leave his school, Pency Prep early and stays in New York for three days to pass the time. There he begins to see recurring symbols that all together develope from items into symbols reflecting Holden’s self and mindset. As Holden spends his three days in New York three major item help symbolize his struggling through his
represents Holden’s major conflict in the book. Holden wants to connect with other people on a more mature and adult level but at the same time he wants to reject the phoniness of the adult world. Holden’s major conflict in the novel and his hostile outlook on life stems from the tragedies he has experienced in his life along with other events. The death of Holden’s beloved brother Allie, along with the depraved nurturing of his parents results in Holden becoming physiologically damaged. As well as
Throughout the novel of the Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield’s abortive attempt to conserve his feeble and incompetent sense of individuality leads to his loneliness which is the primary source of a concrete manifestation of his self-division from the gross demographic of diverse groups of people. The archetypal characters in Catcher in the Rye demonstrate Holden’s struggle to preserve his own innocence and that of those around him. However, through his experiences with these archetypal characters
asks Holden “What he would like to do with his life?” the Museum of Natural History, and The Central Park Lagoon ducks. During this book Holden is walking past a church, a family comes out and their younger son is walking by the road, singing the song “If a body catch a body comin’ thro’ the rye” by Robert Burns. Once Holden hears the song it creates a picture in his head. When Phoebe asked Holden the question, he says the image originated from hearing the song “Comin’ Thro’ the Rye”. Holden envisions