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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
1,017 wordsThe Impossible Job: Catcher in the Rye Recent studies show that depression is common among teenagers. Although the research may be new, it is not a new disease that has occupied teenagers. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caufield is a depressed young man searching for good in the world; scenes in this story push Holden over the edge until he has an epiphany that eventually causes him to have a breakdown. Holden's constant inquiry about the location of...
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress
1,723 wordsLike many people, Holden Caulfield suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs when one or more disturbing events create an overwhelming feeling of helplessness or powerlessness. 1 In Holden s case, this event in his life was the death of his younger brother Allie. Holden s relationship with Allie was so great that everyone Holden encounters has to fit Allies model. The fact that Allie was only a kid when he died is why Holden cares so much about Phoebe and...
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Cab Driver Doesn T
1,048 wordsHolden encounters many different people, but he obviously thinks of men completely differently than women. He doesn t seem to like many of the men he encounters, but is usually able to get along with them. He will usually say things to get on peoples nerves. The first man he encounters is Mr. Spencer, whom he is visiting. It appears that he wanted to visit him, however he continuously complains 'You didn t have to do all that, I d have come over to say good-by anyway. The minute I went in, I was...
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Holden Caulfield Ivy League
1,566 wordsIt s nothing new, that everybody feels depressed at some time or another in their lives. However, it becomes a problem when that depression is so much a part a person s life that she can no longer see the happiness right in front her. (As tragically happens to the young boy, Holden Caulfield in J. D Salinger s novel, The Catcher in the Rye. ) Mr. Antolini accurately views the cause of Holden s depression as his lack of personal motivation, his inability to self-reflect and his stubbornness to ov...
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