Holden Caulfield Failure

Failure is “the omission of expected or required action” or “the inability to comply with basic rules”. In J. D. Salinger’s book, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden Caulfield has many failures throughout the book. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield. In the novel, Holden is telling the story of the days he spends in New York City after he was kicked out of a prestige school, Pencey Prep. It is just before Christmas break and Holden

often found, especially regarding the protagonist, Holden Caulfield. Salinger also includes many themes in his novel relating to growing up in a corrupt society. Hence, this paper will compare, contrast, and evaluate literary criticisms regarding the themes and characterization

when the main character, Holden Caulfield, ventures through New York City after being expelled for academic failure and avoiding home. Although it is not expected that the reader would catch all examples of symbolisms on the first read, one does get a general idea of his character and how he, or rather his perspective, changes as the story progresses. Multiple “adult” factors have caused Holden to change his attitude and idea of the world for better or worse. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the

tend to agree that Holden Caulfield feels inferior towards others, which lowers his self-esteem, so in order to gain confidence with himself, he feels the need to be superior. Firstly, in the article, Anna Freud and J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield by Robert Coles, Coles introduces a new way of how Holden Caulfield is superior. Coles and Freud discuss different ways Holden Caulfield influences our youth and how that makes him superior (217). For example, in our society, Holden is viewed as someone

the main character, Holden Caulfield. Holden tells the readers his journey of undergoing failure and misfortune throughout his teenage life. Throughout the story there are many themes that can accommodate for Holden Caulfield’s story. Two themes that exemplify the story perfectly are loneliness and purity. One theme of The Catcher in the Rye is loneliness. Throughout the story it is easy to identify that Holden often does not feel appreciated or loved and it is hard for Holden to make connections

The Rye, the protagonist Holden Caulfield tells a story of when he was sixteen years old from a mental hospital. J.D Salinger gives his outlook of the world through the main character of the book; Holden Caulfield. The book was first released to be a book for adults, but over the years has become common throughout young adults and teens. The main character and narrator is Holden Caulfield. Holden is a sixteen year old who is expelled from his four schools, due to failure in each of his classes. He

Salinger Holden Caulfield is portrayed as a little dweeb with no ambitions and a bad attitude. Holden Caulfield has been kicked out of four schools, many presumed to be from academic failure, including his latest, Pencey Academy. Holden failed “four out of five classes,” his teacher Mr. Spencer describes him as “childish” and “immature”. Holden has no dreams to achieve or goals to accomplish leaving him with no motivation even though he is quite clever. Despite flunking out of four schools Holden is quite

Good morning. Today I'm going to introduce a young friend of my age, called Holden Caulfield, in the book The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. There are three reasons why I chose him as one of my friends. First of all, Holden Caulfield holds a quixotic view of childhood as I do. Holden is justifiably cantankerous and overly sensitive. Fights with his mischievous friends are one example, while wearing a red cap in the flight from school, a vestige of his childhood, and covering his hands with gloves

Justine Money June 4th, 2015 Holden Caulfield Holden is a fictional character from .J.D. Salinger’s, “Catcher in the Rye”. Holden Caulfield, the 16-year-old narrator and protagonist of the novel, speaks to the reader directly from a mental hospital. Holden’s location is unknown to the reader until the end of the book. Throughout the book, his narrations tell a lot about him, including his blatant disregard for his future, flunking out of almost all his classes and putting in no effort at school

Salinger novel, The Catcher in the rye interprets the adolescent world full of patience and misery. Holden Caulfield, hardly being the complete opposite of a typical protagonist. Instead, being the archetype of an anti-hero facing adolescent over anxiety. He is a teenager forced to grow up in a time of turmoil with severe emotional handicaps placed upon him by family, friends and life in general. Caulfield sets himself on such a journey and is portrayed as an individual on a quest for validation in life

Robert Ross and Holden Caulfield’s stages of growing up The authors Timothy Findley and J.D. Salinger have similarities and differences in their novels: The Wars and The Catcher in The Rye, regarding the main characters Robert Ross and Holden Caulfield. Both characters go through similar stages of growing up which are isolation and sexual innocence. However, Robert Ross reaches a destination in his journey of growing up and finds himself, but Holden Caulfield remains lost. Robert and Holden face isolation

elements to create the alienated main character Holden Caulfield. When the novel begins Holden has just been expelled from his prestigious boarding school and is headed to New York City. Salinger used certain literary elements throughout the novel to develop his lead character in way that is understandable to the readers. Salinger uses literary elements such as setting, characters, and the theme of innocence to bring to life the alienation of Holden Caulfield. ​Salinger uses setting to add to the already

they can be difficult to handle. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is expected to be much more of an adult than he is mentally. He resorts to defence mechanisms such as aggression and isolation to try to deal with the pressures he is put under. In The Bell Jar, Esther Greenfield lives life in a society that expects her to be less than she is. As a result, she suffers from severe mental illness and social disconnect. Both Holden and Esther are governed by society's expectations and found

The Catcher in the Rye, J.D Salinger walks us through the struggles that Holden Caulfield faces after he was axed from his school Pencey Prep. Throughout the novel, Holden mental state gradually deteriorates until his fate of residing at a mental facility eventually catches up to him. What led Holden to his fall was that he was incapable of finding a coping mechanism to deal with the stress, guilt, loneliness, and failures of his life. Everyone he meets has a way of contending with the maniacal emotions

Kaitlyn Doll Mrs. J. Hudson ENG4U - 02 May 13th, 2016 Alienation in the Lives of Chief Bromden and Holden Caulfield As one is experiencing a life of alienation and loneliness, they may being to act uncontrollable while rebelling against their surroundings, one loses themselves as they feel different than everyone present. Alienation can force an individual to spiral into an abyss of nothingness, nonetheless if one allows others to reach out and inspire than it is possible to break away from