Joan Fontaine

n the Catcher in the Rye, Holden is trying to find his way throughout his teenage years. He is our first person narrator in the story. The whole theme in this novel is somewhat depressing but sometimes we need depressing. It helps us realize the problems in our own lives. This book really portrays the feelings of teenagers, and the lasting affect that it hasn't left till right now. The occasion in this novel is his story of the worst weekend of Holden Caulfield's life. He had run away from…

Writing from a rest home where he's recuperating some illness or break down, Holden Caulfield says he'll tell the story of what happened to him just before the previous Christmas. Holden's story begins at Pencey Prep on the day of the big football game, Holden, who has just been expelled for failing 4 of his 5 classes, visits Mr. Spencer, his history teacher. Mr. Spencer lectures Holden about playing by the rules and thinking about his future. Holden pretends to agree with what he hears but…

The story covers the three-days in the life of Holden Caulfield; specifically the ones he feels had to do, led to and explain his psychological condition. It begins that he has just failed his way out of Pencey, and he must go home to face his parents. But before he leaves Pencey, Ackley, the “phony” and “pimply” boy who occupies the next room, comes over to bother him. Stradlater, Holden’s roommate, then comes into the scene as well to “freshen up for a date.” Although Stradlater is handsome he…

Both Holden Caulfield and Jamal Wallace are teenagers. Explain what they have in common and what is very different about them. Be sure to discuss what evidence you see in the film and in the book that show how each has a powerful internal conflict. Holden and Jamal are similar but different at the same time. Some similarities I have are that both Holden and Jamal are from New York City. Also one key similarity is both Holden and Jamal lost someone they truly cared about, Jamal being his…

During the mid-twentieth century, mental illnesses were a very taboo topic. Having a mental illness during this time meant going to an asylum where there were limited staff and inhumane treatment. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the topic of mental illness is touched upon, but never explicitly stated. Holden Caulfield, the narrator, and main character, shares his story which lasts over a course of three days. He also begins the novel by stating that he was a liar. This is ironic since he…

report will be Joan of Arc and how did law/punishment change during the middle ages 3 Joan of Arc Joan of arc was born in 1412 on the 6 January. Joan lived…

Everyone has certain types of behaviors they do not like, which are usually ones opposite how they themselves act and behave. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield claims he hates “phonies,” although it is clear that Holden is one himself. On his long journey home from being kicked out of school, he runs into several characters, and around all of them the reader can see just how phony Holden actually is. He rides a train to his home state, where he wanders around two days,…

A few months down the road I will be achieving a milestone by graduating high school and having a taste of independence. Like Holden Caulfield, I too am close to entering adulthood, but the difference between him and I is our attitude towards change. In the novel, Holden's former teacher tells him that, 'the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one" (page 188). Through a discussion of various…

In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a teenager who is in alienated in society due to its pretentious values. Holden suffers from loneliness and alienation because he is unable to associate with the phonies in society. Holden also plays a crucial role in depicting the judgmental values of society in which he chooses to not take part of. Early into the novel Holden faces the alienation in the culture he is surrounded in. When planning on meeting his former history teacher Mr. Spencer,…

The never ending insecurities that build up into a ball, and roll down to crush people’s emotions, is a hard feeling to stop naturally. Many people may worry, get anxiety, or just grow a thin border of fake personality, to protect and hide their real selves, from human judgement. Holden, the sixteen year-old boy with internal struggles of the human nature, is the main character of The Catcher in the Rye; a novel written by J.D. Salinger. Holden often fights his vexation against people with fake,…