The Last Meeting

Pot calling the kettle black is what some people might call it, being a phony is what holden would call it, if he didn't know it was about him. Holden caulfield a teenage boy in brooklyn who hates phonies but seems to be one. Despite Holden saying how much he hates phonies he is one. Holden is a phony because he is very judgemental and acts like he is too good for everyone--when really he is the same as everyone else. Holden holds others to a standard he doesn’t hold himself to. Psychology…

Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, in the book Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, goes through many changes as far as his ideas on innocence and the preservation of it. He begins his stay in New York as a confused, cynical teenager and transforms himself into a young adult that is prepared for the world ahead of him. Holden's first day, or rather night, in New York City was one of confusion and sadness. He begins his eventful night by checking into a hotel, where he then sees a drag…

addition, he also thought Stradlater took advantage of Jane, a woman Holden used to go out with, in the back of car (Salinger 46-49). Another time, wanted to kill someone when he saw an inappropriate word written on the school wall (Salinger 221). These last two…

very cynical and judgmental and always finds the negativity in the world around him. This causes many problems for him. He gets kicked out of his fourth school because of academic failure since he simply does not care. He then goes to New York for a last adventure on his own trying to connect himself to the past before ending up in a mental hospital. Throughout…

In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is in between childhood and adulthood. He is in denial of growing up and afraid of losing his innocence. Throughout the novel, Holden seeks out people who have made an impact on his life to accept him and his problems. Very few understand his mindset and tell him to just grow up. Holden desires acceptance and understanding but is rejected by Mr. Spencer and Ackley, but later receives approval from his little sister Phoebe.…

Kids these days, have a lot of problems with their family, friends, school and all that good stuff. We can’t really blame them because, each of us will have to go through that phase at one point in our life. One of them happens to be Holden. There’s nothing wrong with him, the things that are causing him problem are the things surrounding him and effecting his perspective and the way he thinks. Holden is in a stage where everything in his life is hitting him at once and that’s the reason we are…

Henry becomes much more spontaneous by going on shopping sprees and even showing affection to his wife in public (which he never used to do). Although a better part of his “Id” was displayed, Henry’s “Superego” prevailed in many scenes through this last half of the film. He’s much more aware of other people's feelings rather than his own, and he even tries to make up for the things he's done wrong in the past. In one particular scene, Henry visits the wife of the man who died in the case he…

The Maze Runner is a novel trilogy authored by James Dashner. The genre of the movie is a young adult, post apocalyptic,science fiction. The novel was turned into a movie, which hit the theatres in 2014, directed by Wes Ball. Wes Ball is a visual effects and graphics artist, graduated from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. The movie was highly anticipated at the time. The Maze Runner created a suspenseful ending that had many people wanting more as it ended in an…

The Catcher in the Rye and the Pursuit of Pipe Dreams The struggle to find and achieve a definite goal in our finite lives is at the epitome of the human experience. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, sixteen year old Holden Caulfield believes that his life’s work is to take on the impossible task of holding others back from growing up and losing their innocence. Holden’s quest and subsequent struggle to fulfill this goal leads him on a journey both physically and psychologically…

Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye continues to engage audiences through it relatable narrative treatment of alienation. Through his narrative treatment Salinger portrays the then first look of the teenage years and what it is like transitioning into adulthood. Holden continues to resonate with modern audiences due to his feelings of alienation towards his culture and the everyday life in which Holden struggles to relate too. Holden’s disillusionment to adulthood and growing up is what feeds his…