It also wanders to James Castle , an Elkton Hills student who committed suicide while Holden was also a student there In fact, it was Mr. Antolini who picked James Castle off the ground when the boy jumped out of the window. For this reason, Holden Cite This Page. Home About Story Contact Help. Previous Mr. James Castle Character Analysis. D Salinger uses symbols to create Holden's intricate character and to let us understand him.
This essay will talk about how Salinger uses symbols in order to depict Holden's character and his thoughts. After receiving national attention for his masterpiece, Salinger became somewhat of a hermit and led a reclusive life. For a reserved individual, such as J. Salinger, what more suitable way is there to illustrate his own life experiences than a tale of a teenager who entices the reader through his unique view of the world? Without a doubt, there are multiple parallels.
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield the year-old narrator and protagonist claims to be a pacifist.
Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. As a sincere person living amongst phonies, he views others as completely immoral and unscrupulous. In the novel. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Discussion Questions 1. Who is telling the story? What are your impressions of the narrator? Where does Mr Antolini live? He used to be his teacher at Elkton Hills, he says, but he's now an English instructor at N. So Holden calls him up and tells him he's flunked out of Pencey.
Why did Holden go to Mr Antolini's house? He borrowed on of Holden's turtlenecks and committed suicide in it. Why did Holden go to Mr. Antolini's house? He decided to stay there for the night instead of sleeping at home. How does Holden feel physically while talking to Mr Antolini? How does Holden feel physically while he talks to Mr. He hates them for a little while or once in a while, but it doesn't last long. He sort of missed them if they weren't around for a while.
What does it tell us about Holden when Phoebe states you don't like anything that's happening? What does it tell us about Holden when Phoebe states, "You don't like anything that's happening"?
It tells us that Holden is very depressed and he doesn't like anything because he either miss perceives them or something else. Once again another character that just wanted someone new to talk to. The town of Maycomb has made up superstitions about him, they blame every mishap or misfortune, whether it is proven otherwise or not. There are also stories that are passed from family to family. Some include Boo stabbing his father in the leg and winding up in prison.
Further tales involve him being in a gang, having powers, and being dead and haunting everyone. Teenagers all across America feel this same sort of detachment from the rest of society. Only one thing going wrong could cause the rest of our worlds to collapse. Holden ended up trying to live on the streets when he ran out of money, and as the story progressed, he dug himself into a larger hole of loneliness.
Mikhail Furtado was the name of Indian guy who killed himself just because he was worried about his 12th exam. He said he spend twenty years of his life under poverty, and end up his carrier by hanging on the room. He shared his story to the media before he commit a suicide. He said he was desperate because he was having a family support problem and hard to focus on his sturdy.
He also said he had a problem with his girlfriend and his parent did not understand about his relationship. Holden begins complaining to her about what he hates, but Phoebe tells him that he hates everything.
Though Holden disagrees with her, when she asks him to name one thing that he likes, he struggles to think of something that he likes.
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