The brain of a teenager is an extremely complex body organ that has various areas, each specifically designed to deal with a variety of different problems which that person happens to be encountering. Although this very powerful body organ is capable of handling various different duties, it can are unsuccessful when faced with a great deal of problems in such a short timeframe. Thus, to be able to know what is incorrect with an individual, one must research the events that could have the greatest toll on the human being mind. In regards to the individual being truly a teenager, the different range of incidents is narrowed down even more. WITHIN THE Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is notably afflicted by death, interpersonal rejection and abuse, and abandonment.
Death is one of the most severe events that an person can experience and in Holden's case, death is very widespread. One of the most impacting fatality that impacts Holden is the death of his sibling Allie. That is obvious when Phoebe asks Holden to name just one single thing he desires, to which he responds "I like Allie. " I said. And I like doing what I'm doing right now. Sitting down here along with you, and talking, and thinking about products" (Salinger 11). Holden constantly mentions how much he misses and adores Allie which lead the audience to interpret that Allie's fatality changes Holden for the most severe. From what Holden mentions to Phoebe, the audience can also notice that he likes being able to discuss and let out all of the thoughts he has been having in. Furthermore, Holden's worry about what happens to the ducks and seafood in Central Recreation area during winter time shows how loss of life is a constant concern in his mind's eye. His worry about fatality is also show when he mentions he desires to be a Catcher in the Rye to save lots of the kids lives if they fall off the cliff.
The society where Holden lives in has a great have an impact on on him, in that he feels alone and abused. From the very first section in this book to the finish, Holden is by themselves, watching others having fun. His unique personality makes him a socially uncomfortable character, which is most beneficial observed in his come across with the prostitute. Holden is also in physical form abused in this seen when he gets punched and down the road in the book by Mr. Anatoli. In Jenniffer Scuhuessler's article, she mentions that "Holden would not have believed so by itself if he were growing up today. After all, Mr. Salinger was writing a long time before the rise of any multibillion-dollar cultural-entertainment organic largely catering to the preference of teenage young boys. " That is true because through the mid-twentieth century, there is not exactly a "norm" for teenage males to follow. Holden's case is even worse since he was constantly moving for an alternative school, never being able to actually settle down and merge with other kids.
From the first school Holden goes to he seems abandonment, whether it was by his parents or from the kids around him. The abandonment by Holden feels from his parents is so strong that the reader hears hardly any about them so when Holden does indeed say something in most cases negative. Lisa Privtera arrangement with this statement is shown when she says "Family has failed Holden. That is, all except his ten-year-old sister, Phoebe". The regular rejections Holden experiences, whether it's by the telephone or in person, are so dreadful that Holden can only interpret these to the other person being truly a "phony". Towards the finish of this book, Holden basically gives up on trying to battle abandonment so he makes a decision that he'll live out in the West alone as a deaf-mute.
Death, social rejection, misuse, and abandonment have a heavy toll on Holden, especially since their effects happen in the course of eight years. His "diagnosis" can best relate with the post- traumatic stress disorder that soldiers face after coming back from war because of the similarity in symptoms. The first warning sign, frightened thoughts, is easily noticeable towards the finish of the book when Holden talks to Allie because he's scared that he'll disappear while crossing the street. The second symptom, hyper arousal, exists throughout the whole novel which is the cause for Holden's public rejection. In addition, he is always having trouble sleeping and it is always within an angry mood. Last but not least, indifference and avoidance are incredibly widespread as Holden is by themselves a significant amount of the book as well as the carelessness for his future.
