Catcher In The Rye: Holden Portrayed As A Troubled Young Man
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In J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is
portrayed as a young, troubled individual. He tells us his story from the
mental institution where he is currently residing. Holden refuses to
acknowledge his emotions in regard to the death of his brother Allie. In
reaction to All ....
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.... chapter 5 when Holden is waiting for Ackley to get
ready to go to town, he looks out of the window of his
room, opens it, and packs a snowball from the snow
on the window ledge. He begins to throw it at a parked
car, but doesn't because the car "looked so nice and
white". Then he aims at a fire hydrant, but stops again
because that also looks "too nice and white". Finally
he decides not to throw it at anything and closes the
window...What Holden sees through the window is ....
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