He says he has a crew cut in chapter one "I wear a crew cut quite frequently and I never have to comb it much." ... Salinger 13) Holden also does say he is quiet skinny in chapter 15 and he has 2 bad habits which are smoking and drinking. ... Salinger 173) Holden as a character in the book Catcher in the Rye is a fairly nice looking teen with a smoking and drinking problem. ...
The Catcher in the Rye, An Analysis of Holden Caulfield From the beginning of the story, it J.D. ... In chapter 14, he talked about how he didn't believe people would really go to hell if they committed suicide. ... In Chapter 22, referred to his younger brother as his favorite person, despite the fact that his brother had passed away a number of years ago. In chapter 21, he said he was angry that Allie was buried in the cemetery in a nice suit with flowers, and he couldn't get up to go do thinks like the rest of the family. ...
In the notable fiction novel The Catcher in the Rye, author J.D Salinger brings the troubled, humorous, and adolescent character of Holden Caulfield to life, where he struggles with growing up, the uncontrollable changes in his life, and, most importantly, attachments with other humans. ... For example, in chapter 11, Holden describes how comfortable he felt with Jane, and how much he admired her when they were children. ...
Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and Shakespeare's Othello are very similar in many ways, in that they both use akin aspects of characters to reveal how they are alike. ... Shortly after Holden was knocked out for striking Stradlater, all the harmful thoughts and images began to haunt Holden, and several chapters later, Stradlater's words still end up in Holden's head: All of a sudden, on my way out to the lobby, I got old Jane Gallagher on the brain again. ...
