ipl-logo

Examples Of Sex In Catcher In The Rye

294 Words2 Pages

Another very common characteristic found in most teenagers, including Holden Caulfield, is obsession about sex. Throughout the story, Holden is always thinking about sex or in his own words thinking about “giving a girl a feel”. When Holden had a temporary stay at hotel in New York, he wanted to lose his virginity by calling a prostitute over his room, but after calling the prostitute over, he was afraid to have sexual intercourse with her since he never practiced it before, so he ended up rejecting the prostitute. The only thing Holden got from this experience was a punch in the stomach from a pimp. Holden also spends a lot of time fantasizing about sex with the girls he knew from school, which is very immature, but not surprising for a

Show More
Related

  • Examples Of Grieving In Catcher In The Rye

    918 Words  | 4 Pages

    An example of Holden having problems emotionally can be found when he the prostitute he paid for sat on his lap. Holden said “The trouble was, I just didn’t want to do it. I felt more depressed than sexy (Sallinger 96)”. Throughout the book Holden has tried to display himself as a masculine man who gets girls however that is all an act he used to hide the fact that he does experience the depression phase of the grieving process and it can make something that Holden very much looks forward to like sex come of as depressing and miserable. Another example of Holden’s emotional distraught behaviour can be found when he was crossing the road at night in new york.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Dialectical Journal For The Catcher In The Rye

    1685 Words  | 7 Pages

    Holden hates the idea of sex because he feels once people have it, they aren’t innocent anymore. When talking about sex Holden says “I don’t like the idea. It stinks if you analyze it” (Salinger 70). Holden then continues to analyze it for the rest of the paragraph. He comes to the conclusion that if you like a girl, then say it to her face.

    Read More

  • Holden Caulfield Unreliable Narrator

    471 Words  | 2 Pages

    (Salinger, 96). This shows how Holden is naïve towards the subject of sex, since he thinks he’s ready, but he’s not. Furthermore, proving he’s afraid to grow up. As the book progresses, Holden stresses childhood innocence. He tells Phoebe that, “I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all.”

    Read More

  • Is Holden Caulfield Reliable

    1050 Words  | 5 Pages

    He thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he's a kid until he realizes it doesn't last forever. Another instance of this is when Holden explains to the reader where he says “You take a really smart girl, and half the time she's trying to lead you around the dance floor, or else she's such a lousy dancer, the best thing to do is stay at the table and just get drunk with her. ”(Salinger PDF 44). Holden messes around in things he shouldn't do or even care for but it affects him.

    Read More

  • Holden Caulfield Characterization

    1701 Words  | 7 Pages

    “I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they’re only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something” (3). The narrator, Holden Caulfield, describes an aspect of his character through this confession. Obviously, he is interested in girls and desires them at all times. During the 1950s when this novel was published, having such desires would not have been approved of by the parents of the time due to the increasing social pressures of society. A majority of these adults would have considered Caulfield a terrible role model and would not have wanted the youth to read about him wanting to look at girls.

    Read More

  • Holden's Use Of Phony In Catcher In The Rye

    654 Words  | 3 Pages

    In his eyes he values youth and innocence, he’s in love with the idea that children tend to have their own world that is much different than adults. Holden is very protective over the youth, almost too protective. Youth is Holden’s only golden treasure that he keeps close to him. “But while I was sitting down, I saw something that drove me crazy. Somebody’d written “F*** you” on the wall.

    Read More

  • Holden Caulfield Censorship In Schools

    891 Words  | 4 Pages

    Throughout the novel, Holden demonstrates thoughts that are obscene. However, because Holden has strong moral values he does not go through with all of his insane fantasies. He is still a virgin and admits that he has had quite a few opportunities to do so. According to Edwards, “he values sex that comes from caring for another person and rejects its sordidness”. He announces to the reader that if a girl wants him to stop, he stops.

    Read More

  • How Is Holden Caulfield Mental Illness

    1957 Words  | 8 Pages

    Many things in Holden’s childhood that could lead him to be BPD. First and foremost, he lacks self awareness which consists of constantly getting kicked out of schools. He does impulsive and unsafe acts such as substance abuse,(smoking a pack of cigarettes), and almost engaging in sexual activity with a prostitute named Sunny in chapter thirteen and also engaged in a fight with Stradlater in chapter six and Maurice in chapter fourteen. From observations that has been occurred, evidence shows that he has been abused,neglected, and molested on numerous occasions throughout his childhood. Mr. Caulfield has instability such as constantly getting abandoned by his friend,and inability to have any positive type of relationship with people other than kids, for example chapter thirteen with Sally Hayes.

    Read More

  • A Summary Of Holden's Impulsor

    328 Words  | 2 Pages

    Like others with the same disorder, Holden often acts impulsively and has difficulty regulating his emotions. In his case, this includes erratically spending money, alcohol over consumption, and irrational anger leading to violence. When Holden informs the reader that “[he’d] spent a king’s ransom in about two lousy weeks… drives [his] parents crazy” (Salinger 107). This same habit is displayed when he meets a group of girls at a club. Even though Holden doesn’t have much to live off of , he “[buys] them all two drinks apiece … [and orders] two more Cokes for [himself]” (Salinger 74).

    Read More

  • Examples Of Phony In Catcher In The Rye

    629 Words  | 3 Pages

    In one situation, Holden criticizes dorm neighbour Ackley for disrupting his privacy by unwantedly barging into his room. However, after a fight with roommate Stradlater, Holden is left alone and searching for companionship forces himself into Ackley’s room spending hours sleeping on the spare bed in his room. Additionally, Holden’s contradicts many of his own judgements by forgetting to follow his moral values. When roommate Stradlater brags about sexual advancements he made with Holden’s former crush Jane, the teenager feels disgusted by the sexual relationship

    Read More

  • Examples Of Masculinity In Catcher In The Rye

    903 Words  | 4 Pages

    Holden’s failure to embrace the masculine stereotype is epitomized in his idealized and naive views on romance and sexulaity. When Holden enters the upscale Edmont Hotel and sees a young couple on a date, he remarks, “I think if you don't really like a girl, you shouldn't horse around with her at all …. It's really too bad that so much crumby stuff is a lot of fun sometimes” (Salinger 70). Holden’s belief that a man should not engage in a casual relationship with a woman unless he truly loves her, stands in stark contrast to masculine standards which encourage and congratulate men’s sexual exploits. Holden’s asexual beliefs

    Read More

  • Holden Caulfield Mental Analysis

    934 Words  | 4 Pages

    Holden Caulfield Is Mental Roughly three percent of the United States population, approximately 314,341,830 people, suffers from bipolar disorder. Holden Caulfield, from Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, has bipolar II disorder. This particular disorder is when an individual displays two extreme demeanors, yet not at persistent levels as shown in bipolar I disorders. This novel was written during an era that did not acknowledge mental illness very often; therefore Holden did not have the tools at his disposal to learn healthy coping mechanisms.

    Read More

  • Holden Caulfield Quotes

    702 Words  | 3 Pages

    Holden think about whether Jane and her "lousy adolescence" fills in as some kind of association amongst her and Holden. Given the circumstances, he later uncovers that he, as well, has had some "pervert" stuff transpire "around twenty circumstances since he was a child." On pages 87-88 Jane and Holden start to have dialogue and he begging’s to like her even more so does she. This allows Holden to have extreme confidence and maturity into making him a better person.

    Read More

  • Catcher In The Rye Allie's Mitt Analysis

    779 Words  | 4 Pages

    Furthermore, Holden starts to hate all the adults or loses faith in them, calls them phony. Holden has a second thought of becoming an adult he loses hope in his future and it seems to him nothing in the world matters to him anymore. We can see that throughout the book. He smokes, gets drunk, and does daring acts like getting a prostitute in his room. He also tries to escape all this guilt and grief by wasting time with unnecessary people he calls phony.

    Read More

  • Theme Of Maturity In Catcher In The Rye

    837 Words  | 4 Pages

    Holden struggles with growing up and facing reality. There are many examples of Holden’s immaturity that are displayed in many forms such as facing responsibilities, his speech, his actions, and etc. Holden’s outlook on adult life is that it is superficial and brimming with phonies, but childhood was all about looking pleasing and innocent. He wants everything to stay the same and for time to stop. As Holden progresses in age, he will discover more about becoming mature in the

    Read More

More about Examples Of Sex In Catcher In The Rye

Open Document