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J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye"
Book Review # 18375
J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye"
This paper analyzes the behavior and personality traits of the protagonist Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" in the contexts of diagnosis of major depression and theories of Freud, Erickson, Marcia, Piaget and family systems and s
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"Holden Caulfield, the adolescent protagonist and narrator of J.D. Salinger's (1964) classic The Catcher in the Rye, exemplifies the pathos associated with the quintessentially adolescent search for a meaningful identity. Holden's struggle for self-definition is sensitively chronicled by Salinger, who captures the angst of adolescence through the use of memory, metaphor, and melancholy. In this paper, I will offer a detailed analysis of Holden's presenting behaviors and personality traits; his familial, academic, and social background, including some significant life events; his current developmental stage and his concerns related to that stage; and his biological functioning as a determinant of his behavior. I will place these specific facts into the descriptive framework of the DSM-III (1980) diagnosis of Major Depression (a diagnosis without which Holden's behavior is ... "More papers on J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye":
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J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-J-D-Salinger's-Catcher-in-the-Rye/18375
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"J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye"" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-J-D-Salinger's-Catcher-in-the-Rye/18375>
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