Holens Breakdown :: essays papers

Holens BreakdownThis fall I think youre riding for- its a special(a) kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isnt permitted to feel or hear himself hit the bottom. He just keeps falling and falling. The whole collections designed for men who, at some time or other in their lives, were looking for something their own environment couldnt supply them with. So they gave up looking. They gave it up before they ever really even got started.Holden Caulfields fall to psychological breakdown begins with his brother Allies death. To Holden, Allie represents everything that was good in this world. When Allie is introductory described, Holden barely says great things just about him. Youd have liked him... He was terrifically intelegent... He was the nicest (member of the family). Therefore when Allie dies, the good things in his world disappears. After this rootage major event, Holden gradually realizes that he is abilityless to change the evil and corrupt world that he lives in. Holden is looking for something that his own environment couldnt supply him, the only thing that he ever liked, Allie. Just because somebodys dead, you dont just stop liking them, for Gods sake- especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know thatre alive and all. another(prenominal) early event in Holdens life is the death of throng Castle. Holden sees himself as James in many ways. James would not take back what he said about a conceited boy, and jumped out of the window before he would do something that he did not believe in. Holden is the same in many ways. He refuses to accept the fact that the world is evil, and does everything in his power to change it. The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature one is that humbly for one.Another similarity between them both is that James was wearing Holdens sweater when he fell out of the window. As he saw James prevarication on the ground, Holden sees a part of himself die with him. The part that dies is the part that believes in the goodness of people and the world. Holdens tendency to get kicked out of schools is both a reason and effect of