CHY 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dementia, The Catcher In The Rye
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1st argument: struggle to communicate with others because the protagonists are always rejected. Throughout the novel we witness holden"s struggle to communicate with others, which also leads to his depression. It is holden"s inability to communicate with others that adds to his problems in life. No, sir, i haven"t communicated with them, because i"ll probably see them. Wednesday night when i get home. (9) this is one of the first examples of holden"s lack of communication. He makes this statement to mr. spencer, when mr. spencer asks if he told his parents that he had been kicked out of school. If holden calls everyone a phony, he can feel better when they reject him. Some situations in which holden had used the term phony to make himself feel better when people reject him are: the three girls in the lavender room, Ackley didn"t want to let him stay and chat, and stradlater didn"t want to hang out with holden.
