Holden's Mental Breakdown In Catcher In The Rye

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As the book starts off, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield is revealed by a series of hints that there is something not clicking with him. Holden starts off by saying he’s not getting into his early life because it bores him, and he will tell us of the “madman” things that has lead him to “this place.” We can conclude that Holden has been hospitalized for some type of mental breakdown. The first character we are introduced to is Mr. Spencer, Holden’s former History teacher. Holden has just gotten kicked out of Pencey Prep for failing four classes. He is visiting Mr. Spencer for “some kind of a goodbye.” Spencer tires to get Holden out of this academic failure phase. It seems that Holden doesn’t like to be confronted by his actions or change

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