Comparing Teenager
It has been proven that the environment that one grows up with will affect that person's life forever. People, especially, help to mold the life of another person. The novels Ordinary People, by Judith Guest, and The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, explore periods of time in the lives of two teenage boys who are both changing because of the people around them. Ordinary People looks into the life of Conrad Jarret, a seventeen year old boy who lives with his mother and father. The Catcher in the Rye deals with Holden Caulfield, a seventeen year old boy who is returning home from school to his parents and younger sister. These two characters have similar and different situations with which to deal. Conrad's and Holden's thoughts and actions are influenced greatly by the deaths of their brothers, by their parents, and by the female figures in their lives. Conrad and Holden have a very similar factor in their lives; they each lost a brother to death. Their brothers, however, affected them differently. Conrad's brother, Jordan, died in the same boating accident which Conrad survived. Holden's brother Allie died of leukemia. Conrad feels guilty about Jordan's death because Conrad survived the accident. Conrad feels t
Berger feels that this is what is causing Conrad's incredible guilt, that at one point drove Conrad to attempt suicide. hat Jordan should have survived the accident instead of himself. In Conrad's list of rebuilding goals, item number seven is girls. When she meets Holden, she simply states, "'I'm going with you. The majority of people that he begins to encounter are no longer friends and good people, but rather "phonies". Holden is constantly subjected to different boarding schools because he fails to work hard and receive good grades. Both sets of parents deal with the problem when it is realized. Both Conrad and Holden come from wealthy families. Holden loses more confidence in other people than in himself. Phoebe, however, protects her brother as though she is responsible for him. Finals were the biggest priority in his life. Holden does not feel guilty about his brother's death, but rather feels anger.
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