Catcher in the Rye

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shame and doubt, which means that an individual must exercise the will to be confident and independent if not they, will not have faith in themselves. When Holden made the decision to do something he did not stick with it but kept changing his mind, he did not know what he wanted. He shows this through the red hat by initially wearing it to stand out. However, he always tells when he is going to wear it and becomes unsure of himself when he does. Holden doesn’t seem to be 100% confident in the decisions he makes.
Next stage is industry versus inferiority where an individual learns productive skills that their culture requires if not they feel inferior. The fact that Holden is failing most of his classes makes him feel like he is inferior to his peers and people around him. He doesn’t seem to be on the same page as everyone else and instead of letting himself feel down he goes and criticizes everything around him, calling them phony. In reality he is the phony one because he is ...

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