DIALEKTIKA: JURNAL BAHASA, SASTRA DAN BUDAYA
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024): JUNI

AN ANALYSIS OF HOLDEN'S PSYCHOLOGICAL ANXIETY IN THE NOVEL "THE CATCHER IN THE RYE" BY J.D. SALINGER

Septyan, Achmat Dony (Unknown)
Rosyadi, Wildan Fakhri (Unknown)
Rohmana, Wahyu Indah Mala (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2024

Abstract

Our research aims to analyze the psychological problems experienced by Holden Caulfield, namely anxiety symptoms as the main character in the novel "The Catcher in The Rye" by studying his behavior and relationships or interactions with other characters in the novel. Holden has habits that are unusual for ordinary people and has poor interactions with other characters in the story, which makes his mental condition worse. We use qualitative research methods by collecting, analyzing, and describing primary data from the novel "The Catcher in The Rye" by J.D. Salinger in 1951. Then we also took other data from online sources. The results of this research shown that Holden has anxiety disorders which are indicated by mental and physical symptoms and also he has interactions with other characters that influence his anxiety. Suggestions that researchers can give for further research are to include solutions in solving social anxiety problems experienced by teenagers. This is because in this journal, the author does not include a solution to this problem.

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dia

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Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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FOCUS AND SCOPE Journal of Dialektika is a professional, double-blind peer-reviewed international journal devoted to promoting scholarly knowledge and exchanging academic research and professional findings on all aspects of English such as English literature, second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) ...