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Psychological Reasons Holden Didn’t like the Radio City Christmas Play Why is Holden Failing Out of School and in New York City? Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Depression/5 Stages of Loss/Impact of Death How Would Doctors Treat him Today? Medication?
 * Holden is troubled by the death of his brother and is angry inside.
 * Holden is angry and upset because he thinks that everyone at the christmas party is a phony.
 * Holden just was not in the right mood and he does not like the fact that everyone at the party is carrying crosses and is acting holy and like angels. But Holden knows there phonies and that they’re all liars, and not really perfect religious people.
 * Holden even says “it’s supposed to be religious as hell, but i can’t see anything religious or pretty.” (salinger pg.137)
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 * Holden was failing out of school because he was failing 4 of his 5 classes. He didn’t like this school in the first place and now failed out.
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 * Holden never tried in school and he didn’t care about any of the work he had to do and he already didn’t like the school in the first place.
 * Holden goes to New York to get away for a little vacation before he goes home cause he doesn’t want to call his mom just yet.
 * He goes to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|New York] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">he wants to know where the ducks go in the winter but he also goes there to stay in a hotel in the mean time.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When Holden is in new york he goes to a bunch of clubs because he is lonely and he wants to drink.
 * [|Post Traumatic Stress Disorder]<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> symptoms are anger, anxiety, avoidance, re-living past events, etc. all of which Holden shows in Catcher in the Rye
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Depression] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> is normal due to loss of life, but symptoms of clinical depression can be insomnia, irritability, loss of interest, guilt, etc.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|five stages of loss] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">are (denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) and so far Holden has shown half of these and is on track and it speaks volumes about the author.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|impact of death] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">doesn’t seem to have an impact of on Holden, but he revisits the event of his brother, Allie. This is one of the signs of post traumatic stress disorder which could explain his negative outlook on life. Holden also revisists Allie and says, "I like him because he is one thousand times nicer than the people that are alive" (Sanlinger, 171) which shows Allie's death made him hate others.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holden was abandon by his parents when he was sent to boarding school
 * Holden would be given an [|anti-depressant]
 * Holden is also depressed, a doctor would give him an [|anti-depressant]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holden [|lies] a lot and doctors would treat that by stop lying
 * Holden is also a smoker and would be treated by making him quit using [|nicotine patch] to help him quit