Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chronology
Chapter 1: Background of J.D. Salinger
1-1 The Life of J.D. Salinger
1-2 Salinger Uses His Life in His Fiction
1-3 Salinger's Search for Peace
Chapter 2: "The Catcher in the Rye" and Depression
2-1 Holden Caulfield Is Disgusted by Phoniness
2-2 Holden Caulfield Is Searching for Love
2-3 Holden Caulfield Is Searching for a Father
2-4 Holden Cauldfield Is Depressed by the World and by His Own Failings
2-5 Holden Caulfield Suffers from Unresolved Sexual Conflict
2-6 Holden Caulfield's Problems Are Sexual
2-7 Holden Caulfield's Problem Is Holding on to Innocence in a Corrupt World
2-8 Holden Caulfield Is Unable to Cope with an Adult World
2-9 Holden Caulfield Is Afraid of Growing Up and Competing in an Adult
World
2-10 Holden Cau!field Is Dealing with the Expected Psychological Angst
of Adolescence
2-11 Holden Caulfield Is a Teenage Everyman
2-12 Holden Caulfield's Problems Are Caused by Capitalism
2-13 Holden Caulfield's Depression Is Caused by Emotional, Not Political, Factors
Chapter 3: Contemporary Perspectives on Depression
3-1 Many Risk Factors Can Trigger Depression
3-2 An Inability to Communicate Feelings Puts Teen-age Boys at Risk of Depression
3-3 Many Children Are Not Treated for Depression
3-4 The Transition to High School Is a Hazardous Time for Depression
3-5 Young and Depressed
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
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