What would Holden Caulfield say about the following?

Question

Rosie O'Donnell/The View
Ellen DeGeneres
George W. Bush
Oprah/Dr. Phil
Donald and Ivanka Trump
New York Yankees
Reality Television
The cartoons/anime of today vs. 80's /90's
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Hip-hop/Rap music (P, Diddy)
Pirates of the Carribean
Harry Potter books and movies
The British Royal family
Paris Hilton
Lindsay Lohan
Britney Spears
Avril Lavigne
Jessica Simpson (w/ or w/out Nick Lachey)
The Jackson family (Michael, Janet, et al)
Enrique Iglesias
Bono from U2
Low-carb dieting
Don Imus
Howard Stern
Ann Coulter
"The Simpsons" and "Family Guy"
Bill O'Reilly
Rush Limbaugh
Geraldo Rivera
Glenn Beck
Nancy Grace
Nancy Pelosi
Hillary Clinton
Spice Girls reunion
Young and the Restless/Bold and the Beautiful
Maury Povich
Jerry Springer
Jennifer Lopez
"Friends"
"House"
"Lost"
"Everybody Loves Raymond"
"Sex and the City"
Will Farrell
Adam Sandler
Jackie Chan's popularity
"Weird Al" Yankovic

Answer 1

Holden lost touch with reality, and wouldn't be clearly aware of any of that. His knowledge of pop culture was very weak.

Answer 2

Why, that they're all phonies, of course,

"The first major conflict encountered in The Catcher in the Rye is Holden vs.himself. Holden has a hard time dealing with everyday life, and feels that everyone around him is a "phony". This is one of the reasons for his mental breakdown. His own mind working against himself caused him to have internal problems and turn against himself. His internal conflict also led to his seclusion from the outside world. He became introverted and could no longer cope with life.
Another conflict we come across is Holden vs. society. Everyone is a "phony" to him and he never realizes the good in anyone. This is due to Holden's strong opposition to material wealth, which is a dominating characteristic of the society which he could not accept. He can't communicate with anyone and feels that the only person he can even relate to is his sister Phoebe. Holden cannot function as a normal part of society because of his hatred towards all "phonies", which he believes everyone to be. "


I like "House" a lot myself, but I'm pretty sure Holden would consider him a "phony", especially since he is, after all, just a character in a TV series.

Answer 3

a million. in step with risk Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. Nerds signify. 2. i don't have one, i think of *Edit - Neurochemical war gasoline Masquerade (Is that not cool or what) 3. Rivers Cuomo; i admire the call Rivers. I even have a chum called River and that i continuously inform him how extraordinary his call is. 4. i will call some with my very very own: Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band The Jessica Numbers - the hot Pornographers Jessica - Elliot Minor BQ: Mila or Luna, Lucas BBQ: uncomplicated! Andrew Vanwyngarden - MGMT Julian Casablancas - Strokes Brandon plant life - Killers BBQ: sturdy. I gained an ipod. Hooray for the sake of track. Oh, and that i ultimately have been given my braces off. Hooray for conquering awkward teenage years.

Answer 4

he would probably want to dodge your question since its so long. Holden didnt care about pop culture, he was too wrapped in his own world and own problems to focus on these things. He wasnt into pop culture, though i think he mightve liked House since House is a nonconformist, much like holden caulfield. :-).

Answer 5

Do any of these people know where I can find the ducks in the pond? And I wonder if Jackie Chan can fence.

Answer 6

I hate it all, because I hate everything that exists except my little sister. That's what he would say. Catcher in the Rye was such a depressing book: all he did was COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN and I got SICK of it!

Answer 7

Was on YA for something unrelated, then this question was trending on the sidebar...

Answer 8

"Who Cares?" -would be his answer and then he would ask for another drink.