Over the course of the last month we've read The Catcher In The Rye and watched Igby Goes Down. The main characters of each title is Holden Caulfield, and Igby Slokum Jr. Between the two of them that are both the "runts of the litter" in their family and don't seem to have a sense of direction with what they want to do. So this is to find out who is the most genuine character of the two.
In the book, The Catcher In The Rye, we meet Holden. A young man who isn't at all enthusiastic about school at all, finds the faults in most people, and doesn't care for anything except he sister Phoebe and his deceased brother Allie. Holden does care for woman and will stand up for them when ever a man is threatening/abusing them but he won't fight back against people, he'll just question the people or call them morons. Also Holden doesn't follow through with his idea's or feelings, if he's not in the mood then he just won't do it.
In the film, Igby Goes Down, we meet Igby. A young man who hasn't a care in the world for school, doesn't show any appreciation for his family except for his step-father Jason (who was thought to be his father at first), and loves to make other peoples lives a little more difficult by frustrating them.
Now the most genuine of the two is probably Igby because he follows through with his actions and dreams and it seems that Igby is well educated with psychology even though he keeps flunking school. Igby's morals and ethics, however, are quite sub-standard since he only cares for his step-father and resorts to drugs like his mom. Igby loves to screw with peoples heads which ends up with people disliking him immediatly.
Holden on the other hand, is quite a caring person and really believes that everyone should be themselves at all costs. He has great respect for woman, his sister Phoebe, and his deceased brother Allie, which shows that Holden could at least make the effort to make friends with other people. But since Holden doesn't follow though with his dreams, I don't think Holden is at all, in any manner, genuine.
So the most genuine of the two characters, Igby and Holden, is without a doubt Igby because he is at least making his way in the world without conforming to what his mom, brother, or father wanted for him.
In the book, The Catcher In The Rye, we meet Holden. A young man who isn't at all enthusiastic about school at all, finds the faults in most people, and doesn't care for anything except he sister Phoebe and his deceased brother Allie. Holden does care for woman and will stand up for them when ever a man is threatening/abusing them but he won't fight back against people, he'll just question the people or call them morons. Also Holden doesn't follow through with his idea's or feelings, if he's not in the mood then he just won't do it.
In the film, Igby Goes Down, we meet Igby. A young man who hasn't a care in the world for school, doesn't show any appreciation for his family except for his step-father Jason (who was thought to be his father at first), and loves to make other peoples lives a little more difficult by frustrating them.
Now the most genuine of the two is probably Igby because he follows through with his actions and dreams and it seems that Igby is well educated with psychology even though he keeps flunking school. Igby's morals and ethics, however, are quite sub-standard since he only cares for his step-father and resorts to drugs like his mom. Igby loves to screw with peoples heads which ends up with people disliking him immediatly.
Holden on the other hand, is quite a caring person and really believes that everyone should be themselves at all costs. He has great respect for woman, his sister Phoebe, and his deceased brother Allie, which shows that Holden could at least make the effort to make friends with other people. But since Holden doesn't follow though with his dreams, I don't think Holden is at all, in any manner, genuine.
So the most genuine of the two characters, Igby and Holden, is without a doubt Igby because he is at least making his way in the world without conforming to what his mom, brother, or father wanted for him.
