Holden Caulfield is a teenager who suffers in life and is isolated from the people around him. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden is dissatisfied with his life and has no one he is close to. The only person he was close to was his younger brother Allie, who died of leukemia. This caused a negative change in Holden. The novel is told in the first person by Holden himself. He opens the novel by saying, “The first thing you probably want to know is where I was born and what my bad childhood was like” (Salinger 1). From a psychoanalytic point of view, Holden refers to his unconscious state in Sigmund Freud's theory. The unconscious state “contains troubling or unacceptable impulses, impulses, memories, and ideas” (Nevid 469). Holden has many memories that may be uncomfortable for him to share. This is why Holden is falling apart. For Holden Caulfield, loneliness and depression occur constantly. Constantly points out something that is depressing, whatever the situation. When he leaves his old history teacher, Mr. Spencer, he wishes Holden good luck in his life. Holden thinks, “It sounds terrible, if you think about it” (Salinger 16). Another situation that Holden finds depressing is when he meets two nuns. When they leave, he realizes they won't be able to eat anywhere fancy. “You could say, for one thing, they never went anywhere fancy for lunch. It made me so damn sad when I thought about it” (Salinger 114). Holden admits that he is sad for them and then realizes that “it wasn't too important” (Salinger 114). Even though he knows this shouldn't be depressing because it's not important, he counters by stating "but it made me sad anyway" (Salinge... middle of paper... during his childhood. An example of a traumatic experience is when visits the old professor, Mr. Antolini. Mr. and Mrs. Antolini take Holden in after running away from home. Holden is sleeping soundly and “felt a boy's hand” (Salinger 191). Mr. Antolini. This may not have been the first time Holden has experienced a traumatic experience. He may have experienced many other moments similar to this one that caused him to repress his thoughts. Allie's death constantly experiences depression during the novel and does not like to express his feelings towards others. In the end, Holden has been talking to a psychoanalyst throughout the novel This shows that he lacks all Holden's need for therapy and companions with whom he feels comfortable.