Donnie Darko vs Holden Caulfield
...rent would be you.” He wants to live in a world where nothing changes, everythings is simple and predictable. He can not face with the unpredictable challanges in life. He refuses to grow up. Moreover he has mental deformation.His inability to successfully reach his fantasy world leaves him on the verge of emotional collapse. Holden is a cynical character who regards the issues surrounding wealth and corruption. "Lawyers are all right, I guess - but it doesn't appeal to me,' I said. 'I mean they're all right if they go around saving innocent guys' lives all the time, and like that, but you don't do that kind of stuff if you're a lawyer. All you do is make a lot of dough and play.” Holden believes that love and kindness are more vital values for peaceful existence more than material wealth, such as money and power. Holden is a hero who stands against the false boundaries and hypocrisy that the othres accept. He is very judgemental of almost everything and everyone. He always criticizes about people who are boring, people who are shallow. He is kind of obsessed with people who are “phony”. He does not use this term for only people who are insincere but also people who are too typical, people who dress and act like the other members of their social class. In chapter 22 Holden explains that adults are phonies, and the fact that they can not see their own phoniness is the worse thing for him. Holden’s attitude toward to sex is also very interesting too. He is a virgin although he tries to lost his virginity throughout the novel. He is very interested in sex. He believes that sex should happen between two people who really care and respect each other. However he is very frustrated and upset when he learns that a very deep thing called sex can be casual and shallow. “Sex is something I just don’t understand. I swear to God I don’t” “I said old Jesus probably would’ve pukes if He could see it-all those fancy costumes and all. Sally said I was a sacrilegious atheist.” He does not believe in God . Donnie Darko is about a high school kid who has some unique problems. He has schizophrenia and it is only controlled by using medication. However he does not take his medicine regularly. He is isolated from his family and the other students in his school. He lives only in his private world as a result of schizophrenia. His sleepwalking problem shows up in the movie; on...