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Differences And Similarities Between Hamlet And Jd Salinger

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William Shakespeare’s character, Hamlet, and JD Sallinger’s character, Holden, are both characters who struggle with their identity and purpose, capturing a theme of indecisiveness in their existence. Both come off as lost and clueless, and seem to possess some sort of mental instability throughout each book. Holden constantly expresses how depressed his surroundings make him and has a hard time coming to terms with people who live differently than him. Hamlet is suicidal and has trouble expressing his emotions when it comes to others. Thus, both Holden and Hamlet portray patterns of loss within themselves, and come off as mentally unstable.
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