A Narrative Essay On The Catcher In The Rye

The novel "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger is very interesting novel in which the main character, Holden, intrigues the reader with his unpredictable actions and upfront judgments of his surroundings. Holden alienates himself to try and help protect him from the outside world and conserve his innocence. He constantly proves this to reader many in times in the novel by, telling characters he feels different, wearing clothing that makes him stand out even though it may make him look stupid, and failing to come through in relationships with characters in the story.

Teenage years are difficult. Time tells this story of struggle again and again. The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel showing the struggles a teenager goes through while transitioning into adulthood. The main character, Holden Caulfield, is a judgmental and temperamental boy who struggles to see the positivity in life. Throughout the story, Holden searches to find himself, as he feels forced to grow up. He holds onto aspects of his childhood and isolates himself so much that it is even harder for him to transition. J.D. Salinger uses the red hunting hat, the museum and cigarettes as important symbols in the story to convey the themes of transitioning from childhood to adulthood, loneliness, and isolation.

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D. Salinger. It is narrated by Holden Caulfield, a cynical teenager who recently got expelled from his fourth school. Though Holden is the narrator and main character of the story, the focus of Salinger’s tale is not on Caulfield, but of the world in which we live. The Catcher in the Rye is an insatiable account of the realities we face daily seen through the eyes of a bright young man whose visions of the world are painfully truthful, if not a bit jaded. Salinger’s book is a must-read because its relatable symbolism draws on the reader’s emotions and can easily keep the attention of anyone.

“He set the first trigger and was moving his finger to the hair trigger when he heard a noise behind him”(54).This quote shows how he had mentally changed because, before he refused to shoot a gun and now he still does not like to kill but he will do it if

Have you ever had this feeling of being so stressed out that you would escape to hopeless dreams, causing you to withdraw yourself from others? Among many themes that J.D. Salinger expresses in his novel, The Catcher in the Rye, there is one that fits that type of feeling perfectly. That theme is: isolation is a product of the individual's reaction to the environment and often leads to downfalls and other negative consequences. This is clearly demonstrated through the influence of the allusions and symbols that Salinger uses to subtly apply the theme mentioned above.

Holden Caufield emphasizes on the loss of innocence in children. He feels that once they lose their innocence, they will soon turn into phonies like everyone else. The loss of innocence is very common in the development in human existence. It is caused by many factors. Past a certain age, children are either forced or led unintentionally into a pathway of corruption. A child is also known to lose their innocence by desires, fantasies, and attention. But once they lose their innocence, they tend to desire to go back and pretend to be young again. In the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden discusses the importance of innocence in children's lives. He feels that once a child loses his/her innocence, he/she will soon be leaded to a

The exciting novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger expresses the free will of choice. Salinger cleverly conveys how decisions can alter a person’s perspective of their peer. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is a young teenager who has emotional instability and behavioral concerns. Holden acts immaturely extensively throughout the book. Holden invents a world where adulthood is the emblem of superficiality and “phoniness”, while he chooses to convey childhood as a world of innocence. Holden’s observation of himself being the catcher in the rye is highly symbolic. When Holden states he wants to walk off beyond the cliff and catch the

Climi stated that while he was traveling to the destination the suspect picked up the firearm. Climi stated that the suspect began to wave it around and point it at Climi several times. Climi advised that while the suspect was pointing the gun at him, the suspect became aware of Climi’s concern and proceeded to rack the slide several times discarding one bullet at a time until the magazine was empty. Climi advised that the suspect then showed him that the gun was empty and then placed the bullets along with the empty firearm in a plastic shopping bag. Climi then stated that the suspect proceeded to make statements in regards to him being ex-military and how he had 40 confirmed kills. Climi further advised that the suspect stated that he was a convicted felon but had his concealed carry permit restored. Climi stated that when he arrived at his destination at approximately 2:34 A.M. the suspect asked to be picked up again at 5:30 A.M. to which Climi stated that he was not sure where he would be at that time. Climi advised that the suspect then stated that he would find him if he did not

He shot himself with his gun because he was stuck in the mountain and he was already

In his room, he had a lot of weapons that he had brought up with him. He had a total of twenty-three weapons that were found in his room. He had also set up cameras around his room so he could see what was happening outside of his hotel room and so he could see the crowd down below. Police arrived at his room approximately two minutes after he stopped shooting at the crowd.

Holden is in a cab on his way to Ernie’s and after he asks the driver with Holden. When Holden asks why he is “sore” about it, the cab driver denies being upset. Holden seems to constantly anger people throughout the story due to his blunt way of addressing topics and his inability to see the positive side of things. The cab driver on the other hand, is clearly upset, but is instead choosing to be passive aggressive by denying his anger. I do not like when people are passive aggressive. I would much rather someone talk to me directly and maturely if they are upset.

“I swear to God I’m crazy. I admit it.” It is very easy to automatically assume that Holden Caulfield is crazy. It’s even a logical assumption since Caulfield himself admits to being crazy twice throughout the course of the book. However, calling Holden Caulfield crazy is almost the same as calling the majority of the human race crazy also. Holden Caulfield is just an adolescent trying to prevent himself from turning into what he despises the most, a phony. Most of Caulfield’s actions and thoughts are the same as of many people, the difference being that Holden acts upon those thoughts and has them down in writing.

Finally, he finds the bullet that was shot at the crime scene. Ironically the same type of bullet the cops use a 9 mm Then officer Ramirez's partner comes in. “Ramirez... There you are. where were you last night and why are you on this case without me?”

After I came back from the game I saw Holden in our room lying down in his bed. I looked around the room to see if he had actually written my composition. I saw a few papers scattered across my bed that was pushed against the wall. I hope that those papers are for my composition. I know that if I didn’t have a guy like Holden around, I would flunk out with him.

He walked down the short hallway that led to the lobby. When he reached the end of the hallway, he peered around the corner to get a picture of the situation without revealing himself. His heart skipped a beat the moment he laid eyes on the gun pointed at Kelly. Before anyone noticed his presence, he ducked back. Next, he grabbed his gun from its holster and raised it up. Then he took a deep breath and quickly jumped out into the lobby with the gun pointed directly at the gunman.