Analysis Of Another Brick In The Wall

Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D Salinger is a classic novel that is not only controversial but contains relatable characters such as Holden Caulfield. Holden is a 16 year old boy who has gone through so much pain and hurt throughout his life that he has given up in school and during the novel you start to see that he has given up at life itself as well. Holden struggles with depression, unhealthy drinking habits and with failing out of school. These three struggles are very relatable to teenagers these days. In the following paragraphs I will show you the connection between teenagers these days and Holden and the the similarities that make him such a relatable character. Holden is an ideal and universal representation of teenagers.

Holden has numerous distinct attributes pertaining to both childhood and adulthood. His transition from growing and relational life, to an uncontrolled spiritual realm, this stresses him. He has instances of introspection that helps him encompass a realization for his own livelihood. When he shares with his sister Phoebe what he would sincerely like to do with his life he says “I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all.” (Salinger 173) That quote reveals the reasoning for the title of the book because Holden wants nothing more than to protect the innocence of children.

Since its publication in 1951, The Catcher In the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger has served as a conflagration for debate and extreme controversy. Although the novel has been the target of scornful criticism, it has also been the topic of wide discussion. The novel portrays the life of sixteen year old, Holden Caufield. Currently in psychiatric care, Holden recalls what happened to him last Christmas. At the beginning of his story, Holden is a student at Pencey Prep School. Having been expelled for failing four out of his five classes, Holden leaves school and spends 72-hours in New York City before returning home. There, Holden encounters new ideas,

“Catcher In The Rye”, is Holden’s dream. He stands in a field of rye, while catching children who are playing too close to a cliff. This represents his love of children’s innocence. When he sees kids who are innocent and how real it is, it makes him very happy. Little things upset him, such as bad words on a wall, because of how powerful pure innocence is to him.

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is the story of Holden, a boy who struggles with emotions and how to tell his parents he got kicked out of school, again. He is always travelling around New York trying to find something to entertain himself and have fun. But you can tell by the subtle hints he drops throughout the entire book he hates change. As he tries to tell people about how he feels he finds himself alone and isolated. Throughout the course of Holden’s journey we clearly see he struggles with isolation as he tries to find comfort in different people, all he can find comfort in is his red hat and Phoebe.

Catcher in the Rye, in simple terms, refers to saving innocence. Based on the reading so far (ch. 1-7), Holden Caulfield is a high school dropout who seems to have a bitter hatred for the world around him. As a result, he feels lonely and aimless. For example, in his conversation with Mr. Spencer, he shows no qualms about leaving Pencey, and very little concern for his future, “ ‘Oh, I feel some concern for my future, all right. Sure. Sure, I do.’ [...] ‘But not too much, I guess. Not too much, I guess.’ ” (ch.2 p.8). However, his candidness seems to be his shield from the world. In this case, the title applies to Holden, as he’s shutting out anyone who’s willing to help him, simply because he doesn’t want to grow up.

A disparate situation is presented to readers in The Catcher in the Rye. Early in the novel, Holden expresses the reason for his difficulties in school as his being: “always surrounded by phonies.”(Salinger 13) Holden is correct; he is completely incapable of relating to his peers. However he takes no time to consider potential solutions to his problem. During his conversation with Mr. Spencer, Holden communicates that he deals with his troubles by simply quitting; putting minimal effort into academics and socialization. Since Holden never addresses his emotions directly, he fails to realize

If Holden is trying to apply himself and does well in school, there is no reason for Holden is fail out of school or get kicked out. This is a very important moment in The Catcher in the Rye, which makes it a little sad that it happens so close to the end of the book. The reader does not get to experience this new Holden which is trying to have a bright future in which he actually applies himself in school, which has never happened before. Holden’s experiences in the mental facility, really help holden learn the priorities of life and to not fear the normal teenage experiences, which consists of changes.

In J.D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye starts out with a teenager, named Holden, at a school called Pencey Prep in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. Holden is describe as being pretty antisocial. The only people he mentions that he talks to at the school are people he does not really like.

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, begins by providing a brief synopsis of the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, and his impending expulsion from Pencey Prep. Holden is a troubled young man and while he is clearly intelligent, he has experienced significant academic failure primarily the result of a poor work ethic. Holden is not only disenchanted with school, but he is disheartened with his circle of acquaintances who, in his opinion, lack both substance and authenticity. Before exiting school grounds, he visits Mr. Spencer, a favorite history teacher, who admonishes Holden for laziness in what proved to be a foiled attempt to inspire him to work harder. His dismal day continues when he meets up with his neighbor, Ackley, whose atrocious hygiene habits disgust Holden more than normal. Later, his attractive, albeit arrogant roommate enters the room and incites a fight by flaunting his relationship with Jane Gallagher, a girl Holden had previously dated. The reader gains a first glimpse into Holden’s dark past when he describes the tragic loss of

A brick wall I may face this year, is temptation with drugs/alcohol. Many people I know drink, or do drugs which is honestly just dumb and a waste of money. This topic is important to me because I used to be very close with kids, but when we go into high school they decided to do drugs. I am not close friends with them anymore. These temptations are a huge obstacle for many people; they may think it’s the cool thing to do, or they may just like the feeling and become obsessed with it. I know for a fact people will try and tempt me with it sometime this year, because people already have tried too.

The song “Laura Palmer” by Bastille reminds me of the scene in Catcher in the Rye where Holden ran away from Pencey Prep, thoroughly finished with the “morons” there. Pencey, the last school Holden attended, was full of phonies according to Holden. Although he did not like the people at Pencey, the school provided a generally stable environment for Holden. After Holden ran away from Pencey, he had three days to kill before the start of the Christmas break when he would have to face his parents. His parents would know “something was up” if Holden returned home early instead of at the start of the holiday. In these few days, Holden was denied the relative level of stability and comfort he enjoyed at Pencey Prep and was forced to face the hard reality of the outside world. As I picture Holden in this situation, I can visualize the song “Laura Palmer” through the lyrics “You ran into the night from all you had.” Thus, as in the song, Holden unknowingly left a good situation for one that was worse.

J.D Salinger used a lot of flashbacks and foreshadowing in The Catcher in the Rye. There were a lot of flashbacks in the story but I am only going to talk about the events that made Holden depressed. In one of the flashbacks, Holden recalls the death of one of his former classmate James Castle who jumped off the window to escape some bullies. I think this is the reason why he is disgusted by the

Another Brick in the Wall, in my opinion, is one of the most iconic songs created by the band Pink Floyd. Decades have passed and it has managed to stay relevant, even in today’s society. A lot of their music deals with sanity and control, Another Brick in the Wall being a great example. However, most people fail to see that there is a deeper meaning than just school- it teaches a deeper meaning about life in itself. I believe that Another Brick in the Wall goes to not only bring up issues in the schooling system, but also in society as a whole.

Catcher in the Rye starts off with Holden Caufield, the main character, alone at the top of Thomsen Hill above Pencey Prep. Holden has gotten kicked out of Pencey along with numerous other schools. Laziness is the reason of Holdens lack of success in school like many teenage boys. He goes back to his dorm and starts reading the book Out of Africa when his doofus roommate Robert Ackley walks in. His description to meet is just that awkwardly tall kid, like myself but with poor hygiene. Holdens roommate, Stradlater comes in and tells them about a date he is going on with none other than Holdens old fling named Jane Gallagher. Stradlater has a carefree attitude for her calling her by the wrong name multiple times. Stradlater also asks Holden to write an English composition for him since that is the only class Holden is not failing. Holden reluctantly agrees and that is when we get our first taste of why he is such an angry kid. He writes about his little brother named Allie who died a few years before of Leukemia. He specifically wrote about his baseball glove that he wrote poems on so he