Catcher In The Rye Response

The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel about an eventful week of Holden Caulfield. Holden lives a pretty interesting, yet depressing, life. One event, that makes this book so famous, is his misinterpretation of the poem, Comin’ Thro’ the Rye. Holden Misinterpretation of the poem leads to his deep feeling of wanting to stop children from growing up and Salinger's point that growing up is ok.

“The Catcher in the Rye” is about a sixteen year old teenager talking about the story of his mental break down. It is really impressive because J.D. Salinger’s writing style is very direct as if Holden is talking exclusively to me and telling me about his struggles between childhood and adulthood. “The Catcher in the Rye” illustrates Holden’s hope to protect childhood innocence from adult phoniness.

The Catcher in the Rye has always been a book of controversy. Schools have banned it due to its vivid description of how a teeneger observes the world. Holden who is The protagonist’s sees the world as very morbid place for young people. Many people believe the book brings up controversial topics that should not be discussed among minors such as Holden Caulfield. Most of the topics expressed in the book could be acceptable in today's society but it caused many concerns and issues around the time it was released, 1951. In my opinion however this book has one of the greatest qualities in literature and thats relating to the reader. It should not be banned because adolescents have been able to identify with Holden’s

He depicts Pencey as “one of the worst schools I ever went to. It was full of phonies. And mean guys. You never saw so many mean guys in your life...Everybody was always locking their door when somebody wanted to come in.” (pg 97) By always being surrounded by phony students and phony teachers in a phony school, students are bound to come out as a phony. WIth each group of children going into the school and each class graduating, more and more people phony people are let into society. They then teach their children to be phony as well. Holden feels like by becoming the “catcher in the rye” he would be able to save children and preserve their innocence longer from this cycle of

There are several issues in our world that come with controversy; whether it’s about our president, or something as small as whether pineapple goes on pizza, arguments will be started over it, and The Catcher in the Rye is no exception to controversy. For over an astounding 50 year period, there has been controversy about The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The novel follows the three day misadventures of a teenager full of angst, Holden Caulfield. Due to its mature content, such as the profanity, violence, sexual situations, and use of underage drinking, the novel has been deemed inappropriate by many critics for a high school assignment. Despite its content, I believe that Catcher in the Rye is definitely a worthwhile novel to be taught to high school students. The novel establishes two things that high school teachers should look for; a strong theme about accepting reality, and the use of symbolism to institute a relatable sense within teens.

The book is narrated by the main character, Holden Caulfield, while he is in a mental hospital or a sanitarium of an unspecified location. The book is set around the 1950's while Holden is sixteen years old. The narration begins on Saturday after classes end in the school, Pencey Prep school, in which Holden attends. Pencey is Agerstown, Pennsylvania and Holden has failed four out of five classes leading to his expulsion. Pencey is the fourth school that Holden has been expelled out of because of him failing classes. Currently watching a sporting event on top of a nearby hill that is overlooking the field of play, Holden decides to visit his history teacher, Spencer, that he is fond of. While he does go there, Holden does not stay long because

Holden, an archetype like no other, does not believe in school. Or more accurately, he doesn’t believe in the phonies that inhabit it. “Phony” is a word used quite often throughout the book, causing it to have a few different meanings. Phony as in two-faced, or a phony as in a follower of society’s standards and beliefs. Or maybe to Holden, one is “phony” if he or she does not entertain his idea of how a person should act. Most of the people he comes in contact with are “phony” and irritate him in some way. Holden can spot a phony a mile away, bringing about a lack of focus in school, but also the softer more vulnerable parts of him that make him anxious for any sort of human comfort. In a world full of fakes, he is all alone, but his roller coaster of emotions attach and detach from some of these phonies he tries to

To begin with, one of the most characteristic traits of Holden is his judgmental side, which, combined with irony, make him believes that he is the only decent character among a world of phony adults. Holden frequently refers to people or things as "phony," showing his judgmental and superficial approach to life. Since chapter one, he begins saying: “Pencey Prep is this school that's in Agerstown... You've probably seen the ads... They don't do any damn more molding at Pencey than they do at any other school. And I didn't know anybody there that was splendid and clear-thinking and all” (page 2). At that time it was customary for wealthy families to send their children to recognized schools, but from this Holden’s quote the reader, can clearly see what Holden thought about this: that the school was two-facedness or full of phonies, this is how he call hypocrites. On Holden’s opinion, families spent money on schools

The Catcher in the Rye is a book that shows how deep a book can be examined to show a different meaning. The book makes Holden seem like a neurotic teen who doesn't want to be caught leaving school in the middle of the night. However analyzing the text shows that his thoughts, emotions, and actions all come together to tell a different story. A story about how he wants things to stay the same and for children to keep their innocence. He shows these emotions by the questions he asks or even the way he thinks.

To begin with, one of the most characteristic traits of Holden is his judgmental side, which, combined with irony, make him believes that he is the only decent character among a world of phony adults. Holden frequently refers to people or things as "phony," showing his judgmental and superficial approach to life. Since chapter one, he begins saying: “Pencey Prep is this school that's in Agerstown... You've probably seen the ads... They don't do any damn more molding at Pencey than they do at any other school. And I didn't know anybody there that was splendid and clear-thinking and all” (Salinger 2). At that time it was customary for wealthy families to send their children to recognized schools, but from this Holden’s quote the reader, can clearly see what Holden thought about this: that the school was two-facedness or full of phonies, this is how he call hypocrites. On Holden’s opinion, families spent money on schools that were just as bad as cheaper ones. In addition, he continually judges all students and teachers at Pencey in general, showing Holden's biggest flaws: his criticism

Holden’s story begins at Pencey, it is Holden’s fourth school; he has already failed out of three others. At Pencey, he has failed four out of five of his classes and is expelled for not trying in any of those classes. Instead of holden going straight home, he decided to go out on the town for a total of three days. “ What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of goodbye. I mean I’ve left schools and other places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad goodbye or a bad goodbye, but when

It all starts at Holden’s school, Pencey prep it is a private school. The novel only takes place over three days. After Holden leaves Pencey he goes to New York.

Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, takes place in New York, New York in the year 1950. 1950 is a critical point in United States history, because it is the post-World War II era. Many of the events that took place in World War II impact the novel and its outcome. The narrator does not give many details about his past, but we are told that he is currently writing this story from some type of mental hospital as he undergoes treatment.

This book started very different compared to most other book, its different because throughout the beginning gives a lot of information is given to the reader that you would not expect until later on in the story. The beginning also gives us a back story of most of the characters but they go into most depth with Holden. Holden Caulfield is the main character and the story is from his point of view and focused around him. We are told that he goes to school at Pencey Prep and he was failing almost all of his classes. The rest of this chapter was spent by the author continuing to give us important information on the school and how it was located in Pennsylvania and was the best school there as well.

In the beginning of the novel, Holden has just come back from a fencing game in New York. He has also been kicked out from Pencey Prep. To us it seems Holden is a troubled boy, after we learn that he is also failing all his classes except English. As the story goes on and he’s talking to his old teacher Spencer, we learn that he is actually sort of smart,