D. Salinger 's ' The Catcher 's The Rye '

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, the author characterizes Holden throughout the story by revealing many people during each different setting of the story.

Salinger grew up in New York City, and majority of the book “The Catcher in the Rye” took place in New York City. D.B. and Salinger have another similar feature. Salinger entered the military in 1942. While Salinger was in the war he wrote. He published “Slight Rebellion of Madison” in 1946, but it later became “The Catcher in the Rye”. Holden’s brother also wrote while he was in the military. The war both gave them something to write about. In the book Salinger wrote, “My brother D.B. was in the Army for four years. He was in the war, too—he landed on D-Day and all—but I really think he hated the Army worse than the war. I was practically a child at the time, but I remember when he used to come home on furlough and all, all he did was lie on his bed, practically. He hardly ever even came in the living room. Later, when he went overseas and was in

  J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is a remarkable book that gives readers a unique and perhaps gloomy perspective of the 1950's through Holden Caulfield, a cynical and peculiar teenager. Through The Catcher in the Rye Salinger describes important aspects of the 1950's. Salinger emphasizes several key characteristics of the 50's and criticizes them through Holden. In addition, Holden Caulfield is a very interesting character with several traits that put him at odds with society.

In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger tells a story of a young boy, Holden, who never quite understood his stance on life. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles to adapt to the inevitable transition into adulthood, often worrying more about others than himself. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses connotative diction, repetition, and specific diction to convey Holden’s struggle of accepting life changes that led him to becoming mentally unstable.            To start off, Salinger illustrates Holden’s nature by using connotative diction.

During the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, author J.D. Salinger brings Holden’s pessimistic, antisocial personality to life through what he says, how he says it, and through the characters he meets. Salinger bases Holden’s expressions off of the culture of the 1950’s, his own personal dialect, and the everyday occurrences of Holden’s life in mind. J.D. Salinger manipulates the diction, uses syntax to criticize others, and controls the character interaction and dialogue in order to create the protagonist, Holden Caulfield.

In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the main character and narrator Holden Caulfeild walks many different paths of life. He jumps around different aspects of his life throughout the book, showing the reader many different sides to himself. This theme is presented through the author’s technique in crafting the characterization and symbolism. J.D. Salinger develops a puzzle of a personality for Holden throughout the book, to show the complexity and multitude of sides to Holden’s character.

Salinger’s early adult life revolved around his experiences in WWII. In 1942, Salinger was drafted for the war and fought in Europe. While J.D. Salinger was writing The Catcher in the Rye, he was experiencing difficult times in his life. Salinger was married twice and both marriages ended up with a divorce. Salinger’s first wife was Sylvia, which divorced him after a year of marriage. In 1955, Salinger remarried Claire Douglas; they had a daughter together in 1955 and a son in 1960 (Miller 552). Salinger and Claire Douglas marriage also didn 't last long and ended in a divorce. Both Salinger’s childhood and adulthood influenced his writing career.

Salinger was born in New York in 1919 and wrote The Catcher in the Rye in 1951, and the values in the book reflected values in America at that time. A major value which society followed during that era

Lies, failure, depression, and loneliness are only some of the aspects that Holden Caulfield goes through in the novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger. Salinger reflects Holden’s character through his own childhood experiences. Salinger admitted in a 1953 interview that "My boyhood was very much the same as that of the boy in the book.… [I]t was a great relief telling people about it” (Wikipedia). Thus, the book is somewhat the life story of J.D. Salinger as a reckless seventeen-year-old who lives in New York City and goes through awful hardships after his expulsion and departure from an elite prep school. Holden, the protagonist in this novel, is created as a depressed, cynical, and isolated character and he

There is little biographical information on Salinger since he insisted on preserving his life private. Salinger would mislead by giving out false information and complicating the picture, but there is some information that is accepted as true. Salinger attended a public school in Manhattan and was considered an average student. At the age of thirteen, Salinger was enrolled on a prestigious school in Manhattan but was dismissed because of his failing grades. He then was sent to the inspiration for his novel The Catcher in the Rye, Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania was the model of Pencey Prep. His first stories were published on the school yearbook of this inspirational school. Salinger then wrote a column in Ursinus Weekly at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, in which he went only for a half semester. He enrolled to short-story classes with Whit Burnett who was the editor of Story magazine. Salinger’s first published story was “The Young Folks”, which appeared on the issue of March/April 1941 of Story. He subsequently wrote and published more stories in Collier’s, Esquire, and Story magazines before leaving to the Army in the year 1942. While on the war he wrote stories which he then published after his comeback. In 1947, Salinger signed a contract with The New Yorker. He then began to have a desire for isolation. He published his only novel by which he is so

J.D. Salinger published Catcher in The Rye in 1951. The main protagonist in the novel, Holden Caulfield experiences many conflicts and predicaments. It is common for Holden to hold opinions on characters throughout the book. His opinionated nature shows that human interactions mean a lot to him. Holden generally likes genuine people opposed to phony people. The comparison of genuine and phony is shown throughout the novel, especially when Holden meets new people. His true personality is shown to the reader when we see whom he respects and despises.

“The catcher in the Rye” was a novel written by J.D Salinger in the 1940’s and was first published in 1947 in a magazine. The novel is similar to a bildungsroman, however consisting of two and a half says in the life of a 17 year old called Holden Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is the main character in the catcher in the rye., where throughout the novel he argues that this book isn’t about his “lousy childhood” ( -------) Holden Doesn’t want it to be “ All that David Copperfield kind of crap” (-----------) . Nevertheless J.D Salinger uses many literary terms and many contextual parts to describe a teenager that is growing up going

The author has put in plenty of themes, messages, ideas, issues, and motifs. The character, Holden Caulfield is alienated from society, is experiencing the painfulness of growing up, thinks that the adult world is full of phoniness, and is sick of hearing about the American Dream from his teachers. JD Salinger has created a book that has raised plenty of questions and controversy towards the readers. The Catcher in the Rye shows how a teenage mind works. JD Salinger has used a stream of consciousness writing style where the character (Holden Caulfield) talks in first person as he presents his thoughts and feelings to the readers. The setting has taken place in the early fifties and the book uses a lot of profane words. The New York

J.D. Salinger's first and only novel, Catcher in the Rye, centers around a relatable yet at times dislikable sixteen-year old boy grasping with impending adulthood after flunking out of prep school. Holden Caufield struggles with a nostalgic attachment to the innocence and purity of childhood, while at the same time adopting more mature behaviours in order to be acknowledged in a society that only recognizes the validity of adults.

Salinger’s many failed relationships in his lives, from his parents to love interests, are hinted throughout Holden’s life and his character. Salinger’s father was from a Jewish descent while his mother was from a Catholic descent; however Salinger didn’t know about this until his bar mitzvah. Salinger had problematic issues with his father like how his father basically disapproved of his son in general (for example: participation in plays). It was even described that “J.D. skipped his father’s funeral and later stopped eating meat” (stated by www.nndb.com). Salinger’s relationship with his parents were broken because of the trust broken by his mother and the