Holden Caulfield's The Catcher In The Rye

After reading the first chapter I have formulated some predictions for the future of the content in The Cather in the Rye. Holden Caulfield starts this novel by sharing details about himself and his life so far. As this narrative continues I forecast that we will see him grow into a mature person. Also, the story may follow his relationships grow with not only Mr. Spencer, but with new friends and possibly a girlfriend. If Holden gets a girlfriend I foresee Selma Thurmer become his new girlfriend, since she was mentioned in a good way at the beginning of this novel. Once I was done reading The Cather in the Rye I realized my predictions were wrong. Rather than following him through a journey of growing into a more mature version of himself.

J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye features a complex narrative surrounding a troubled young student, Holden Caulfield. Difficulties he faces throughout the story force Holden to confront his fears of adulthood and maturation and the responsibilities therein through the difficulties he faces throughout the story. Academic controversy surrounds whether Holden learns from these confrontations and adjust accordingly, maturing throughout the story. While initially this seems rather subjective, a thorough analysis of Holden’s actions throughout the story as well as of the symbolism injected by Salinger makes it quite clear that Holden does undergo a significant maturity arc as the story progresses. Holden’s social development and maturation

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.

Adolescents have to face challenges because they are still developing, yet at times are treated as fully developed human beings. J. D. Salinger explores the thoughts of an adolescent in his book, The Catcher in the Rye, showing Holden Caulfield’s perspective of the world. Holden Caulfield shows symptoms of mental illness because he is constantly depressed by everything, beyond what a normal adolescent should be feeling.

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Holden Caulfield is the protagonist and the narrator of The Catcher of the Rye. Thus, this teen uses a first-person narrative to narrate his story. Also, he thinks most of adults are phony, hypocritical and superficial. To justify this fact, quotes from him and other characters in the story. Example, here is a quote that does not critic anybody in the novel; it explains a word Holden hates: ‘‘Grand. There’s a word I really hate. It’s phony’’ (Salinger 14). Also, the two next quotes are religion critics from Holden: ‘‘I can just see the big phony bastard shifting into first gear and asking Jesus to send him a few more stiffs’’ (Salinger 23). ‘‘Catholics are always trying to find out if you are a Catholic’’ (Salinger 146). Plus, Holden Caulfield

Allie died of leukemia at the Caulfields' summer home in Maine on July 18, 1946. He was 11 years old; Holden was 13. Holden, distraught over the loss of his brother, broke his hand punching the windows out of the garage of their summer home. Holden missed Allie's funeral because he was in the hospital, apparently for psychiatric evaluation as well as for attention to his hand. Depending on the date of Holden's birthday and his precision with numbers, that was about four years before Holden tells the story (at age 17) from the sanitarium in California and perhaps three and a half years before Holden (age 16) leaves Pencey. Allie was the most intelligent as well as the "nicest" member of the family. His connection to Holden was intense. The older

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the characters help portray many themes. J.D Saligner creatively infused his work with varying themes. Holden unknowingly magnifies the importance of the themes, of which he is often times oblivious. This novel is sophisticatedly written in a manner that allows us to see all the themes clearly. The themes portrayed in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger include phoniness, psychological alienation, and futile protection of innocence.

Catcher in the Rye is a very confusing book. Usually you can kind of guess what is going to happen next. For an example when Holden, the main character, is arguing with his roommate Stradlater you could tell that they were going to get physical with each other. Holden has a lot of conflicts that an everyday person would not encounter. I have never seen any 16 year old have to deal with the problems he has had. He is at the weird age where he is becoming an adult but yet he is still a child.

When writing a summary for any class, one is often told to remember the five W’s. Who, What, When, Where, and Why. Each question plays an important role in the summary, for parts of the story would be lost without all of them. However, the first four are rather easy to evaluate while the ‘Why’ is the question which possesses the most difficulty. It is fairly simple to analyze cosmetic aspects as it is something one only needs to observe. On the other hand, the ‘Why’ requires inquiry and development which is something that many either avoid, or are unable to do- especially when analyzing the actions of one’s self. This evaluation can cause one to be more self reflective, as well as understanding of those around you, simply by focusing on why

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel set around the 1950s. It is narrated by a sixteen-year-old boy, Holden Caulfield. Holden is telling his story from some sort of treatment facility, although he is not specific where.

Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s classic coming of age tale The Catcher in the Rye, entices readers through his hyper-critical scrutinization of the post-war consumer world. The novel itself is acclaimed to be quite autobiographical; the similarities between Salinger and Holden are numerous. Holden is an avid critic of materialistic American ideals, and he aims to preserve innocence in others, and to save himself from falling into the land of adulthood. After failing out of prep school, Holden retires to the streets of New York City, searching for the little purity he has left. Through Holden’s manic and depressive moods, his language, and his relationship with his sister, Holden’s desire to escape the “phoniness”

Novelists and playwrights have often seen madness with a “discerning eye”. Many novels focus on the madness of the main character. Holden Caulfield in the Catcher in the Rye is presented to the reading audience as an extremely confused and misguided teenager who is very anxious and nervous, probably more than a normal teenager would be. It is told from Holden's point of view and throughout the entire novel, he rambles about what has happened over the course of a few days. The reader can be given many hints and clues that Holden is not mentally stable. The author of this novel uses Holden's eccentric behavior and his odd interaction with others to state Holden's mental instability to the reader.

J. D. Salinger 's novel is often called, " . . . the forbidden fruit in the garden of literature" ("The Catcher" 116). J. D. Salinger is a writer from the 1950s, a time where literature has questioned the ideas of traditions placed in a community. Through his life and through his characters Holden Caulfield and Phoebe Caulfield in the 1950s realistic fictional bildungsroman The Catcher in the Rye, the postmodernist author J. D. Salinger focuses on the theme of self isolation in society in order to create independent opinions.

In the 1950s, reviewers such as Paul Engle from the Chicago Tribune wrote that Caulfield was “emotional without being sentimental, dramatic without being melodramatic, and honest without being simply obscene” and Louis Vogler from the San Francisco Chronicle reviews in 1951 that The Catcher in the Rye is “…funny, poignant, and its implications, profound.” Vogler regards the novel as “literature at the [highest] order.” The original reviewer Nash Burger referred to Caulfield as “heartbreakingly adolescent” and wrote that Salinger’s “rendering of teenage speech is wonderful.” Although many reviewers had positive comments in terms to the novel other reviewers such as Riley Hughes from Catholic World regards Caulfield as “a latter-day Tom Sawyer