How Does The Catcher In The Rye Fail

The Catcher in the Rye, is a flashback from when Holden left Pencey and the events that occurred until he met up with Phoebe. Pencey Prep is where Holden attended school and where this story begins. Holden has been to many different boarding schools and failed out of every one of them, Pencey was the last school that he went to and that was the worst of them all, “It was a terrible school, no matter how you looked at it’(Salinger 5). To Holden, everyone there seemed like they were putting on an act to make themselves look better. Pencey can be viewed as a symbol of being an outcast because he can not relate to many people there for the reason that he is an antisocial person. For example, while everyone else was a the biggest football game

In the novel, the Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden, makes many mistakes in the book. He seems to not learn from these mistakes as he makes them. In the end, Holden does learn from all of his mistakes because he makes the right choice in the end. Holden was able to grow by the end of the book because he made many mistakes, but was able to confront his depression in the end and call his parents and go home.

Do most kids fail for attention, or is there another reason behind it? In The Catcher in the Rye Holden is a seventeen year old boy who is constantly failing. His failure makes some people wonder whether or not he is doing it for attention, or if it is caused by something else going on in his life. Holden is constantly failing for attention as this is shown throughout the book.

In the beginning of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is an immature teenager. Holden gets kicked out of his school, Pencey Prep, for failing four out of five of his classes. He says, “They kicked me out. I

Holden has either left or been expelled from about four prep schools, three of which are: Whooton School, Elkton Hills, and Pencey Prep due to his poor academic effort and his dislike of those around him, he feels .."surrounded by phonies." (pg.13) When the novel first begins, Holden informs the reader he is not allowed back at Pencey, his most recent school, as he has failed all but his english class. "They kicked me out. I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation, on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself at all." (pg. 4) Although Holden is fully capable of excelling in his classes, his only real reasoning for the failure in his education is because he just does not care enough to put forth any effort. Failure does not seem to concern Holden, which itself is concerning. However, disapointing his parents

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,

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger writes about Holden’s life and how he is remembering his past when he went to Pencey Prep, the last of four boarding schools that he has attended. Holden is seventeen when he tells the story but the part of the story he is telling, he is sixteen, the novel also follows Holden after he has left Pencey Prep. Throughout the novel Holden slowly reveals how he feels towards his roommates, Stradlater and Ackley, and how he feels towards his siblings, D.B., who is a writer in Hollywood and Allie, who passed away from leukemia. Holden shows his lonely, short tempered, and insecure characteristics through name calling and descriptive diction.

Out of all the books we read this semester Unbroken was able to use three words to tell what they were all about the best: Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Each of the books show one of these concepts throughout the novel, and was exciting to read about it. In The Grapes of Wrath the Joads would survive the dirty thirties; in The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield shows resilience, and finally the book To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates redemption. From the beginning to the end the Joads would bear through dealing with the big and little problems.

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.

Failure is “the omission of expected or required action” or “the inability to comply with basic rules”. In J. D. Salinger’s book, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden Caulfield has many failures throughout the book. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield. In the novel, Holden is telling the story of the days he spends in New York City after he was kicked out of a prestige school, Pencey Prep. It is just before Christmas break and Holden is avoiding going home early to his parents. The novel depicts Holden’s experiences in New York and Holden’s narration reveals many of his unorthodox views and thoughts. In "The Catcher in the Rye", Holden Caulfield purposely fails in his life for

Holden Caulfield, a boy who struggles with his mental health, starts his story by saying, “I’m not going to tell you my whole goddam autobiography or anything. I’ll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas” (Salinger 3). Published in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger depicts a three-day journey of Holden as he tries to find out more about himself. Through his struggle, Holden experiences many obstacles and events, such as depression and profanity, that take place in most teenager’s lives, making the book a primary target for banning due to offensive language, suicidal tendencies, sexual content, violence, and outright negativity (Information). Though The Catcher in the Rye contains controversial topics, such as depression, vulgar language, and sexual discrimination, the novel is still relevant and relatable to teens today; therefore, the story should remain an option for students to read.

The Catcher in the Rye is a book about a guy named Holden Caulfield. He narrates the whole story to the readers. He starts off by telling the story about being at Pencey Prep school, which is a private school located in Pennsylvania. It is the day of the game and he misses it saying everyone is a bunch of “phonies.” He ends up getting expelled because he is failing four out of five classes and goes to say goodbye to his teacher Mr. Spencer. Before he leaves he goes back to his dorm to find his roommate, Stradlater, getting ready for a date with Jane Gallagher. Holden used to date Jane and he is very angry at Stradlater. When Stradlater returns from the date with Jane, Holden questions Stradlater immensely and Holden attacks Stradlater because he is in such a rage. Holden then realizes he has had enough of the prep school and leaves a couple days earlier to go back to Manhattan.

"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of

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