Research Paper On The Catcher In The Rye

The novel "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger is very interesting novel in which the main character, Holden, intrigues the reader with his unpredictable actions and upfront judgments of his surroundings. Holden alienates himself to try and help protect him from the outside world and conserve his innocence. He constantly proves this to reader many in times in the novel by, telling characters he feels different, wearing clothing that makes him stand out even though it may make him look stupid, and failing to come through in relationships with characters in the story.

Holden Caufield emphasizes on the loss of innocence in children. He feels that once they lose their innocence, they will soon turn into phonies like everyone else. The loss of innocence is very common in the development in human existence. It is caused by many factors. Past a certain age, children are either forced or led unintentionally into a pathway of corruption. A child is also known to lose their innocence by desires, fantasies, and attention. But once they lose their innocence, they tend to desire to go back and pretend to be young again. In the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden discusses the importance of innocence in children's lives. He feels that once a child loses his/her innocence, he/she will soon be leaded to a

Holden is in a cab on his way to Ernie’s and after he asks the driver with Holden. When Holden asks why he is “sore” about it, the cab driver denies being upset. Holden seems to constantly anger people throughout the story due to his blunt way of addressing topics and his inability to see the positive side of things. The cab driver on the other hand, is clearly upset, but is instead choosing to be passive aggressive by denying his anger. I do not like when people are passive aggressive. I would much rather someone talk to me directly and maturely if they are upset.

Thesis: In Catcher in the Rye, Salinger uses symbols to represent Holden’s life, goals and struggles, then connects them together to reveal major themes of isolation, loneliness, preserving innocence, and change.

Throughout history, authors have used controversial scenes and imagery to convey a deeper meaning or theme within a work. Some of the most famous one’s being Color Purple and Uncle Tom’s Cabin which both relied on vulgar scenes to portray themes of racial and societal inequality. Another popular book that contains several vulgar scenes is J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, which deals with the themes of alienation, and the maintaining and loss of childhood innocence.

“I swear to God I’m crazy. I admit it.” It is very easy to automatically assume that Holden Caulfield is crazy. It’s even a logical assumption since Caulfield himself admits to being crazy twice throughout the course of the book. However, calling Holden Caulfield crazy is almost the same as calling the majority of the human race crazy also. Holden Caulfield is just an adolescent trying to prevent himself from turning into what he despises the most, a phony. Most of Caulfield’s actions and thoughts are the same as of many people, the difference being that Holden acts upon those thoughts and has them down in writing.

Children are always dreaming about that one day when they become an adult. From the eyes of a child, being and adult means freedom to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Despite their optimistic thinking, kids do not realize that being an adult actually means losing their freedom, innocence, and joy, and at the same time they must take on lots of responsibility and societal expectations. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, J.D Salinger tells the story of Holden Caulfield, a 16 year-old teenager who is struggling physically and mentally in his very own transition to adulthood. Several times throughout his journey, Holden is given a chance to step into the adult word, but every time he ends up literally falling on the icy road, on peanut

Since the dawn of man, the past has played some part in one’s future. Not all memories and experiences in the past are good, some bring deep depression, others violent thoughts and behavior, whatever the case maybe, the past has potential to alter who a person becomes. A person should not let their actions and experiences in the past shape your future, because if one is focused on their past, they cannot develop their true potential in life.

Marshall Gillette Mr. Pelster English 2 9 December 2016 The Inevitable Every person, at some point in their life, has to grow up. Eventually everybody learns to deal with the fact that they have to grow up. In The Catcher in the Rye , J.D. Salinger creates multiple images of how Holden, the main character, can’t deal with the reality of growing up, which ends up spiraling his life out of control. Life is all about learning to deal with changes, a skill that Holden has yet to learn.

J.D. Salinger has a very unique style of writing his novels and short stories. Salinger was inspired by one of his old professors, who was named Whit Burnett, who is also the editor of Story magazine. Burnett influenced Salinger to become more dedicated with his works in order for them to be published in better magazines such as Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. Salinger was also drafted into the military in 1942, and he never stopped writing while he was in the military. While he was in service he had a mental break down, and was hospitalized for he mental issues. During his time Salinger continued to write chapters for a new novel whose main character a deeply unsatisfied young man was named Holden Caulfield.

The ducks in Central Park, red hunting hat, carousel and catcher in the rye develop the theme of painfulness of becoming an adult. The ducks in Central Park help develop the theme of the painfulness of becoming an adult by showing us how difficult it is for Holden to make adult decisions. Holden is using the ducks in Central Park as a metaphor for himself. During the winter time ducks migrate to go somewhere warmer when the winter season of New York City is too harsh for them. In this transition period where Holden is alone in New York he has no direction, and no parent or adult to tell him where to go or be.

Can you imagine as a 17 year old getting kicked out of school and having to travel home to tell your parents. This is how J.D. Salinger begins his novel Catcher in the Rye. A story about a young man’s struggle with adulthood. Catcher in the Rye shows how terrible it is to grow up. As an adult you lose your innocence, you have to face reality and you have responsibilities.

It is interesting to think about a story such as Catcher in the Rye taking place in the world we live in today. How much of it would be the same? How much would be different? Would holden be able to get an alcoholic beverage nowadays. Some of these problems would not be able to go on in today's society.

The story we read was called “The catcher in the rye”. The book took place in the year 1951 and a boy called Holden run’s around for quite a while with no help. It got me wondering if this story could happen today. I mean some of the topic’s are farfetch like booking a hotel at the age of sixteen. I think some part of the story could happen in the real world but not all of them. So I ask “can this story happen in 2017”.

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