The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Teenagers lives their life differently. However, when the time of being a adolescent arrives, they all have the same confusion and mindsets. J. D. Salinger’s novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”, is about a seventeen year old boy named Holden Caulfield, who lives his life with complexes and problems of his owns. Holden lives his life according to his favor and commit unreasonable actions. Holden has a difficult time trying to understand what being a teenager is. Holden Caulfield is a typical teenager because he expresses the problems of being a teenager.

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.

Holden experiences extreme difficulty accepting his current realities and one of the main factors causing this is the lasting negative impact his brother Allies death had on his life. Firstly, when Holden decides to leave his school, he tells readers , “I don’t care if it’s a sad goodbye or a bad goodbye, but when I leave a place, I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t, you feel even worse” (Salinger, 4). Holden’s need for closure is evident in this quote. When Allie died, it was very unexpected and he was not prepared to let him go, resulting in his denial that his brother is actually

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about growing up. It explores the obstacles we all face during our transition from child to adulthood. The tragedies and triumphs, the breakthroughs and setbacks, the happiness and heartache. As you follow the book's protagonist, Holden, through his journey into adulthood, you learn about his life, but more importantly, you learn about your own. You grow to sympathize with the young rebel, and you begin to see traces of yourself in him.

Going to a new place can be very frightening, it can make you want to turn around and go back to the comfort of familiarity. Holden Caulfield is reaching adulthood but he desperately wants to turn around and hold on the his familiar childhood. He makes the bridge between these two place out to be huge but in reality they're not as far apart as he thinks.

J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye follows Holden Caulfield’s thoughts and actions as he tries to conquer New York on his own, while trying also not to grow up at the same time. Throughout the story, Holden experiences “growing pains of a teenager” such as depression and loneliness which only seem to follow him everywhere he goes. It is evident that Holden can’t seem to shake these feelings and the emotions he faces only grows worse as the story progresses as his only wish is that he could be young once again with Allie. Therefore, the song “Ribs” by Lorde seems to compliment Holden’s anguish he faces with these “growing pains”

In “A Catcher In The Rye”, a novel by J.D. Salinger, Salinger did nothing if not perfectly capture the school life of a young man identified as Holden Caulfield. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles with life decisions, as well as his past. His peers are little to no help, while Holden becomes further entrenched in his own downward spiral.

Irving Howe, a literary and social critic said, “The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable” (BrainyQuote). The Catcher in the Rye, a novel by J.D. Salinger tells of a very important part Holden Caulfield 's life. Holden, a 17 year old from New York, writes about the events that follow him flunking out of Pencey Prep School. Holden is very critical of everyone around him, except the small group of people that he protects with his life. He cherishes the youth children have, and hates the qualities that adults share. He acts very young for his age, but has the responsibilities on his shoulders that an adult would have. Holden is very defensive of other’s innocence and attempts to selfishly protect it from the

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a character named Holden Caulfield and how he bounces around from private school to private school making it hard for him to settle down and become comfortable. Through hard times at a new school he attends, Pencey Prep, he is expelled and left not knowing what to do with his life. The message the author is trying to convey throughout the book is that one shouldn’t try to grow up too fast as Holden is consistently trying to save kids from outgrowing childhood and moving into adulthood. Holden makes adulthood and childhood scarier and more intense than they are; they are not two separate realms as he believes them to be.

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.

Holden shows us his reclusive and antisocial tendencies many times throughout the novel. “So we got back to Pencey around two-thirty instead of around dinner time. The whole team ostracized me the whole way back to the train.” (Salinger 3) This being that due to Holden's actions he was not allowed to be with the group, but he didn’t even try to get back in, showing that this is a usual thing for him to be alone. Moreover, he isolates himself from the rest of the school and wants to be left alone he really withdraws himself from everyone. “I was standing way the hell up on top of Thomsen hill, right next to this crazy cannon that was in the Revolutionary War and all.” (Salinger 2) This really digs deep because, like many other teens who feel like they don’t belong can relate to this showing how being reclusive can further ensure the humiliation of embarrassment does not occur. The Catcher In The Rye Philosophy , a book dissecting Holden goes deeper into the novel and gives many well thought out explanations of, in the book. “Phonies treat the social norm of being accepted by others as if it were a moral norm, that is, they regard breaking social norms as deserving moral blame.” (Watson 91) This quote represents the reclusive nature of Holden and how he differs from other people who he considers phony. In this, Holden has a reason for his

Is this book about baseball? Is the main character an outfielder? Do I really have to read all of it, or can I use SparkNotes? These were the first questions that came to my mind when I received the first assignment notice that we would be reading The Catcher in the Rye for English class. The title is most likely the single most important word choice that the author must make. J.D. Salinger uses the title in the book to allude to more than just when Holden sees the young child singing. J.D. Salinger's title, The Catcher in the Rye, alludes to the conflict Holden faces of sexuality when growing up.

Holden Caulfield is a young man that has struggles in his life. Much like any other man his age, Holden thinks that everyone else is against him. He believes that all the phonies of the world are nowhere near his level of knowledge. Everyone else is out to get him or not worth his precious time. He does not want to make anything of himself. Holden had so much potential. HE grew up in a successful family and was extremely intelligent. But then his brother died and everything changed. His whole family fell apart. His brother moved away, he was shipped away to boarding schools, taken away from his whole family. In a situation like that, losing a child, the best thing to do is stick together as a family and support each other. If Holden’s family had stuck together after the death of his brother, Allie, Holden would have been in a much better place in his life. But he was not that lucky. He flunked out of four prep high schools. Holden could not have cared less about succeeding in his life. His only goal in life is to become the catcher in the rye. (insert book

From the beginning of time, achieving success and greatness has been the ultimate human goal. Success can be found in many different forms, from ruling a Roman empire to receiving a high grade on a test. Society’s view of success has changed throughout generations, urging people to conform to society’s beliefs in order to fulfill their goals and dreams. The theme of success and fulfillment are evident in literature and theatre pieces that were written centuries ago, and continue into novels written in the present. The play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, and the novel The Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger follow the lives of two protagonists’ as they are each individually shaped by society’s idea of prosperity. The protagonists of both the novel and the play, Holden and Macbeth, exhibit similar qualities that allow them to attempt to achieve ultimate greatness and find success. Both the novel The Catcher in the Rye and the play Macbeth demonstrate the pressure there is on men to prosper and achieve high rankings in society. This pressure leads to the development of wrath and mental illness, resulting in the disruption of harmony. Both Holden and Macbeth possess significant amounts of wrath, causing poor decision-making. To add, Macbeth and Holden both struggle with mental illness, again causing unfavourable outcomes. While the men possess these similarities, they differ in the outcome of their stories. As Macbeth fails to overcome his wrath and mental

Text messaging provides teenagers with an outlet to express their feelings with others. This form of communication allows us to communicate our thoughts and ideas without having the need to have a face to face interaction with the person. In J.D. Salinger's “The Catcher in the Rye”, Holden Caulfield showcases five moments in which he would have text someone if the technology were available. One example is when J.D. Salinger states, “She wouldn't've cared if I'd woke her up, but the trouble was, she wouldn't've been the one that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones.” This shows how at this moment, Holden feels the urge and need to talk to someone. In this case he wanted to talk to his little sister however his parents would be the