Last laugh

Growing up is a difficult process for any young person. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, shows these ideals through Holden Caulfield, his main character, by displaying how difficult it is for him to grow up and accept that he cannot stay adamant in his belief that all people are ‘phonies’ and that his interpretation of people is extremely limited. The time period that is presented gives Holden more ground for stereotypes and explains why his mindset is so set in the way that he interprets

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger shows through Holden Caulfield how people cannot help being phony and fake, no matter how diligently they try. Phoniness cannot be overcome by any man, including Holden, even though he loathes people who are phony and do not speak their true mind. In search for a solution, Holden hid from the real world and felt extreme loneliness, and he broke down because he wanted the impossible. J.D. Salinger shows the lack of connection between people, especially

An Alternate View In the novel the Catcher in the Rye, author J.D. Salinger writes about the life of a 17 year old boy who drastically differs from the rest of the teenager population because of his alternate point of view on life. This non-typical teenager with the name of Holden Caulfield has a negative perspective on everything he and others do, and does not attempt to find the light in certain situations. While teenagers may not attempt to find the best in a certain outcome, they tend to have

“That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write "Fuck you" right under your nose. I think, even, if I ever die, and they stick me in a cemetery, and I have a tombstone and all, it'll say "Holden Caulfield" on it, and then what year I was born and what year I died, and then right under that it'll say "Fuck you." I'm positive, in fact.’’(204)

The main character of J.D. Salinger’s novel, “The Catcher in the Rye,” Holden Caulfield is only in his teens, attending High School, yet longs for his early childhood. He can be seen trying to hold onto the past by acting various ways. The author, meanwhile, uses symbolism to demonstrate the effects of a loss of innocence, and the effects of coming of age. J.D. Salinger’s novel “The Catcher in the Rye” shows, through moderately relatable eyes, the changes and realities that we must all accept, and

Many people around the world are bullied and are outcasts in society. An outcast is when one has been rejected or casted out by society. This can cause one to continue on their journey of finding someone or lose hope all together. This can cause one to be completely normal or have mental and physical pain that can affect them for the rest of their life. In The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden has moved from place to place, school to school, just to fit in. He is treated like an outcast

Journal 5 (Reading Between the Lines) Sometimes it’s what characters don’t say that matters. Symbolism provides readers with a chance to read between the lines and further interpret the work further. J.D. Salinger uses this method to create more depth in his novel, The Catcher in the Rye. By looking deeper into the symbols of the novel readers understand the true message he wishes to convey. One symbol Salinger uses is when Holden has a conversation with an arrogant taxi

What Does Phoniness Mean to Holden? In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, a young man named Holden Caulfield struggles to discover who he is inside, and he learns how to see the world after his brother, Allie, dies of Leukemia. Holden becomes a little depressed once Allie passes away. He sees the world as a place full of artificial people, and he can not seem to find anything good to say unless he’s talking about his siblings. His siblings are young and innocent, and these characteristics differ

Introduction “Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. Time is short.” Adam Hochschild. We all have distractions. Sometimes, they are even good. They are always there. We use them when we are lonely and in consequence, we escape our lonely world and enter the boisterous one --- we have escaped to a pathway full of shortcuts. Who are you after you take those shortcuts? Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In the Rye” is one who unnoticeably takes these shortcuts. When Holden escapes

1 One of the most common and detrimental psychiatric condition is depression. The state of depression has substantial e ffects on a person’s thoughts, behaviour and feelings. Depression entails an emotional stigma which has overbearing feelings of despair and dejection. SigmundFreud encloses the similarities between the roots of depression with the grief experienced bythose who lost a loved one. (Comer, 2005). The author, J.D Salinger, highlights the destructiveimpacts of depression in his book,