MLA citation of novel:
Salinger, J. D. the Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown and Company: 1951
Genre: The genre of this novel is realistic fiction or coming-of-age fiction. The novel is about a teenage boy going through life. It goes over the many things that teens face. It focuses on the angst of teenagers.
Historical lens analysis:
The book was published after World War II. Soldiers coming back from the war had psychological issues. I think that Holden was a character based on the feelings of the war. He had lots of angst and anger towards societal pressures. The significance of this text is to serve as a lesson. Holden was very much in his own world. He didn’t want to grow up. He wanted to keep acting like a child. This book …show more content…
He flunked out of his fourth school, Pencey Prep. He finds the hypocrisy in the world and hides himself from it with his cynicism. Holden is more of a flat character because his beliefs and actions do not change.
Stradlater- Stradlater is Holden’s roommate at Pencey. He is popular and a ladies man. Holden calls him a secret slob because of his messy ways though he is very well groomed. He is a flat character because he does not change much throughout the novel.
Phoebe Caulfield- Phoebe is Holden’s younger sister. She understand Holden the most. Her innocence is what makes him happy in the novel. She is Holden’s only happiness and why he wants to be a catcher in the rye. She’s a flat character because she doesn’t change throughout the novel.
Analysis of plot development:
Exposition: The main character and narrator, Holden Caulfield, is telling the reader a little bit of information about his family. He has been expelled from his fourth boarding school, Pencey Prep. He believes everyone around him is a phony. He is trying to figure out what to do before going home and telling his parents about getting kicked out of Pencey. The story is set around the 1950s at Pencey Prep in …show more content…
He still acts like a child. He doesn’t understand adulthood and its “phoniness.” He doesn’t act like the other kids his age. He doesn’t understand the consequences of failing out of Pencey. He doesn’t understand how bad it is to be a compulsive liar. He tries to hold onto his youth as much as possible and I believe that’s because of his fears of growing up and the real world. Holden is very scared of change and growing up. He alienates himself from the world to try and believe it isn’t happening. His little sister Phoebe is his happiness because she is innocent and hasn’t grown up yet. He enjoys the museum because it doesn’t change. He wishes his life were unchanging so he doesn’t have to grow
Salinger, J. D. the Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown and Company: 1951
Genre: The genre of this novel is realistic fiction or coming-of-age fiction. The novel is about a teenage boy going through life. It goes over the many things that teens face. It focuses on the angst of teenagers.
Historical lens analysis:
The book was published after World War II. Soldiers coming back from the war had psychological issues. I think that Holden was a character based on the feelings of the war. He had lots of angst and anger towards societal pressures. The significance of this text is to serve as a lesson. Holden was very much in his own world. He didn’t want to grow up. He wanted to keep acting like a child. This book …show more content…
He flunked out of his fourth school, Pencey Prep. He finds the hypocrisy in the world and hides himself from it with his cynicism. Holden is more of a flat character because his beliefs and actions do not change.
Stradlater- Stradlater is Holden’s roommate at Pencey. He is popular and a ladies man. Holden calls him a secret slob because of his messy ways though he is very well groomed. He is a flat character because he does not change much throughout the novel.
Phoebe Caulfield- Phoebe is Holden’s younger sister. She understand Holden the most. Her innocence is what makes him happy in the novel. She is Holden’s only happiness and why he wants to be a catcher in the rye. She’s a flat character because she doesn’t change throughout the novel.
Analysis of plot development:
Exposition: The main character and narrator, Holden Caulfield, is telling the reader a little bit of information about his family. He has been expelled from his fourth boarding school, Pencey Prep. He believes everyone around him is a phony. He is trying to figure out what to do before going home and telling his parents about getting kicked out of Pencey. The story is set around the 1950s at Pencey Prep in …show more content…
He still acts like a child. He doesn’t understand adulthood and its “phoniness.” He doesn’t act like the other kids his age. He doesn’t understand the consequences of failing out of Pencey. He doesn’t understand how bad it is to be a compulsive liar. He tries to hold onto his youth as much as possible and I believe that’s because of his fears of growing up and the real world. Holden is very scared of change and growing up. He alienates himself from the world to try and believe it isn’t happening. His little sister Phoebe is his happiness because she is innocent and hasn’t grown up yet. He enjoys the museum because it doesn’t change. He wishes his life were unchanging so he doesn’t have to grow