J D Salinger Essay

homosexual tendencies or are described as displaying them, Carl Luce and Mr. Antolini. Salinger purposefully connects the three males through their attraction to older women, which is possibly a means for the men and boy to conceal their true sexual desires. Carl Luce is dating a Chinese woman who is "in her late thirties" (Salinger, 145) while Antolini is married to a woman who was "about sixty years older" (Salinger, 181) than him. Holden himself is attracted to Mrs. Morrow, as seen through…

“Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing anybody” (Salinger 234), as Holden said at the end of the novel once he learned that the more you connect to people the more it hurts when they leave. The novel The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is about Holden, the main character, who goes through a period in his life that is filled with depression. Twisted by Laurie Anderson which is about the main character Tyler who was sort of a nerd in middle school but he trashed the…

Holden relates to people now in many ways, Catcher in the Rye still represents the voice of people modern day. Holden is independent throughout the book, he doesn't want help from anyone especially not his parents like most teens. Most can relate to Holden's loss of a family member and the struggle to overcome and mourn. Like a lot of people, Holden is always judging others and still cares about how people perceive him. Holden is always in private schools and he rarely sees his family. He…

The symbolic images connect to Holden’s desire throughout the novel to be the catcher in the rye. Holden interprets scene discrete to his imagination of falling. In the sequence of the events, in Chapter 16, the song that was sung by the little boy was misinterpreted from “If a body meet a body coming through the rye” to “If a body catch a body.” Therefore, a concept of an imagination of “all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all” (p. 173) was created. His job was…

In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger demonstrates his knowledge of adolescence through the following, “‘...I never care too much when I lose something…’” which suggests that the youth of America may have an overly carefree view on life and material items. Salinger cultivates this view through the character of Holden Caulfield, a young man with few interests and many pet peeves. He dislikes many activities which other people his age adore, including movies and football games. Furthermore, he…

Growing Pains The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger tells the painful story of a seemingly unloved and lonely teenage boy named Holden Caulfield, struggling to find his way in a world of “phonies” and bullies. After being expelled out of the prestigious Pencey Prep School due to poor academic performance and a lack of effort, Holden leaves Pencey early as an act of rebellion, three days before he is expected home. Living and traveling alone in New York City, he encounters prostitutes, pimps,…

Memorable Impact The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger and Fallen by Lauren Kate are both justified by detail. Both literary pieces prove their impact through either lack of in-depth detail or creative detail. J.D Salinger limits The Catcher in the Rye by providing basic ideas throughout the novel; on the contrary, Lauren Kate enhances Fallen by providing a clear visual through dramatic detail to emphasize the book. The Catcher in the Rye and Fallen both show the role and impact detail plays…

Every person has a prized possession that reveals something significant about themselves. In the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield cherishes his red hunting hat. The reader’s first encounter the red hunting hat in chapter three where Holden describes how he got it in his hometown of New York City after losing his fencing foils. Salinger never clearly wrote in the story why Holden holds dear to it. However, there were several references in his novel about…

This angers Holden and he thinks how, “Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and how they would wonder what the hell it meant...and how they`d all think about it and maybe worry about it for a couple of days” (Salinger 201). The curse words written on the wall symbolize the loss of innocence that Holden fears. The curse words show that the children in school are being exposed to something that is mature, forcing them up to grow…

Corruption of Society Through the thoughts, actions, and experiences of Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger is able to portray the corruption of society that is present in the world. Throughout the novel Holden attempts to sway innocent children away from the dangers that society presents, and to keep them contained in their endless happiness. Holden is severely distraught from reality, his retelling of events which make up the story come from when he is in a mental institute. During the time of…