J D Salinger Essay

My book is called Bystander. It follows the life of a young boy named Eric who is new to Bellport, Long Island. As a seventh grader it is scary to move to a new school, especially if you do not know anybody going into it. Early in the book, he becomes “friends” with the school bully and his followers. This however was a big mistake. He gets himself into uncomfortable positions where he has to decide to stand up to Griffin (the bully) or stand behind him. My presentation took place on October…

In the news, the death of Eric Perez. Eric Perez suffered from Cerebral Hemorrhage while in custody. Eric Perez was a juvenile at the time of his disposition, and when he started hearing voices, he alerted the guards to have him medically checked out. However, the guards ignored the teenager because of the paperwork hassle and continued on with their “duties.” Six hours later, and Eric collapses and unfortunately dies from Hemorrhage, now the question arises to who should be responsible for…

the catcher in the rye.” (Salinger 172). Holden believes that if he could catch kids before they fell into adulthood, they would be happy and innocent forever. Part of this desire to protect children comes from his guilt over not being able to protect his brother Allie. Allie died of cancer at a very young, age Even after visiting Allie’s grave, Holden worries about the rain. He says “it rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass and on his stomach.” (Salinger 155). Even though he…

A Futile World; Existentialism and The Catcher in the Rye The United States has adopted and developed thousands of ways of thinking in its short amount of time as a country. Amongst this numerous ideologies is existentialism, a paradigm most present in the 1940s through 60s that took its strongest hold around World War II. The war brought a new thought to the people: one could be responsible for his or her own experience in life. With this thought people began exploring the idea of existence…

J.D. Salinger writes conversationally in Catcher In The Rye, he often makes use of technically incorrect grammar and untraditional punctuation, such as dashes. In this work I attempted to mimic Holden's style but not his character necessarily. The allusion to The Royal Tennenbaums reflects Holden’s tendency to reference outside works, though Holden would never use a film as a positive comparison due to his hatred of hollywood. A symptom of Salinger’s stream of consciousness style is Holden’s…

In the short story "Greasy Lake" by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the narrator uses first person point of view to convey how "bad" he and his friends were when they were just out of high school. The author chooses this point of view to illustrate to readers that pretending to be someone that you aren't, could affect your judgment and leave you facing major consequences. The rebellious teenagers acted as to rebels that were dangerous, wearing leather jackets, drinking gin, reading provocative literature,…

This story begins by introducing the reader to its protagonist, Teddy. Teddy is a highly spiritual ten year old genius, he believes in reincarnation and that, in a past life he was an Indian man who was close to enlightenment. However, his meditation was interrupted and he was reincarnated into the body of an American boy. Teddy is determined to reach enlightenment, so he meditates constantly and refuses to buy into American culture and the materialistic society that comes along with it. Teddy…

«Catcher in the rye had a profound impact on me – the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.»- Judd Nelson. The Catcher in the Rye is a captivating and astonishing novel written by J.D. Salinger in 1951. In the first few chapters, readers know that Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is writting this book from the mental institution about his three life-changing days spent in New York after he was expelled from an elite private high school, Pencey…

Circles make up an important aspect of life. Famous uses of circles include the broken wheel symbol of Nemesis, the Greek goddess of revenge, and indignation. Pi (π) which also comes from the Greeks, is a mathematical constant of the ratio between a circle’s circumference to it’s diameter. A goddess who represents anger and resent and a never changing number represent more than just mathematics and mythology, it’s also what Holden Caulfield’s life is like. In J.D Stalinger’s novel, the catcher…

Innocence In his novel The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses the title of the novel to show the innocence of children and Holden’s need to preserve it. The author does this by showing us a song which relates to the title. It is brought up first when a child is singing on the edge of a busy street which, shows the innocence of the child. When Holden becomes aware of the child it makes him happier. When it is first spoken of with Phoebe he thinks of him saving kids from falling off of a rye…