J D Salinger Essay

Analysis The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger follows Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy who was just flunked out of Pencey Prep, around New York City. The reader learns about his deep hatred for adults because they are all phonies and his love of kids because they remind him of innocence and make him “less depressed”. Throughout the book, Holden is secluded and desperate for some kind of connection, and can only seem to connect with little kids. Salinger uses flashbacks, allusions,…

Some teenagers reject growing up, which can lead them to depression and failure. Occasionally teens do not want to face adulthood and have trouble going through adolescence. J.D. Salinger in The Catcher in the Rye reveals how one teenager, Holden Caulfield, avoids the adult world and have desire to disappear. Salinger often uses language of depression and name-calling to express Holden's fear of growing up and need to escape. Holden constantly feels depressed throughout the novel because he does…

Love is an intense feeling of deep affection for someone or something. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, many examples of deep affection are shown by some characters in the book. This novel is filled with many messages about love. One message that comes across clearly in The Catcher in the Rye, is that love can make people care for one another. One example can be seen when, Phoebe keeps the broken record pieces that Holden broke. Even though he broke the record she says, “ Gimme…

The subjects in both the song “Blue” by Marina and the Diamonds and Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye are similar in that they both share feeling of insecurity and being alone. Holden’s constant urge to dial or pay for company demonstrate his reliance on others for his insecurities and alienation . His strong reliance on others is because to fully comprehend himself and to gain solutions to his moral questionings, Holden has to accept his insecurities while being isolated. In “Blue”, Marina sings…

Holden explains that “…I was sort of afraid that she would fall off the godd@m horse, but I didn’t say or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything” (Salinger, J.D. 211). This represents Holden’s realization that one can try to protect children from the world, but in order to truly live they must experience it themselves. Even if experiencing the world is at the cost of getting hurt. Holden lost his innocence…

Is Holden Caulfield like J.D. Salinger? Some believe that Salinger made a “copy” of himself in his novel The Catcher In The Rye. we will discover that Salinger is like holden trough his personality, thoughts, and feelings. There was a documentary titled Salinger made in 2013 that reveals some similarities between Holden and Salinger. Additionally There are some articles that show some similarities. Salinger is in many ways similar to Holden. Salinger is more of a person who likes to be…

Comparing and Contrasting Phoebe and Holden In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger shows many differences between Holden and Phoebe, and although there are not many, also similarities. Holden Caulfield shows many characteristics of not being mentally stable through his pessimistic comments, while Phoebe seems to be one of the only Stable people in this book. Although holden not nearly as innocent as Phoebe he still maintains a childlike mind and that is one of the few…

importantly Holden Caulfield. When Salinger was initiated into combat on D-day he was carrying six chapters of the Catcher in the Rye it’s as if he needed those pages to help him survive. Salinger took part in various tragic, horrific moments in the war that would scar him for life and one would say that he might have even gone insane because of them. Salinger was part of the 4th Infantry Division which were the first Allied soldiers to hit the beaches of Normandy on D-day, June 6 1944 although…

The Catcher In the Rye’ is a 1951 first person novel by J.D Salinger, depicting the life of Holden Caulfield. The protagonist Holden, became well known in the 1950’s as the majority of the audience could relate to his alienation and disillusionment. The book is based around a very short yet critical time in Holden’s life which mainly took place in New York, during a period of only three days. My interpretation of the book identifies Holden as a very confused sixteen year old boy, who doesn't…

Sometimes, the transition from being a kid to a teenager means that the person goes through many to numerous changes in their body. There are 2 stories that depict this exactly between 2 boys. The boy in Pleasantville´s name was David, and the boy in Catcher´s name was Holden. When these 2 boys finally see their importance in society, they then work to give the society what it was lacking. These 2 stories are similar because they both have people that have trouble accepting themselves. Two…