J D Salinger Essay

easy. Being your own person and denying society's stereotypes is the hard part. In J.D Salinger's “The Catcher in the Rye”, Salinger displays this idea throughout the story. Salinger expresses how the materialistic modern society can turn people into phonies, but in the midst of people you love, you can find authenticity. In the beginning of the story, Salinger expresses how society can make people into phonies. While Holden was staying at Pencey Prep, we were introduced to his…

Growing up for kids can be easy or a struggle depending on their living situation and the choices that they make. In J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Salinger displays a boy finding his meaning in society. Being a kid can be a lot harder than what people think. People can get lost when maturing, and feel like they no meaning in this world. Holden Caulfield is one of those people. Holden growing up experiences a hard time expressing and dealing with his emotions. Holden has recurring…

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…

J. D Salinger’s Novel The Catcher in the Rye depicts a boy named Holden Caulfield whose view of reality seems turned around. When Holden tells us what happened to him or describes someone, his description seems warped and turns out to be negative. In his mind, he never does anything wrong, and he depicts the people he likes as near perfect and everyone else like a moron. Likewise, when describing his mistakes he never does anything wrong, everyone else does. We get the unfiltered version of…

picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye […] And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff […] I have to catch everybody if they start to go over […] That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye” (Salinger 173). All throughout Holden’s life, he had observed kids in their youth and longed to experience the happiness and innocence in the way they could. He related all of his fond memories and happy experiences in his life to his childhood,…

The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey are two novels written by J.D. Salinger. While the books explore different ideas, there are several common themes that run throughout the two novels. The themes of innocence, sadness, mortality, isolation, education, and dissatisfaction are all similar in Franny and Zooey and The Catcher in the Rye. The main character in The Catcher in the Rye is Holden Caulfield. Holden is a seventeen-year-old boy…

In the early 1950’s, “Catcher in the Rye,” was written by J. D. Salinger. The improper writing style was/wasn’t common during its era. The novel was told from a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield in a first person perspective. Holden was a trouble boy and goes against regular standards. Holden see as if the world is against him; which causes him to have a negative outlook. He comes from wealth which may have affected his attitude and personality but created his bad habits. Since Holden see…

I’ve read the novel Catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger. The novel tells us about a week of the life of Holden Caulfield. He is seventeen year old boy, who seems to be very depressed and lonely. Due to his mental state he failed his exams, again got knocked from another school, and had quarrelled with some mates. Through the pages of the novel we can see that Holden is trying to make good relationships with family members and some acquaintances, but at the same time he pushes them away due to…

The novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger describes a two-day journey through the eyes of Holden Caulfield. This journey includes escapades in alcohol, sex, and other controversial topics. There are groups of people who believe that these topics are too “taboo” to talk about in school. On the other hand there are others that do not feel that these topics are enough to have the book removed from schools. In fact, they believe that the topics covered can be beneficial to teenagers which gives…

refer to this experience as the transition from innocent childhood and adolescence to adulthood. The Catcher in the Rye outlines a troubled adolescent named Holden Caulfield as he makes this painful transition. The Catcher in the Rye is considered J. D. Salinger’s most successful novel. In the novel, the main character Holden Caulfield takes a two and a half day journey through New York City after he gets kicked out of his third private school, Pencey Prep. “He (Holden) represents as a…