Catcher

pathological liar to tell the truth. That is why Holden sometimes tells the truth. He tells the truth because he has to show his true emotions about his late brother. “The Catcher in the Rye” is a 1951 novel written by J.D. Salenger, about a teenager (Holden Caulfield) who describes the events of his life in 1949. The events in “Catcher in the Rye” describes most of the problems that developing teenagers go through. A recurring theme throughout the book is Holden grieving his younger brother…

Holden Caulfield, whether his discontent in society or not, causes him to see impostors, or so-called “phonies,” everywhere he goes. He hates these phonies because they are constantly telling him to grow up. So, therefore, in J.D. Salinger 's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden uses alienation to elucidate his character and his interactions with society -- mostly through hatred, deceit, profanity, and sexuality -- as they have benefited and hurt him both ways. From not applying himself to school to…

Holden Still Many people refer to their high school days as their glory days or the worst four years of their life. In the coming-of-age novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden Caulfield struggles with the realization that he is growing up. While spending a long weekend in New York City by himself, he encounters and contemplates his life and the world around him. Holden’s inconsistency makes him neither a child nor adult, rather he is a confused, immature adolescent. Holden wants…

The eminent 17th century French poet, Jean de La Fontaine once said: “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it”. This can be related to the protagonist, Holden Caulfield in the J.D. Salinger Bildungsroman, Catcher in the Rye, as an adolescent searching for his purpose in the world. Many literary works explore the struggle of finding one’s identity within society, such as Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The timeless essence of this best…

Imagine that there’s two of you. One being the outcast and the other watching yourself be an outcast. In ‘The Catcher in the Rye,’ J.D Salinger shows Holden as an outcast. He’s consistently isolating himself yet tries to find ways to communicate with people; stranger or not. Holden sees that everyone is a phony and fake as an excuse to why he can’t seem to fit in with them. He thinks as if he’s found his place in the world by being in a mental hospital telling his story to a psychoanalyst but in…

While they are going through the shift into adulthood, some of them try to run away from it until time slowly catches up to them. Along with a dramatic childhood, it can affect your future and how you choose to grow up or not. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger explorers the topic of childhood and growing up. He claims throughout the novel, that some people oppose the view of growing up. Reading from the main character, Holden Caulfield’s story, he tells us about the trauma he…

Exploring the Parallelisms of The Catcher in the Rye J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most widely read novels in American Literature due to its highly relatable material; so relatable, in fact, the novel’s parallelisms have perpetuated since its origin. Teenagers particularly connect with the novel’s depiction of the “adult world” and also the novel’s portrayal of the transition between childhood and adulthood. In addition, the novel resonates with adults because having…

The Catcher in The Rye is a novel by profound author J.D Sallinger and it is rich with themes all throughout the book regarding basic human nature and life lessons. Many of these lessons can easily relate to lots of different music in existence. For example, Sweet emotion, by Aerosmith is a contending record that can apply to some of the content in the book. The writer of the song, Steven Tyler, wrote the song to express how he was feeling about his band at the time. Most members were into lots…

Drew Kreisler 9/30/16 Mrs. Smythe English 9/10 The Catcher in the Rye Essay In the world there are many people, who at a young age, start themselves on a road that doesn’t lead them to a very good place. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the narrator and main character, Holden Caulfield, tells a story looking back while he is currently in California, at a rehabilitation center. Holden talks about the traumatic experiences he had…

In J.D Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, provides his own definite opinions of society throughout the story. Holden is written to be critical of each person’s appearance and careers and the lives they live. In a specific passage in The Catcher in the Rye, Holden makes internal comments on the suitcases that nuns carry. He describes them as “very inexpensive-looking suitcases” and not made of “genuine leather”. Although Holden states “it isn't…