Catcher

The Catcher in the Rye is written about a boy, Holden Caulfield, around the 1950’s in an institution in California. Salinger makes clear in the beginning that he is troubled in some way because he 's already attended two other private schools, Whooton and Elkton, but unfortunately got kicked out of both. We find this out when Holden is explaining he also got kicked out if his present school Pencey Prep for not applying himself academically even though they have warned him what would happen if he…

In J.D. Salinger's book, “Catcher and The Rye” the main character, Holden is a young man who has already had much to deal with in his life. After dropping out of his boarding school, he travels back home and begins to spiral into a breakdown. Holden’s infatuation with protecting childhood innocence stems from the loss of his brother, Allie. Not being able to fulfill his wants to keep everyone around him “innocent” contributes to his eventual breakdown. Holden becomes obsessed with protecting…

Literary critic James Lundquist refers to Holden from The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, as “the lunatic in the tombs” (J.D. Salinger, 42). This assessment implies that Holden is similar to the man from the Bible who was afflicted with demons, and correctly identifies Holden as a man who has to face his own inner demons. However, these demons manifest themselves to Holden as a part of his personality. Throughout the novel, his persistent attachment to his dead brother Allie and…

Changes in life can effect everybody differently. Some people deal with it better than others. In Holden’s case, he deals with change poorly. Holden is drawn into the Museum of Natural History because it offers good memories and doesn’t change, however he does not want to ruin his old childhood memories. Going to the museum every Saturday as a child created great memories for Holden. For holden the museum was a safe spot he could always go to and enjoy himself. Holden displays that his love…

Often times humans will follow what their hearts want rather than thinking the situation through. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” Holden Caulfield, a 16 year old boy, who failed out of Pencey Prep, tries to follow his heart to make everything perfect. Holden assumes that all children are innocent and perfect without noticing the truth. He tries to protect their innocence by following his heart to do good for all children, but always thinking about this shortly made him depressed and it…

Joshua Cheng Mrs. Wu English 2HP, Period 5 30 April 2018 Connector Chapter 1-8 Catcher in the Rye Real World Connections: The first few chapters of Catcher in the Rye can be related to a news article that talks about moody teens. As seen through our character Holden, he seems to have an odd personality and is unable to cope with his own problems with school, social life, and his own emotions. He displays his inability to cope with school when he mentions that he is failing 4 out of 5 classes. In…

1. In most cases, the dynamic character of the novel is the protagonist. In this case, it is the same for this novel. Holden Caulfield is the main character of The Catcher in the Rye and he develops quite a lot throughout the novel. Most of these changes that he goes through are abstruse to realize at first glance but at further inspection, you realize that Holden matures a lot throughout the novel. Holden begins off as an eleventh grader in high school who attends Penecy Prep. He is then kicked…

Holden Needs help No one can help Holden because he is always in isolation. He is desperate for company but when he is with someone, he either calls them phony or they annoy him. Although some people do offer advice, it is never the right advice or the advice that he is looking for at the time. What causes Holden to have to as many problems as he does is the fact that he cannot overcome the death of his brother Allie, who died of leukemia. He shuts down and stops letting people ‘in’ so he can…

The novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger follows the ups and downs of teenager Holden Caulfield. Salinger uses the symbol of the ducks to relate to the point where Holden is in his life. The ducks symbolize Holden navigating his way through life and adapting to new things. In his weekend in New York, he learns that he has to grow up, and accept his weaknesses. Salinger uses this particular symbol to create a deeper meaning an understanding of what Holden's life was really like. The…

Many songs have themes that can relate to both books, and lives of others as well. I selected the song “Falling From You,” by Grieves. The song “Falling From You,” in many ways applies to Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye. The lyric “Nothing but drama, holding on strong to making me feel your woes,” applies to Holden. In the novel, Holden deals with the consequences of the death of his younger brother Allie. “I was only thirteen, and they were going to have me…