Catcher

The print medium I have chosen for comparison is J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye; a work that speaks to youth having trouble finding their place and means of survival in the hostile world of adulthood via the psychotherapy (talk therapy between therapist and patient) session of a struggling adolescent named Holden Caulfield. Although, it is almost 67 years old, its import has no generational limitation. Holden’s perspective and outlook on life appears cynical and bitter on the…

far, or distant, from other places, buildings, or people, according to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, isolation is extremely common with those who possess a mental health problems or disabilities. In the book The Catcher in The Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caufield, a sixteen-year-old boy who is caught in between the transition from childhood to adulthood. After being expelled from Pencey Prep, the school Holden attended before being…

In “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is evolving throughout the novel by gradually reaching a point where he can no longer cope with the truth of reality, causing him to mentally break down into a state of instability. For example, Holden is out on a date with Sally when he suddenly asks her “‘Here’s my idea. How would you like to get the hell out of here? … Honest to God, we could have a terrific time! Wuddaya say? C’mon! Wuddaya say? Will you do it with me? Please!’”…

Julia Rosati Ms. Spano World Lit & Comp Period F 23 May 2016 Holden’s Weekend At some point in life we all face hardships that we struggle to overcome. In J.D. Salinger’s realistic fiction novel The Catcher in the Rye, the sixteen year old narrator, Holden Caulfield, is doubting life. Holden has two brothers, D.B. and Allie. His older brother, D.B., is a journalist in Hollywood, and Holden thinks he is a ‘phony’. His younger brother Allie died in 1946 of leukemia at the age of eleven when Holden…

Traumatic experiences can fester animosity and cause isolation in the affected individual. In The Catcher in the Rye, the psychologically complex protagonist, Holden Caulfield experiences numerous travesties throughout his life. The death of his younger brother which impacts his psyche which causes him to withdraw and abhor the adult world. Holden’s personality in this aspect is connected to his creator, a World War II veteran who fought in many traumatic battles and witnessed a concentration…

point across- teenagers are at a crossroads between childhood and adulthood and are tasked with the emotional challenge of simultaneously giving up innocence and accepting maturity. This struggle is still as relevant today as it was in 1940, and The Catcher in the Rye illuminated this universal facet of human life beautifully, hence why this piece of literature is such a…

Theme is the subject, or topic, of a piece of writing, consisting of the main idea of the story. Authors will usually make the theme of text clear and consistent throughout the story. In the book “The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger, there are a couple of different themes throughout the book. The two main themes in this novel are the feeling of exclusion and dealing with the reality of having to grow up, both in relation to depression. The feeling of exclusion is that Holden is feeling…

making it difficult. Thus, wanting to save the children from the influence of the adults which would make them “phony”. Seng introduces Holden’s main goal throughout the novel, “Holden’s chief fantasy is built on this memory: ‘he sees himself as the catcher in the rye,’ the only adult in a world of children.” (Salinger, 206) Holden wants to save the children from falling off the cliff which is metaphoric for them growing up and being persuaded to follow society’s standards and losing their…

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, it is clear that the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, struggles to deal with a myriad of issues that weigh heavy on his mental health. Salinger utilizes cynical narration to display the difficulty Holden has blending in with a world full of “phonies” as he calls them. As the story progresses Holden’s imagination and fantasies stray further and further away from reality, to the point where he even longs to live in solitude in a cabin in the woods. Holden is also…

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield suffers with his interminable shadow material. Holden is often found busying himself to avoid dealing with his shadow. His ignorance drives him to do immoral things, like lying and ordering a prostitute. When Ms. Morrow asked him about why he was coming home, Holden became uneasy and thought of a lie. “Then I started reading this timetable I had in my pocket. Just to stop lying. Once I got started, I can go…