Crazy Eddie

In the short story "Greasy Lake" by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the narrator uses first person point of view to convey how "bad" he and his friends were when they were just out of high school. The author chooses this point of view to illustrate to readers that pretending to be someone that you aren't, could affect your judgment and leave you facing major consequences. The rebellious teenagers acted as to rebels that were dangerous, wearing leather jackets, drinking gin, reading provocative literature,…

«Catcher in the rye had a profound impact on me – the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.»- Judd Nelson. The Catcher in the Rye is a captivating and astonishing novel written by J.D. Salinger in 1951. In the first few chapters, readers know that Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is writting this book from the mental institution about his three life-changing days spent in New York after he was expelled from an elite private high school, Pencey…

Circles make up an important aspect of life. Famous uses of circles include the broken wheel symbol of Nemesis, the Greek goddess of revenge, and indignation. Pi (π) which also comes from the Greeks, is a mathematical constant of the ratio between a circle’s circumference to it’s diameter. A goddess who represents anger and resent and a never changing number represent more than just mathematics and mythology, it’s also what Holden Caulfield’s life is like. In J.D Stalinger’s novel, the catcher…

“Thousands of little kids, and nobody around- nobody big, I mean- except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff- I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they are going…. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all” (191). When Holden…

The Loss of Innocence Innocence is an underlying characteristic every human being is born with due to the lack of experience. However, as life goes on, experience is obtained and purity begins to be lost. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about a teenage boy named Holden who has a phobia of losing his virtue. Throughout the novel, Holden strives to prevent his transition into adulthood and maturity, while he may not perceive it. However, he finally accepts the fact that the loss…

How much do you miss your childhood? Holden, from the Catcher in the Rye, is one who deeply misses the simplistics of childhood. He is scared of the real world and of all the people in it. He constantly portrays a child-like manner throughout the book. This manner is due to his simplistic self and lack of comprehending that the real world or adulthood actually exists. Due to his fear of adulthood and all the consequences of it, Holden tries to be the “Catcher in the Rye” and save all children…

In J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” the theme of change over time recurs in the novel through the usage of symbols. His anxiety is shaped by the personal burdens he undergoes which then leads him to a slow realization that change is inevitable and he too must progress. Two symbols Salinger uses to display Holden’s hostility and apprehension towards growth are the ducks and the carousel in Central Park. Holden contemplating the location of the ducks demonstrates his progression in overcoming…

The novel follows Holden Caufield's life as he first deals with getting kicked out of Pencey Prep, a private boarding school. Then, after having an argument with his roommate, Stradlater, he decided to leave Pencey two days earlier than he wanted to. He then goes to New York and explores the city. Before returning back home, Holden interacts with an old friend, nuns, teachers and his sister. J.D. Salinger uses symbol and diction to characterize Holden. There was a couple of great symbols used…

The Catcher in the Rye, a coming of age novel about a sixteen old rebellious boy named Holden, who feels that he is alienated by society, as he sees the whole society as phony and fake under its facade of friendliness. After failing all of his classes except for English in his prestigious school, he abandons his schooling in able to wander the streets of New York. What will Holden Caulfield discover in New York? How will he assess his morals? Why does he do the things that he do? My SSR novel…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a teenage boy named Holden, who is depressed and has a fear of things changing in fear of it losing its innocence. J.D. Salinger expresses the theme “Fear of change” by using symbols and Irony. Symbols used in the novel identify the theme of fear of change. For example used in the story is the museum. Holden says, “Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different is you “(Salinger 121). Holden explains that nothing in the museum would…