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The Existential Trials and Tribulations of Holden Caulfield Comparatively, Holden Caulfield is easily one of the most iconic literary figures of one of the most controversial and enduring novels of our time. Obviously for good reason, Catcher in the Rye evokes every reader to question what is the point of the novel and therefore by extension why was this point made. To fathom this you have to delve deeper into the question “For what is Holden Caulfield's eternal struggle?” Namely, a…

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!’”…

The Catcher in The Rye has over 65 million sales and sells about 250,000 copies per year. This book portrays the life of JD Salinger (the book’s author) in Holden Caulfield (The main character). This book has been read by almost everyone in the United States and for a good reason. The Catcher In the Rye’s main character Holden is able to relate with any reader. There is no definite explanation for the book, JD Salinger left it up to the readers to decide what the book meant to them. Each…

As the novel opens, Holden stands alone on a hill that separates him from the rest of his peers. His stance is ironically similar to his view of the world; _______________________. Thus, when Mr. Spencer tells him that life is a game he states “if you get on the side where all the hot shots are then it’s a game” (Salinger 8). He believes the world to be a mere collection of all of the so called phonies that he despises, so he "holds" back to avoid becoming a part of the ugliness that surrounds…

Many people have difficulties transitioning from childhood to adulthood. In J.D.Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden is a perfect example of these people who have a hard time transitioning to adulthood. While he fears change, and disdains adults, he is also too physically and mentally grown up to stay in childhood. Thus Holden is trapped and lingers between childhood and adulthood. Holden fears change both in him and around him that is associated with growing up. To start, Holden is afraid…

judgemental he is of everybody and everything . Holden criticizes people who are boring and people who are insecure but above all the people who Holden describes to be phony he carries a liking for passing the judgement to such a high level that it makes is crazy funny . Holden speculates that people hate him and are so stupid…

Have you ever been scared to go into adulthood ? In “the catcher in the Rye” Holden caulfield is a teenager who is scared to grow up out off his innocence to adulthood. He seems to run away from many of his problems. He wants to be heard, however he doesn't want to listen to what others have to say. He wants to save kids from growing up and going into adulthood as he thinks the adulthood is cruel. I believe “The Catcher in the Rye” is still relevant to today's teens as the actions taken by…

function in a “normal” environment. "'Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's 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're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just…

Throughout the novel, “Catcher in the Rye”, J.D. Salinger takes the reader through the labyrinth of the protagonist and narrator Holden Caulfield’s mind. The novel parallels easily to many of the battles teenagers still face today, such as, the upheaval from childhood to adulthood and the feelings of uncertainty when faced with making choices that shape their future. As Salinger highlights Holden’s struggles to find his own identity in a world of “phoniness”, he also emphasizes Holden’s struggle…

In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield strikes up a conversation with two New York cab drivers about the ducks in Central Park. He asks his first cab driver if he “happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know, by any chance" and throws the same question at a second cab drive a few chapters later. In his breakdown moment, he stumbles drunkenly around the park looking to see “what the hell the ducks were doing, see if they were…