His Last Walk

An effective composer will use their texts as a medium to explore significant concepts that impart compelling ideas. One such composer is J.D Salinger, who uses his novel The Catcher in the Rye to follow the experiences of troubled teenager Holden Caulfield as he recounts various incidents in his rebellious life. Through the narration of this journey the composer delves into the noxious impacts of grief on mental health and the fear of ageing due to the inevitable loss of innocence. Salinger…

plot beyond what is being described by Holden. Through Holden 's desire to be a catcher in the rye, his goal of protecting the innocence of children is conveyed, but the golden rings on the carousel represents his realization that this is an unrealistic goal and also unfair to the children. Holden’s reaction to the profanity he sees on the walls at Phoebe’s school and at the museum also represents his desire to protect the innocence of children. The symbol of the…

through the curved pathway to adulthood. Holden gets kicked out of Pencey Prep, ventures through the streets of New York, and confronts the issues of conformity in society. Author Jerome David Salinger is similar to Holden 's unconscious struggles and his literately works can be scrutinized to figure out Salinger and Holden’s similarities. In the story The Catcher In the Rye, Jerome David Salinger and Holden struggle similar life obstacles such as being placed in multifarious boarding…

from everyone and the world. After his expulsion from another private school, Holden goes to New York and rents a hotel room. During two days, he interacts with a prostitute, an old teacher, an old girlfriend, an old friend, nuns and his sister. Yet, the adolescent still feels…

permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling” (Salinger 186). Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger. In the novel, Holden Caulfield struggles with growing up and accepting his brother, Allie’s death. He feels lonely, depressed and isolated from his parents who keep sending him away to different schools which Holden keeps flunking out of. Holden is falling into darkness over the death of Allie and feeling like there is no one he can talk to now that…

become a more mature one. In his many experiences towards adulthood he smokes cigarettes, and although it’s unhealthy it’s one of the only ways he can seem like an adult. However, there is one drawback, and it’s that Holden wants to do childish things. His image of adults throughout the book is that they’re a bunch of phonies and liars, but he doesn't see the same with those who are cripple or sick. Then we learn that Holden’s brother died at a young age from leukemia, and his death shattered…

the painful transition through adolescence in The Catcher in the Rye closely resembles his own life journey. Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya and Ruzbeh Babaee, two professors at University Putra Malaysia, discuss this connection in their 2014 critical essay, “Salinger’s Depiction of Trauma in The Catcher in the Rye.” J.D. Salinger served in World War II and his experiences in the military may have heavily influenced his writing, especially The Catcher in the Rye. Yahya and Ruzbeh argue that Salinger’s…

self-confidence and has an elder brother in prison. He thinks life is boring until he finally meets Dante Quintana. Ari is straight in the beginning but throughout his experiences with Dante, he draws to a conclusion that he is gay. Dante Quintana - Dante is the second main character. He also starts out at 15 and ends at 17 years old. Due to his outgoing personality, he became one of Ari’s first friends. He enjoys reading, writing, drawing, and exploring new things. He is the one that…

mature and responsible adult. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield’s refusal to grow up fuels his journey to explore the boundaries between adolescence and adulthood and find a place for himself in a society he detests. Throughout the novel, it is the children and adults whom he encounters, as well as his internal struggles that allow him to understand his place in society, despite continuing to reject the idea of adulthood. While the adolescents around Holden Caulfield…

city during the 1920s, and attended surrounding boarding schools in the area. Salinger drew upon his time growing up in New York to develop the characters, plot, and theme of his main novel, The Catcher in the Rye. J.D Salinger reflected upon his time in the Upper West side elite boarding schools, and used his experiences to develop the groundbreaking novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger, similar to his main character Holden Caulfield, attended an upper class school in the New York area, and…