Holden Bowler

In this portion of the book, Holden is at the Museum of Natural History roaming around waiting for his little sister, Phoebe, to get out of school. As he is roaming the halls he feels nauseous and sits down. Immediately after sitting down Holden notices graffiti on the wall with an inappropriate phrase. This graffiti annoys him as he realizes the kids of his little sister's school pass it every day. Holden thinks about how there's so much corruption that you can never find peace in any area. He…

realities of life. The protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, suffers with the transition from childhood to adulthood. His teenage years are his most challenging moments in his life so far. In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger uses symbols and details to convey the importance in protecting…

I am The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I must be saved because I am an influence on young teenagers everywhere. I can help readers make important decisions. I can also encourage readers to go and live important lives. Since an important theme of mine is identity, I help children if they’re going through identity issues. This is why I should be saved. I am about twelve year old Percy Jackson, who always seems to get into trouble. Percy gets the shock of his life when he finds out he is the…

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In “The Freshest Boy” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Basil Lee’s significant feeling of being ostracized causes him to ameliorate his demeanor with the boys of St. Regis. From the beginning of the story, Basil’s experience at boarding school is dreadful. Basil is “fresh” with his classmates once again, separating himself from the educational community. The realization of this shocks him. After one particular day that he is savagely abashed in, “[Basil] [goes] up to his room and [cries]”; being shunned…

characters, but Holden Caulfield and Ward Stradlater are a pair of noticeably contrasting ones. They were roommates at Holden’s old school, Pencey Prep; however, the two characters had a somewhat unstable relationship. Holden and Stradlater differ greatly in their physical aspects. They are almost polar opposites in their personalities. Also, the two characters’ views and their amounts of ambition in life are very unalike from each other’s. Overall, the similarities between Holden and Stradlater…

is that it is seen as raw. When relating this book with the context of its publishing date, it was the 1950s. Novels were not like Salinger's, with its mass amount of profanity and Holden Caulfield being prejudice towards everyone around him. The main problem with this novel is its main character, Holden Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is the phoniest character in the entire book, but he is too busy calling everyone else around him one to ever notice. He calls everyone as a phony as a defense…

At this point in the novel “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, Holden finds his way back home, sneaking in passed the dense night elevator boy by using his favorite technique-lying. Walking in, Holden realizes his sister has been sleeping in his brother D.B.’s room. The two begin to talk, and end get into an argument after Phoebe insists their father will kill Holden and that Holden doesn’t love anything. Feeling upset, Holden calls his favorite English teacher from Elkton Hills, Mr. Antolini…

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 surface; however, in looking past that and reading between the lines, the…

Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, values consistent people in his life. This is because once he forms a special connection with someone he does not want it to change and risk losing it. Especially because he does not have many connections. Another reason is because Holden has previously had horrible experiences that causes him to fear change. Throughout the novel Holden expresses the relationship he shares with Jane. She is someone that he trusts and feels comfortable…