Holden Bowler

In JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a boy aimlessly traveling New York City after being expelled from a classy boarding school. Holden poses a great deal of trepidation when it comes to sexual relationships, especially those of Jane and Sunny. Furthermore, Holden tends to misjudge the maturity of his fellow characters. The combination of this misconception, the tension between sexual trepidation, and an adult life with adult relationships, results in confusion for him. In…

Treatment of Women by Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye Women, the existence and treatment of, have been a controversial conversation for decades. Before the feminist movement, women were housewives. They were mothers, they cooked for their family, and cleaned the home. These stereotypes have had a negative impact on the way men view women. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield’s opinions on women are shown through his interactions with the female gender. As Holden Caulfield…

pill for some to swallow, and men like Holden Caulfield almost lose themselves in the process. Mr. Caulfield makes mistake after mistake, due to the fact that he is trying so hard to delay the inevitable. In The Catcher in the Rye, the only published novel by the mysterious J.D. Salinger is a coming of age tale in which Holden, a 16 year old teenager in the late 1940’s, embarks on a journey in New York City, after being expelled from his boarding school. Holden Caulfield’s biggest character flaw…

J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield a 16yr old teen is looking for guidance in his life, feeling alone and trying to find his true meaning and destiny. He has a lack of trust to adults because he believes that they are "phonies". Since he can 't look for guidance in adults he looks for it in his brothers Allie and D.B. and his sister Phoebe. Those are the only people who he really expresses his feelings and shares a special connection too. Allie 's mitt is a symbolizes more than…

there is often something that will immediately contradict this point. Often, this was due to the fact that Holden Caulfield, the main character, was questionable in his thoughts and actions. For example, throughout the book, the audience can find that he calls many people “phonies” but falls into some of the behaviour that he identifies as phony himself. This leads to the question, , is Holden a phony, or everybody else? A phony is someone who isn’t genuine in what they say or do. They could do…

I do know that Holden Caulfield has changed me in many ways; I have accepted that I will undeniably sprout gray hair, age, and inevitably die. Many people think that Holden Caulfield is a two-dimensional character, but I disagree. I see a teenager, or any person, who is trying to hold on to life any way they can, the same way Holden does with his red hunting…

they cannot predict the future. In the novel, The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield hates when people become phony as they age. He also fears moving on from people. As a result, he hates change because of his brother’s death. Also, he has a tough time because he wonders if his good friend Jane Gallaher lost her innocence. Lastly, his sister Phoebe is still young but has time to lose purity. Holden likes everything pure and perfect and nothing to ever change. He fears change…

The eminent 17th century French poet, Jean de La Fontaine once said: “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it”. This can be related to the protagonist, Holden Caulfield in the J.D. Salinger Bildungsroman, Catcher in the Rye, as an adolescent searching for his purpose in the world. Many literary works explore the struggle of finding one’s identity within society, such as Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The timeless essence of this best…

they preceded the author’s well-known novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951). Although the two short stories may not be as famous as the worldwide-known Salinger’s masterpiece is, they both represent him maybe even better than The Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield ever could. They show his readers three main attributes of Salinger’s life and writing – post-war trauma, mastery of depicting the story and his passion for young muses. Both ‘A Perfect Day for Bananafish’ and ‘For Esmé—with Love and…

Innocence in the Catcher in the Rye Innocence is something that is seen as a trait in children, and can even be associated with being naive. The book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ however, shows a different side to this. It shows how a young boy named Holden Caulfield travels around New York for 48 hours, and how he sees innocence as a godsend. The book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ uses symbols such as the idea of being a ‘catcher in the rye’, the ducks in central park, and the Museum of Natural History…