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Catcher in the Rye Theme Analysis The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger follows Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy who was just flunked out of Pencey Prep, around New York City. The reader learns about his deep hatred for adults because they are all phonies and his love of kids because they remind him of innocence and make him “less depressed”. Throughout the book, Holden is secluded and desperate for some kind of connection, and can only seem to connect with little kids. Salinger uses…

n the Catcher in the Rye, Holden is trying to find his way throughout his teenage years. He is our first person narrator in the story. The whole theme in this novel is somewhat depressing but sometimes we need depressing. It helps us realize the problems in our own lives. This book really portrays the feelings of teenagers, and the lasting affect that it hasn't left till right now. The occasion in this novel is his story of the worst weekend of Holden Caulfield's life. He had run away from…

J.D. Salinger’s, The Catcher in the Rye, recalls Holden Caufield’s spontaneous adventure that guides him to the realization that he must accept the hypocrisy, corruption and imperfections of the adult world. Holden struggles after the death of his younger bother Allie causing him to fall into a deep state of depression. Unable to control his emotions and actions, Holden frequently makes rash decisions, which eliminates the mentors that would potentially help him cope with his emotions.…

Reminscing In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield reflects on many adolescent memories that are important in his life. Holden’s childhood was far from a normal child’s. Therefore, Holden was torn between two worlds. He was not a young child, but he was not yet a grown man either. In addition, Holden was very skeptical of authority and was scared to move ahead in life, but he was also unable to take a step back. This novel tells the tale of a sorrowful soul,…

Holden’s mental state has increasingly been getting worse throughout the novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”. Holden is telling his story from a mental hospital. The author never gives a clear reason of why Holden is there. J.D. Salinger develops the deteriorating mental state and depression of Holden in the story “The Catcher in the Rye”. These important events throughout his life shape his future, and his attitudes towards others. The first main event to Holden’s depression is that his brother…

In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger revolves around a teenage boy named Holden, who goes on a trip home after he gets expelled from school only to realize what is truly important to him. In the book How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster explains in detail how every work of literature is similar and that they all mean something. In The Catcher in the Rye Holden goes on a quest to realize that his family is important to him, and it shows the events that happen…

The Cather in the Rye really sucked me in and got me thinking about a lot. The book is about teenager Holden Caulfield and his experiences growing up and maturing in New York before he decides to go home. Initially the book started out kind of slow but quickly picked up and I had a hard time putting it down. The Catcher in the Rye quickly caught my attention and dragged me in. In the second chapter of the book while Holden is talking to his history teacher Mr. Spencer about how life is just a…

In the first 26 pages of The Catcher in the Rye, the author characterizes Holden with many traits. One trait that was mostly prevalent was Holden's hypocritical tendencies. As a narrator, he exclaims how others are "Phony", yet he often shows throughout the first few chapters how much of a phony he is himself. There are many instances where he, as a narrator, accuses others of being bogus, yet the way his characters actions contradict his own beliefs that he tells the reader, prove that he is…

Mr. Antolini: A Catalyst for Change The poet Robert Frost once wrote “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference”. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the troubled protagonist, Holden, shares this drive to be unique. Holden does not want to go along with popular opinion. He wants to be different and state his opinions however he has a hard time balancing sharing his opinions with respecting society. The constant hypocrisy…

The fiction novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger depicts a lonely teenager that struggles with growing up and entering the adult world. The author gives the lonesome boy two different advices, that he does not fully take in, through the separate conversations he has with his former English and History teachers. Holden, the main character, had a different response to each advice given from his teachers. At the beginning of the novel, Mr. Spencer explains to Holden that "life is a game"…