I'm Crazy

be, and he does not want her to change. Holden also does not want Jane to lose her innocence. He informs the reader, “Everytime I get to the part with Stradlater in that damn Ed Banky’s car, it almost drove me crazy. I knew she wouldn’t let him get to first base with her, but it drove me crazy anyway” (80). Holden believes that protecting others’ innocence will help him to keep his own. If those around him do not grow up, he does not feel obligated to either. Holden reminisces on his time with…

Holden hates the phony adult world, so he wants to save every child from stepping into it. Therefore, Holden expresses his feelings to Phoebe that he wants to be the Catcher in the Rye. Holden says, “I keep picturing all these little kids…. I know its crazy” (Pg. 173). Holden proclaims that the only job he wants to do is to save children from adulthood. He imagines himself standing on the edge of the cliff and catching children when they fall in the rye. He says it ironically since the rye means…

In one point of our lives, we've all experienced or felt an ambivalence towards someone or something. It could possibly be this new type of food you’ve just tried out, it could also be about the general aspect of life. The facts that you were once told about when you were young, are now something you're unsure about. This is how Holden sees the world around him. He views others by describing them as putting on a facade, and that truly disgust's him. It’s no longer what he remembers in his…

Many individuals believe that one’s mood affects the way that they perceive things. Others feel that predetermined beliefs and surroundings are what affects how items, such as movies and music, are understood. However, both mood and surroundings influence the way one evaluates items, such as films. Mood and surroundings can have an affect on the way one comprehends films since they allow individuals to influence others, to be open-minded, and to create bonds. In the literary piece,…

Preservation of Innocence "People never notice anything." This quote is the epitome of Holden Caulfield, the fictional teenage protagonist and narrator of author J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Holden ¨gets the ax” as he puts it, for getting kicked out of Pencey Prep. Holden roams around the streets of New York City, and try’s to take care of himself and hoping his parents get the letter, stating that he got kicked out, before he comes home for the holidays. Holden’s…

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye depicts Holden Caulfield as an outcast in the world. He isolates himself from everyone around him, stereotyping people everywhere he goes. Constantly complaining about the phoniness and similarities of others, Holden himself is a hypocrite. However, there’s a slow but gradual change in weather from snow and ice that represents Holden’s fixation with the phoniness of society, to his acceptance of reality’s lost innocence when it finally rains. Throughout…

Certain experiences, challenges, and encounters people endure each day impact the lives of each individual and create the identities all humans possess. Whether it be learning from a mistake or dealing with that unpleasant boss at work, these events that occur in all lives develop the character and personality of each person. Incidents of the past determine the way in which one behaves, thinks, and responds to each new problem or situation. For instance, teenagers have more intense emotions than…

Catcher in the Rye is a classic book published in 1951.The author is J. D. Salinger who is a wonderful writer who had died back in 2010 at the ripe age of 91 years old. The book got mixed reviews mostly because of its “vulgar language” because it dared to drop the “F bomb”. It ventures into the mind of Holden Caulfield who had recently gone through a death in the family. This book hits all the major points that some of the other books were afraid to dwell on. Some of these points are depression,…

Protagonist’s play a very important role in the novel as a whole but as well as the development of the storyline. By definition, a protagonist is “the principal character in a literary work (as a drama or story).” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Each protagonist develops and matures as the novel does as well. Through the storyline protagonists also develop and mature in response to the events that they experience. In the following four novels, the protagonist’s involvement in the occasions of the…

This quote was interesting because it revealed a more childish and curious side to Holden’s typical angsty character. Salinger uses the ducks in the pack as a metaphor to represent change, something Holden fears, due to them migrating during different seasons. Holden question of where will the ducks go, is actually a question for his future after running away from Pencey. This resonates with since I share the same question of “What will happen to me in the future” due to college being just…