Joan Didion

The Catcher In The Rye is a novel written by J.D. Salinger, which digs into many controversial ideas all throughout. While the audience is being presented with one piece of evidence, 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…

There are billions of things that have affected and influenced me in my childhood. My very first handful of friends, the house I was raised in, which had the world’s creakiest floors, even the music that seemed to be blaring in the background of my earliest memories; but what I believe has shaped me the most is the small collection of books I grew up reading. I come from a big family of readers, so I think by now my love for reading is not a choice, but most definitely a hereditary trait.…

“People never grow up, they just learn how to act in public,” (Brian White). In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, we follow the endeavors of a 17 year old Holden Caulfield as he struggles to find himself. He begins the book as a perceptive but disinterested youth who, after being expelled out of one of many preparatory schools, finds himself wandering the city of New York. Throughout the story, Holden strives for adulthood but at the same time being unable to truly escape his naive…

1. The title of the film I chose is called Rebecca. The film was founded in 1940 and produced by David O. Selznick. Principle characters: (Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine) The heroine, maxim de winter, Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers, jack Favel, Frank Crawley Beatrice, Mrs. Van Hopper, ben, Colonel Julyan, Lady Crowan, Baker, Firth, Clarice, jasper. 2. The conflict between Rebecca and the narrator were one of the important conflicts that stood out to me. From the begging of the film I was trying to…

Throughout both “The Catcher in the Rye” and “The Bell Jar”, the readers obtain an understanding of major themes which include; the search of social identity, the idea of a “melting pot”, and the American Dream. Both novels refer to the difficulties of the transition to adolescence. While for some, the transition may be exciting, others have a difficult time adjusting to the instant, yet drastic change. Holden Caulfield and Esther Westwood, the main characters of each of the books, have quite a…

Protection Through Depression “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear” (C.S Lewis). In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, faces severe emotional struggles that are reflected through his actions after his younger brother’s death. An important symbol in the novel is Allie’s baseball glove, and it symbolizes Holden’s deep grief and love for his brother, Allie. Though grief is significantly represented throughout the novel, Holden’s…

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…

Sanths 2 Main conflict Ed is a 19 year old that feels has not done anything prospective or good for himself and is searching to change; this is the main conflict of I am the Messenger. Ed expresses that he has having no achievements and no goals in life until he begins to get distracted by a game of cards that take him on new adventures leading him to ultimately overcome his dissatisfaction with life. The reader can notice the struggle the main character is going through during the rising…

Lost 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…

An eerie, hushed office is a place where most employees would not enjoy working, but Bartleby and a few others from Bartleby the Scrivener, by Herman Melville, are more like described as introverted types of persons. Throughout the short story, the reader gets the vibe that the narrative is going to be a gloomy tale about a miserable life of documentation and filing. Bartleby is describes as a man of few words and who keeps to himself. The work place of Bartleby is a common environment for…