John J. Pershing

The inability to value consequences is expressed by J.D. Salinger in many of his writings, and is especially relevant in his award winning novel, The Catcher in the Rye. The central message in a majority of Salinger’s writings is that you cannot run away from your problems, for the consequences always catch up to you in the end. Balancing on the line of adolescence and adulthood, J.D. Salinger provides the reader with a first-hand psychological analysis on the struggles of a teenager entering…

I’ve read the novel Catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger. The novel tells us about a week of the life of Holden Caulfield. He is seventeen year old boy, who seems to be very depressed and lonely. Due to his mental state he failed his exams, again got knocked from another school, and had quarrelled with some mates. Through the pages of the novel we can see that Holden is trying to make good relationships with family members and some acquaintances, but at the same time he pushes them away due to…

Since the publication of The Catcher in the Rye and A Perfect Day for Bananafish, a lot of readers have suspected that renowned author J.D. Salinger used his own feelings and personal experiences to create main characters, Holden Caulfield and Seymour Glass. Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, deals with a troubling past and has many internal problems and emotions that he keeps hidden from the few friends he has. These feelings stay bottled up in Holden throughout…

Education, learning, and high school is something all teenagers have to deal with. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about Holden Caulfield, a boy who repeatedly gets expelled from school. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie tells the story of Arnold Spirit Junior’s freshman year of high school where he chooses to leave the reservation for a better education. Education is often seen as a door to a brighter future, and some embrace this and others choose to…

The Catcher in the Rye vs Their Eyes Were Watching God The narrator and protagonist of the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D Salinger, is Holden, a sixteen year old boy who gets kicked out of school because he is not doing well. He finds the world around him ugly and through his doubts, he tries to protect himself from the disappointment of adulthood. He has a mental breakdown when he realizes that is it is impossible for him to separate childhood from adulthood. Throughout the…

The catcher in the rye and the breakfast club both demonstrate how a loss of innocence occurs in people when society pressures them into a way of thinking.In the Catcher in the Rye Holden feels a pressure to coform to society. Holden hires a prostitute, however he sends her away: “ ‘Look’, I said, ‘I don’t feel very much like myself tonight. I’ve had a rough night. Honest to God. I’ll pay you and all, but do you mind very much if we don’t do it? Do you mind very much?”(96). Holden felt pressured…

J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye once said, “An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.” Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher in the Rye, does not seem to be shooting for any type of perfection, seeing as he was recently expelled from his high school, Pencey Prep and doesn’t generally pursue anything anymore. Ever since his brother passed away, Holden lacks motivation in school, relationships, and…

"The Catcher In the Rye", by J.D. Salinger, has been a book questioned for decades, many schools wonder if the book should still be taught in the English curriculum. I believe the novel should be taught in schools. Even though throughout the novel Holden displays reckless behavior, he shows the consequence of his actions. Holden for the first time sees the impact of the world on children, he realizes how children, like Phoebe, are exposed to inappropriate content. Holden displays a perspective…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is told entirely from Holden Caulfield’s perspective. Holden’s blunt and casual tone makes the story’s cynicism appear authentic and realistic, making the age-old novel a popular classic. Most notably, Holden’s narration effectively conveys the conflict within an adolescent mind, and his authentic tone helps bring the novel to life. Some significant quotes that highlight the appeal of the narration are as follows: 1). “The best thing, though, in that…

Is there a reason for somebody to be so resentful towards the adult world that they develop the fear of growing up? As a result one becomes obsessed with preserving every moment of their childhood. In the novel The catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield’s tragic death of his brother, Allie, and his views on adulthood prevent him from transitioning to adulthood. The traumatic death of his younger brother, Allie, traumatizes his state of mind leaving him stuck in…