Last Day of the Last Furlough

Holden’s Grief Grief is one of the only emotions that can get a pathological liar to tell the truth. That is why Holden sometimes tells the truth. He tells the truth because he has to show his true emotions about his late brother. “The Catcher in the Rye” is a 1951 novel written by J.D. Salenger, about a teenager (Holden Caulfield) who describes the events of his life in 1949. The events in “Catcher in the Rye” describes most of the problems that developing teenagers go through. A…

Joshua Cheng Mrs. Wu English 2HP, Period 5 30 April 2018 Connector Chapter 1-8 Catcher in the Rye Real World Connections: The first few chapters of Catcher in the Rye can be related to a news article that talks about moody teens. As seen through our character Holden, he seems to have an odd personality and is unable to cope with his own problems with school, social life, and his own emotions. He displays his inability to cope with school when he mentions that he is failing 4 out of 5 classes. In…

memory of Allie. Holden keeps a firm grip on old objects and character patterns, staying the same age he was when Allie died. He says, “I was sixteen then, and I’m seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I’m about thirteen” (Salinger 11). After the day of Allie’s death, his glove becomes a powerful reminder to Holden of his brother and, it grows to…

Kevin Marcotte English 3 Period H 2/28/17 The Catcher in the Rye ¬¬- “I Am a Rock” Anyone who has read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and “I Am a Rock” by Paul Simon knows that there are many similarities in the two works speakers but also know that there are many differences. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden shares many similaries with the speaker from “I Am a Rock”. The two speakers also have many differences. Both share similar qualities and ideas but at the same time have…

is one himself. On his long journey home from being kicked out of school, he runs into several characters, and around all of them the reader can see just how phony Holden actually is. He rides a train to his home state, where he wanders around two days, trying to figure out what everything really means in his life, before heading home to his parents for forgiveness and another chance. Although Holden clearly states he does not like “phonies”, it is obvious to the reader that Holden himself is a…

The Catcher in the Rye is a coming of age story. It thoroughly recounts the journey of Holden, a teenager struggling with identity loss and depression. Throughout the story, Holden discovers his true identity, realizes the meaning of individuality and what it means to fulfill the specific role that is expected of an individual in society. The author of this novel, J.D. Salinger, starts off the book by setting a tone that puts emphasis on the severity of the case that Holden was living in. He…

Catcher in the Rye: Where’s the innocence? What really is innocence and where is it found in its purest form? In the book Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden, feels the need to preserve the innocence of childhood. To Holden, a person who is innocent is someone who is free from moral wrong and a person who is pure and harmless. He views innocence as an important aspect of a child’s life which should and must be preserved and separated from the corruption of…

For instance, letting his fencing team down by forgetting their school's fencing equipment on a subway the day of their tournament, and not regretting it. There is also the incident when Ackley asks Holden if his red hunting hat is a deer hunting hat, and Holden answers with “It’s a people shooting hat. I shoot people this this hat.” Or the time when Holden's…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a boy named Holden Caulfield and his view on the world. Holden Caulfield is 17 years old and is constantly moving from place to place on account of his frequent expulsions from school for, as he and his teachers put it, “not applying himself” (Salinger, 2). He hates the world and feels that all adults are phonies, including his older brother D.B., who “prostitutes” (Salinger, 4) himself out as a movie writer instead writing the stories he loves.…

judgmental values of society in which he chooses to not take part of. Early into the novel Holden faces the alienation in the culture he is surrounded in. When planning on meeting his former history teacher Mr. Spencer, Holden decides to watch the last football game of the year prior to his visit. When up on top of the Thomsen Hill, Holden states “The game with Saxon Hall was supposed to be a very big deal around Pencey” (Salinger, 4). Holden degrades the significance…