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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…

After having hallucinations of falling off the curb of a sidewalk and falling into an abyss, Holden made a rash decision, “I’d go away. I decided I’d never go home again and I’d just never go away to another school again,” (257). Holden is so afraid of losing his innocence that he wants to disappear and never have to face his problem. This was a similar situation when Holden decided to leave Pencey Prep School…

Mo Willems began his career as a writer and animator for the show Sesame Street on PBS. During this time, he earned 6 Emmy Awards for his writing. Willems worked on Sesame Street for nine seasons and created two animated series The Off-Beats for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City. Codename: Kids Next Door was another show where Willems served as head writer at Cartoon Network, it was during this time that Willems began writing and illustrating books for children (Willems, Mo…

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 describes this situation as “... and there was old James Castle laying right on the stone steps and all” (Salinger, ). This was extremely hard on Holden because he was wearing the turtle neck shirt Holden lent him. Not a single person would even go anywhere near him because his teeth, face, and body were just completely bloody. This was also a part of his depression and mental state getting…

He is kicked out of school, and thinks he should go home because he needs a change of scenery and thinks it will help him. He embarks to his home in New york where he goes through obstacles that makes him see how tough life is. At the start of the novel there is a sense that Holden does not care about…

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…

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 in humanity depresses Holden. Throughout his journey through…