River Rye

One discovery I noticed was that William Forrester and J.D Salinger both became extremely isolated from society. Both wrote only one very popular book. J.D Salinger’s being The Catcher in the Rye and William Forrester’s being Forrester's Avalon Landing. We know that J.D salinger after his first book succeeded, moved to an estate in Cornish, New Hampshire, and attempted to withdraw from the world. He did not want to have anything to do with…

In chapter 9-14 Holden has left Pencey Prep and arrives in New York. Surrounded by loneliness. Ranting constantly in his thoughts as he moves around the city from bar, taxi to hotel. Never finding the company he needs or wants. Turning down a friend or his brother. Getting dissed by middle age ladies at a bar he danced with. At the start of his night he spends over twenty minutes at Penn Station trying to think of someone to call in the evening. In the end he comes to the conclusion there is no…

I chose to write pages 19 to 23 of fortress (lord,1981), from the perspective of the character Toby. In Fortress (lord,1981) Toby is portrayed as a whiney, excitable but anxious five-year-old boy. Knowing that, being under the tree when the kidnappers arrived must have been terrifying from Toby's perspective, we know that he didn’t really speak while the kidnappers were there. The characters with him are janie, leanne, richard, jamie and sarah until shortly after the kidnappers arrive, this is…

The fiction novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger depicts a lonely teenager that struggles with growing up and entering the adult world. The author gives the lonesome boy two different advices, that he does not fully take in, through the separate conversations he has with his former English and History teachers. Holden, the main character, had a different response to each advice given from his teachers. At the beginning of the novel, Mr. Spencer explains to Holden that "life is a game"…

Imagine staying young forever and not being able to grow into an adult. This novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, by J.D. Salinger is about a certain teeager named Holden Caulfield, who struggles accepting the growth of life and wished kids would never grow into the adult “phony” hood. “Boy, i felt miserable. I felt so depressed, you can’t even imagine.”, Holden was going through a lot of problems which most teenagers can relate to. This story makes you feel like you’re in the life of Holden…

J.D Salinger’s biggest request was to never make his literature a part of the meaningless hollywood world. He gave his readers hints in the book Catcher in the Rye“If there’s one thing I hate, it’s the movies," he writes. "Don’t even mention them to me.” this turned out to be very true because films are far from the truth and cliche. Scott Imad and Chris disobeyed Salingers request by creating a spectacular film that accurately depicts the book. The scenes we chose stood out the most in the…

In “Catcher in the Rye,” Holden Caulfield the main character- is a seventeen years old boy; who narrates a story, he reveals an event between him and a prostitute. The relation between these two illuminates Holden’s distinctive need for the preservation of child innocence.. Holden meets a man in the Hotel elevator- Maurice- who advertized prostitute. Holden decides to get one for a night. When he opens the door for the prostitute, he notices that she is young, almost the same age as he is.…

In the movie Avatar soldier Jake Sully is split between two worlds and has to choose which one to fight for. In J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye teenager Holden Caulfield is also divided,between adulthood and childhood. Salinger puts hidden meaning behind many things in the book that are an example of Holden’s struggle. For instance, Holden has “quite a bit of gray hair” on one side of his head while the other still has color (Salinger 57). This is odd considering Holden is only 16. The…

D.J. #1 (Pg.2) Instead of watching the game attentively like everyone else, Holden stands by himself atop of the hill, which symbolizes how he is ultimately lonely and alienated from the world around. We can see that Holden does not have a strong sense of identity as he is neglectful towards his surroundings. Unlike other teenagers of his school, Holden holds an apathetic attitude towards the game which is a matter of life and death to others. This defines his character as an outcast. (Pg.3)…

The Catcher in The Rye is a novel by profound author J.D Sallinger and it is rich with themes all throughout the book regarding basic human nature and life lessons. Many of these lessons can easily relate to lots of different music in existence. For example, Sweet emotion, by Aerosmith is a contending record that can apply to some of the content in the book. The writer of the song, Steven Tyler, wrote the song to express how he was feeling about his band at the time. Most members were into lots…