Rye

Holden’s mental state has increasingly been getting worse throughout the novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”. Holden is telling his story from a mental hospital. The author never gives a clear reason of why Holden is there. J.D. Salinger develops the deteriorating mental state and depression of Holden in the story “The Catcher in the Rye”. These important events throughout his life shape his future, and his attitudes towards others. The first main event to Holden’s depression is that his brother…

Throughout J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye, Holden finds himself wandering towards a telephone booth, aching for a person to call. Often, he will pick up the phone, think of someone to call, and then make up an excuse as to why he shouldn’t call, hanging up. The relationship longed for by Holden…

J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye follows Holden Caulfield as he wanders 1950s New York City battling his need to connect to the adult world while wanting to disregard adults as “phony”. The story begins after Holden is expelled from his school, Pencey Academy. That night Holden decides to leave Pencey after he becomes infuriated by his roommate Stradlater’s date with Holden’s former sweetheart, Jane. Holden chooses to remain in Manhattan until his parents receive the news of his expulsion…

form of entertainment, the carousel has always represented times of joy and jubilation to the young children who have experienced the delight of riding the rotating animals. However, to Holden, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the carousel from his childhood days now symbolizes Holden’s impractical desire to preserve the innocence of children. During his visit to the carousel with Phoebe, his little sister, he contemplates the cyclic nature of carousels, saying,“It…

in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. The character that explores this theme is the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, who fights to protect those he believes to be innocent. As an adolescent himself, he periodically tries conformity, but hates the phoniness he feels pressured to affect. Holden’s struggle between protecting childhood innocence and accepting the adult society that shatters it is a principal source of conflict throughout The Catcher in the Rye; this particular dilemma when…

Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger frequently utilizes symbols in order to develop a theme. One recurring theme in the novel is that maturity comes with a price that many are reluctant to pay—the loss of innocence. The author employs symbols like the Museum of Natural History, the “F*** You” signs on the walls, and the Carousel to illustrate this theme. However, moving on from your childhood is an essential part of life, although it may be difficult. To shed light on…

In Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger, Holden, the main character, wants to save children’s innocence. In the book, there are two motifs, the mummies and Holden’s inability to call Jane, which both reveals Holden’s thoughts about retaining innocence. As Holden arrives in New York, Holden attempts to call Jane Gallagher trying to: “take her dancing. I never danced … the whole time I knew her” (175). Holden has no one to spend time with and decides to use his time with Jane Gallagher,…

experienced the “real world”? In The Catcher in the Rye the author, J.D. Salinger, portrays the fact that childhood is important but you can’t be innocent forever, he does this through the character Holden. He shows Holden’s views in the beginning through the people that he admires, and his thoughts. Certain events make Holdaen realize that he cannot make everything in the world perfect, and becomes content with what he can do. In The Catcher in The Rye, there are a very select amount of people…

from other places, buildings, or people, according to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, isolation is extremely common with those who possess a mental health problems or disabilities. In the book The Catcher in The Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caufield, a sixteen-year-old boy who is caught in between the transition from childhood to adulthood. After being expelled from Pencey Prep, the school Holden attended before being disbanded, he…

In “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is evolving throughout the novel by gradually reaching a point where he can no longer cope with the truth of reality, causing him to mentally break down into a state of instability. For example, Holden is out on a date with Sally when he suddenly asks her “‘Here’s my idea. How would you like to get the hell out of here? … Honest to God, we could have a terrific time! Wuddaya say? C’mon! Wuddaya say? Will you do it with me? Please!’”…