The Catcher in the Rye

rhythms of speech by using italics quite frequently in order to let the reader know when a character is placing emphasis on a word, or even on just a syllable, in dialogue. The emphasis of a single syllable shows a realism to the dialogue of The Catcher in the Rye rarely seen not only in the works of Salinger?s time, but also before and after it. Salinger?s emphasis on the rhythm of speech is mirrored in his emphasis on the rhythm of thought, which, in turn, emphasizes the importance of both.…

his novel The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses the title of the novel to show the innocence of children and Holden’s need to preserve it. The author does this by showing us a song which relates to the title. It is brought up first when a child is singing on the edge of a busy street which, shows the innocence of the child. When Holden becomes aware of the child it makes him happier. When it is first spoken of with Phoebe he thinks of him saving kids from falling off of a rye field. This is…

to figure out plans for the rest of their life whilst balancing all the crazy mishaps life has to offer. It is a troubling, yet rewarding period of time, and in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield experiences all of this within a span of five days. “The Catcher in the Rye” is quite simply the epitome of a bildungsroman, or a coming of age novel. It is the story of a teenage boy grieving over the death of his younger brother and coming to…

The title of this book ”The Catcher In The Rye” is an Allusion to a Robert Burns poem: land the line. In this passage Holden uses Allusion to describe what he wishes to become in life. When he is talking to his sister Phoebe he references the poem "If a body meet a body comin' through the rye. " and changes the words to "If a body catch a body comin' though the rye. The importance of this line is revealed as he describes his dream of being a 'catcher in the rye" who can save children from the…

Julia Rosati Ms. Spano World Lit & Comp Period F 23 May 2016 Holden’s Weekend At some point in life we all face hardships that we struggle to overcome. In J.D. Salinger’s realistic fiction novel The Catcher in the Rye, the sixteen year old narrator, Holden Caulfield, is doubting life. Holden has two brothers, D.B. and Allie. His older brother, D.B., is a journalist in Hollywood, and Holden thinks he is a ‘phony’. His younger brother Allie died in 1946 of leukemia at the age of eleven when Holden…

For some, change is a transformation in a positive direction whilst for others it invokes some kind of loss or misery. Based upon an individual’s perspective, he or she will either be accepting or unaccepting of change. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye addresses loss as a change that should never be accepted due to the pain it entails. This is evident through Holden and his journey through New York City, where he displays his unwillingness to move past the death of his brother. Salinger…

pondering : he envisions himself as the sole watchman of a huge number of kids playing an unspecified "diversion" in an immense rye field on the edge of a bluff. His employment is to catch the kids if, in their relinquish, they verge on tumbling off the edge; to be, as a result, the "catcher in the rye". In view of this confusion, Holden accepts that to be the "catcher in the rye" intends to spare youngsters from losing their…

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…

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…