This Crazy Life

in the form of an adolescent boy. Holden, just like the bee, goes on living his life, stinging people one at a time. Holden seems to do the impossible, ruining relationships left and right. He destructs in different ways, such as, physically and verbally. Holden struggles to see or think anything good about anyone. Anyone who has a different view, or thinks differently from Holden, becomes a victim of his destruct. This can be seen throughout the entire book,…

writing The Catcher in the Rye after he was released from a mental hospital. This period of seclusion led to the creation of a character that tends to remain solitary. Individualism as a form of escape is a predominant theme in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye because of Holden constantly being lonely, his fascination with the ducks and where they go during the winter, and lastly Holden’s representation of Salinger’s life and ultimate escape from societal expectations. Holden became an…

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…

250,000 copies per year. This book portrays the life of JD Salinger (the book’s author) in Holden Caulfield (The main character). This book has been read by almost everyone in the United States and for a good reason. The Catcher In the Rye’s main character Holden is able to relate with any reader. There is no definite explanation for the book, JD Salinger left it up to the readers to decide what the book meant to them. Each person has a different view on the meaning of this book but some…

rich” and getting kicked out, growing up to be the person he is, and seeing death from his brother, Allie. Holden faces adulthood and wants to protect the kids from the real world. Holden starts to admire the little things in life in order to know the meaning of this crazy world we live in. J.D Salinger expresses that loss of innocence can often change how Holden sees the world. To know someone who is so kind and…

what is the point of the novel and therefore by extension why was this point made. To fathom this you have to delve deeper into the question “For what is Holden Caulfield's eternal struggle?” Namely, a struggle is defined as by the Oxford-English dictionary as to “Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.” Throughout the novel, Holden Caulfield has endeavored to ignore numerous aspect of his life, such as the inevitability of adolescence, the bleak outcome of…

Holden is trying to escape adulthood in its totality. However, Holden is willing to grow up to preserve childhood and protect children from the dangers and corruption that come along with maturity. Holden sees adulthood as a horribly twisted stage of life that one must avoid.…

many events in his life that cause him to lose his innocence. One such occurrence was the loss of his younger brother, Allie. These events resulted in him feeling a need to protect other from the harsh reality of the world. This is most clearly demonstrated when Holden’s sister, Phoebe, questions him on what he wants to do with his life. Holden respond “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye… And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have…

hospital to cope with his conflicting emotions. Despite this, he remains optimistic about his upcoming school year. II. THEME In…

In New York, Holden buys a red hunting hat, and other kids would tease him for wearing it. Holden describes it, "It was this red hunting hat, with one of those very, very long peaks. It only cost me a buck. The way I wore it, I swung the old peak way around to the back-- very corny, I'll admit, but I liked it that way" (Salinger 27). Holden is always proud that he is different…