This Crazy Life

Holden shows his uniqueness by wearing this hunting hat in the first place, because most wouldn’t just wear it in public like he does. Holden even wears the hat uniquely, as shown: “I put my red hunting hat on, and turned the peak around to the back, the way I like it...” (52). The way Holden wears this hat and the hat in general shows how different society and him are. Holden describes multiple times that the hunting hat…

slowly led him into a whole new world, that brought him into the selective realm of sports. While deeply immersed in the industry of sports journalism, he started to notice character traits of athletes and what he would call the “Jock Culture”. During this time, he spent a lot of time doing self-reflection of his past, his current situation, and how he has mentally changed. Once considered a “puke”, and after being so deeply involved in the jock culture, he started to inherit jock…

The loss of a sibling at such a young age is undoubtedly the root of Holden's mental health issues. Holden's judgement is clouded after the loss of his brother. This causes him to distance himself and carry out actions that he would not usually perform, such as breaking the garage windows with his fists. It is clear that Holden is unable to form relationships with other, due to the loss of his brother. When Holden…

novel. This is one complaint and issue that The Catcher in the Rye receives numerous amounts of times. Throughout the whole book, the main character, Holden, uses profanity quite often. For example, Holden uses language such as "damn", "crap", "ass", and "hell". These words are not entirely the most vulgar words, but Holden is very repetitive with them which makes them lose their meaning. The book also uses the work “f***” which is a word that should not be used in a novel. Therefore, this…

Holden Caulfield’s interesting view on life, himself and his past can be easily and seamlessly compared to the song Unwell by Matchbox Twenty. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the reader is introduced to Holden Caulfield, a man on the brink of adulthood, in a pattern of self-deprecation as well as struggling to transition into his future. Similarly, in Unwell by Matchbox Twenty, the narrator is recognizing many of the same traits within himself, as well as his tendencies. Specifically…

published in 1951 and written by Jerome David Salinger. Though this book was controversial at this moment, it has been very popular. The author has written his book for adults, but this novel mostly interests teens. This book report summarizes The Catcher in the Rye, explains Holden the protagonist’s character and describes a theme present in the story, quotations show the theme's presence. The essay concludes with an opinion about the book. This novel is about Holden Caulfield, a…

house to house and family to family. He gets too attached to the foster parents and thinks he will go through the unfortunate scenario of losing them. The little boy is sad about this fact. The 6 year old boy is bereaved about being a foster kid. In the song it states, “This is my temporary home, it’s not where I belong… This is just a stop on the way to where I’m going.” The boy is hoping to be reunited with his mom and dad again. He knows that these people will never be his real family. The…

cause less problems? Teachers, parents, and guidance counselors are always telling their kids and students to always be open about their feelings, in order for them to be able to be there for you and help you achieve your goals. Ursula LeGuin employs this topic in her novel, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, written during the early 21st century. Set in a small city, the story revolves around Owen, a senior in high school, who is considered to be a loner and outsider. One of LeGuin’s focal…

In this portion of the book, Holden is at the Museum of Natural History roaming around waiting for his little sister, Phoebe, to get out of school. As he is roaming the halls he feels nauseous and sits down. Immediately after sitting down Holden notices graffiti on the wall with an inappropriate phrase. This graffiti annoys him as he realizes the kids of his little sister's school pass it every day. Holden thinks about how there's so much corruption that you can never find peace in any area. He…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, is told to the readers in first person by Nick Carraway. Nick is from East Egg, the poor area, and moves to West egg the rich area. He describes his life and experiences living in West Egg. It is important that the readers develop other perspectives alternative to Nick Carraway’s perspective. Nick proves to be an unreliable narrator because he is biased in his description of the other characters, specifically Tom, who he views negatively, and Gatsby, who…