In The Catcher in the Rye the story of a teenage rebel is told in a first person narrative Holden Caulfield is the main character and most troubled character in the book The story is told by Holden himself and about his everyday encounters with problems in society J D Salinger the author of the book creates a rather interesting and controversial character of Holden leaving Salinger many critics to questions his use of language and life examples The book is written as if it is an edited psychoan
A Bumpy Ride In life everyone has something in life that they long to have or search for such as love happiness safety or even just a purpose in life Throughout the book Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden was searching for a constant in his life Something that did not leave or change Holden like many other people is simply looking for something constant in his life He gives us clues when he describes that he was kicked out of Pencey for flunking four subjects and not applying himself
Holden Caulfield in J D Salingers The Catcher in the Rye often feels as if he is falling into adulthood and cannot recover J D Salinger begins by drawing attention to Holdens physical falls but then shows that Holden falls emotionally as his depression develops over time At numerous points in the novel J D Salinger makes Holden critical about how others around him act Holden calls out on their minor annoyances and habits Holden and his friends feel his mind is immature 147 and they ask him when
In the novel The Catcher in The Rye the protagonist Holden Caufield seems to be excluded from and victimized by the world around him As he says to his professor Mr Spencer he feels trapped on the other side of life and he continually attempts to find his way in a world in which he feels he doesnt belong This alienation is both the source of Holdens strength and the source of his problems Part of Holdens alienation is a result of his inability or perhaps unwillingness to grow up Like a child Hol
Throughout the story the author shows that Holden has irregular outbursts of anger and depression after his brother died I slept in the garage the night he Allie died and I broke all the goddamn windows with my fist 39 This quote shows that Holden is not able to deal with his brothers death and because his brother died Holden has emotional outbursts In this case Holden breaks all the windows because he doesnt know how else to deal with Allies death Breaking the windows shows Holdens desire to b
People believe that in todays teenage years are the best times in a persons life while actually they are the most stressful and confusing There are many things in life that people have todeal with and this novel is a perfect example JD Salinger the author of Catcher on the Rye creates a very realistic novel that deals with the complexity of teenage relationships problems and confusion Holden the main character creates many different relationships with all the people he encountered whether it is
Alienation J D Salingers novel The Catcher in the Rye represents the life of a teenager dealing with his personal issues The main character Holden has a record of poor grades and has been kicked out of four private boarding schools Phoebe Holdens younger sister seems to be the only person in the book that Holden can have a mature conversation with without thinking the person in not genuine Another extremely important character in the novel is Sally Hayes Sally is a love interest of Holden who p
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about Holden Caulfield a 16 year old teenager growing up in 1950s New York After being expelled from Pencey High Holden goes off on what seems to be a three day journey to New York City During this time he goes through an emotional roller coaster Holdens feelings about society conformity and sexuality are clearly exposed throughout the novel Its a novel that deals with complex issues that almost every adolescent experiences in their life issues of identity sexu