The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye is a story told by a boy named Holden. He tells the story from a hospital where he is receiving treatment. He reflects on the previous events that occurred in his life that brought him to the point of hospitalization. Holden rejects the idea of adulthood....

In Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield struggles to accept the idea that a Fall is inevitable until he experiences one of his own. The Fall is the loss of innocence and the first encounter with "deceit, duplicity, and evil" in the world. It is a process necessary to "psychological growth" that m...

In the book "Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Cantfield portrays the catcher and needs to be caught because of his delusional state of mind. He portrays himself as a saint, or a do-gooder that is out to save the world from evil. Holden is delusional, possibly insane and can be harmful t...

The Catcher in The Rye: The Significance of Central Park Fear of change and the idea of disappearance can plague the most stable mind. Holden is portrayed as a distraught teenager and the fear of growing up haunts him. Significance places play a vital role by giving a great insight to the char...

Catcher in the Rye. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is an adventure through the mind of an angry, disturbed and confused teenager named Holden Caulfield. After getting expelled from Pencey, Holden takes a journey to New York City. Holden had bought a red hunting h...

The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye is a story about a young man named Holden Caulfield and the experiences that he faces after being dismissed from school. This book contains a great deal of symbolism, but it can very easily be missed in its simple story line. The st...

Holden's Breakdown10/1/99 "It's not the last straw which broke the camel's back." In J.D. Salanger's, Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has many mental breakdowns. Though it may not have been one solitary event that pushed him off the edge, the one thing that...

Catcher in the Rye is a fiction book written by J.D. Salinger in 1945. In the book the main character, Holden Caulfield, narrates to us the 1950's memory of his final day at the school Pency Prep and the mental breakdown he suffered in his expedition on the streets of New York.In Catcher in the Rye ...

In Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger portrays the life of a young man by the name of Holden Caulfield who is telling the story of his life after being expelled from Pencey Prep School to a psychiatrist. The story tells about Holden's life for about the past two days after he was expelled from...

Loneliness is a prevalent theme in both the novel catcher in the rye and the drama A streetcar named Desire. While both stories are very different and seem like they do not connect in any way, in actuality, they have quite a few joint themes, Loneliness being a very strong one. Holden Caulfield in T...

Readers Journal The Catcher In The Rye By: J.D. SalingerChapter 1:Summary: The story is still being introduced. The setting is an icy winter in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. It takes place at Pencey Prep, a school Holden just got kicked out of. He is the coach for the foiling te...

Holden's Rejection Towards Adulthood: A Rebellion in J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is a "coming-of-age" novel about a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield who is torn between childhood and adulthood. He is uncomfortable...

Book ReportJamie SoetaertMarch 3. 2000Catcher In The Ryeby J.D.Salinger J.D.Salinger's book Catcher In The Rye, is important because the book makes you feel why you are important in life. It also make you feel that life is not as complicated as in the book. I'...

The Catcher in the Ryeby: J. D. SalingerIn results of writing an essay which included, " ...Modern science would still like to know what the secret ingredients were that the Egyptians used when they wrapped up dead people so that their faces would not rot for innumerable centuries...", Holden Caulfi...

Mrs. Woolcock English 3 CP 20 October 2003 Revelations Induce Change It is very often that people have revelations which induce change in their lives. Revelation must influence someone or something for change to occur, for if it does not, why would there be any reason for change to occur in th...

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE J.D. SALINGER This book is one of the first books that actually have made me change my way of thinking. It is unlike any book I have ever read. The sad part about it is that you have to be a certain type of person in order for this book to change you. In fact, you ...

As humans age, they lose their innocence and become corrupted. There is one point in time between the changes from child to adult, the child loses its innocence. In novel, Holden realizes that innocence cannot be protected forever. Everything that he is innocent becomes corrupted. He learns that it ...

The Catcher In The Rye In chapter two, Holden reveals some of his most important traits through his interaction with Mr. Spencer. In this scene, it is the first time you see Holden communicating with someone, but even in the beginning, he is apathetic the lesson Mr. Spencer is trying to teach ...

Holden Caufield is a very unique character... Holden throughout the novel is very "strange". He always seems to have these altered perceptions. There are many instances in Catcher in the Rye to Show this. An instance where Holden has an altered perception is when he slept over Mr. An...

Conrad Vs. Holden Getting over a traumatic experience can be troubling to anyone, especially when the experience deals with a close family member or friends. Whether the problem is feeling unloved by your parents, being rejected by your friends or even having suicidal thoughts, the result can be ...

These days, there are very different ways off acquiring knowledge. Films, books, revues, magazines, movies, etc. Surprisingly enough, most of the films our days are take from books. They are modernized and cut down the most important parts. If we compare the film "Igby goes down" with J.D...

I do not remember when I learned how to write, but I do remember the teachers and the subject matter that made me think and made me want to write what I was thinking. Throughout my formal school education, it was my English teachers who truly amazed me for it was they who taught me the tools I neede...

The irrational Holden Caulfield in the novel Catcher in the Rye, has many problems. A significant one he has is his difficulty in dealing with others. This is because Holden does not behave in socially appropriate ways. This is shown when Holden is on his date with Sally Hayes, when Holden fights ...

This is for an assignment where we had to write a continuation estra scene type thing in the style of Holden.Prologue:Before my scene takes place, Holden has just shown the two young boys down to the long "tunnel" to the Mummy exhibits. In the book Holden didn't stay and look at the mummy exhibit, ...

Holden believes in innocence. The only thing drawing him out of innocence are the temptations of the adult world like drinking, sex, and the normal relations that occurs between adults. I. Drinking draws Holden out of innocence. A Holden often visit bars. 1. When he's at the bars he'...