The Catcher in the Rye "The Catcher in the Rye" highlights the value of innocence. Holden is a teenage boy who finds himself caught between the corruptedness of growing up, and the beauty of staying innocent. Holden's relationship with...

Catcher in the Rye The title of the novel "Catcher in the Rye", written by JD Salinger, has a great meaning behind itself. The title of this novel explains Holden Caulfield, the main character, and what he thought of life and of his surroundings. Holden is a person who judges his s...

Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, symbolism is expressed in many forms. Each symbol has a hidden meaning waiting to be discovered. Once explored, Holden's life and the true meaning of Catcher in the Rye are revealed. Holden often thinks about t...

Analysis of the Catcher in the Rye In 1919 Jerome David Salinger was born to Sol and Miriam Jillich Salinger. This man would have a moderately normal childhood attending the private McBurney School in Manhattan, and afterwards the Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, where he graduated in ...

The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye is a psychological novel based on how events affect the character's mind. Holden Caulfield is an emotionally disturbed sixteen-year old boy who has trouble fitting in and finding a place for himself in society. He sees the world in a different view and d...

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Copyright 1951 The theme of the book is about Holden not acknowledging the fact that he has to grow up. I still don't understand what made him so uncomfortable about sexuality. Sexuality is a human trait. To me it seemed that Holden wanted to tot...

The Catcher in the Rye In "The Catcher in the Rye," J.D. Salinger, the first person narration is critical in helping the reader to know and understand the main character, Holden Caulfield. Holden, in his narration, relates a flashback of a significant period of his life, three days and nigh...

Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and the movie Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross are related in a variety of ways. For instance the main characters in both stories look at the world and see how phony it looks to them. In addition, both the novel and the movie, the sexuality of the era is oppres...

The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye was the sole novel written by J.D. Salinger. He is primarily noted for his short stories, which were often published in magazines and other publications. To this day he is a recluse who resides in New Hampshire. What makes his novel, The Catcher in the...

Catcher In the Rye Question 3Throughout ones life a person comes in contact with many people. Many timesthe relationships a person has with another can reveal traits about them. In the book TheCatcher In The Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden has many relationships with differentpeople. His relationship...

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....

The Happy Catcher The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J.D. Salinger. This novel is about a boy, named Holden Caulfield, who goes through a very depressing time. In The Catcher in the Rye, there are significant items of the story such as , Jane, Allie's baseball mitt, the carousel...

There has been many controversies over The Catcher in the Rye and whether it should be banned from schools due to complaints of the content not being appropriate, such as such as, language and sexual references. I believe that all these issues contribute to the ultimate message of this novel. Hold...

The American classic, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, although simply written, had quite sophisticated meanings. Salinger used seemingly inconsequential details of the novel as hidden metaphors to help carry out the theme. The main character and narrator, Holden, has many concealed symbo...

"If you really want to hear about it," The Catcher in the Rye would be quite different in its message if told from a point of view other than Holden Caulfield. Holden's questionable instability/personality would not be fully addressed, the book would lose much of its bulk, and it would end up havin...

Restricting the ideas of books isn't the way to achieve morality, and certainly isn't any way to improve education. Censorship is exactly that. It's the removal, suppression and restriction of books or other material that are considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionabl...

Many of us have certain themes that we live throughout our lives. Sometimes one must overcome certain anxieties or pressures, and the one thing that may seem comforting, is what you may have to let go of. For Holden Claufeild in JD Salinger's Catcher in The Rye, that idea is innocence. This is his d...

Catcher in the Rye "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." This quotation by Holden Caufield in the novel Catcher in the Rye by John Steinbeck, shows what kind of person Holden really is: fun loving, but phony. Holden enjoys criticizing people by calling them phonies, but...

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, is a novel about teenage angst and the struggle to be accepted by society. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is a seventeen year old kid that has a problem with everything in life, from the books people read to the way people act. Holden has a language pro...

Innocence, Compassion, and some 'Crazy' Cliff A novel, which has gained literary recognition worldwide, scrutiny to the point of censorship and has established a following among adolescents, The Catcher in the Rye is in its entirety a unique connotation of the preservation of ...

Holden's Loss of Innocence "Loss of innocence" becomes apparent when one first begins to show concern for the people, tasks, and troubles in the world. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye presents an abnormal character, Holden, who goes through life as if nothing matters to h...

Thesis: The "poor body," Jenny, mentioned in Robert Burns' poem, "Comin Thro the Rye," is Holden.Where does the title come from in the novel by J.D Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye ? The title comes from Holden's explanation to his sister, Phoebe, on his preferred profession. Thus the profession he...

Introductory Statement: In the book The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger and in the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, there are many significant symbols throughout both books. In Merriam-Webster Dictionary, symbolism is defined as "artistic imitation or invention that is a m...

In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield's innocence is taken away through a twisted chain of events. The novel opens up with Holden depresses after fluking out of Penecy, the suicide of a classmate, and the death of his brother, Allie. Because if these tragic events, Ho...

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...