"Catcher in the Rye"In the "Catcher in the Rye" many different aspects of literature are used to create a main character's facade and also the characters around him. These aspects are also used to show how Holden, the main character, develops throughout the story with the ever changing environment a...

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 ...

Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield's Perception and Gradual Acceptance of the "Real" World. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden views the world as an evil place where there ...

The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulg...

The novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is about a troubled young man named Holden Caulfield. Holden searches his teenage life, struggling to find answers to his questions about himself and his identity. No matter where Holden goes, in his opinion he is surrounded by phonies. They app...

J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye Compared to Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn All famous American authors have written novels using a variety of characters, plots, and settings to illustrate important themes. Throughout literary history many of the same themes have been stressed in di...

In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significantly throughout the novel. However as the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless ...

Catcher in the Rye The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Hold...

Ever since the publication in 1951, J.D. Salinger\'s The Catcher in the Rye has served as the firestorm for controversy and debate. This book is a graphic depiction of the human condition, making it enlightening, yet incredibly depressing. The main character, Holden Caulfield, is one from many of Sa...

The Catcher in the Rye has truly earned it's place among great classic works. J. D. Salinger created a literary piece that was completely unique. The entire novel was written in the first person view of the 17-year-old, Holden Caulfield. The majority of the story is compiled of Holden's rudimenta...

Summary:The "Catcher and the Rye" is not the kind of story with a meaningful story line, that is, knowing only that would indicate little on what it is about. The events told in the story, seem to unfold as flashbacks. We can sense a chronological order of events in Holden Caufield's story, although...

Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger Plot Catcher in the Rye is about a 16 year old boy who is torn between being immature and his idea of maturity. Symbolisms of utmost relevance are used to shape the whole story into something intriguing. His being kicked out from 4 schools gives the reader an ...

Many people find that there dreams are unreachable. Holden Caulfield realizes this in J.D Salinger's book The Catcher in the Rye. In The Catcher in the Rye, Houlden Caulfield believes in purely black and white concepts, with little to no grey area in between. He applies these beliefs to people...

The forthcoming of American literature proposes two distinct realistic novels portraying characters that are tested with a plethora of adventures. In this essay, two great American novels are compared: The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. The Adventu...

The Catcher in the Rye has truly earned it's place among great classic works. J. D. Salinger created a literary piece that was completely unique. The entire novel was written in the first person view of the 17-year-old, Holden Caulfield. The majority of the story is compiled of Holden's rudim...

In every type of media, whether it is a movie, television show, or a book, there is a journey present. Archetypes and quest elements are found and analyzed in everything. J.D. Salinger uses significant elements of the quest in his novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is on a quest throughout the ...

Comparing Catcher in the Rye and Pygmalion and the Themes They RepresentIn J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, muses at one point on the possibility of escaping from the world of confusion and "phonies" while George Bernard Shaw's main character of Py...

Holden Caufield emphasizes on the loss of innocence in children. He feels that once they lose their innocence, they will soon turn into phonies like everyone else. The loss of innocence is very common in the development in human existence. It is caused by many factors. Past a certain age, children...

First of all, The Catcher in the Rye is a "deep" book, and is set in the New York/Pennsylvania area during either 1948 or 1949. By "deep", I mean that the book deals more with the psychological, and requires pretty heavy thinking to understand. I myself don't believe that i fully understand some of ...

What does it feel like to always be confused and second-guessing yourself? In Salinger's Catcher in the Rye there is somebody who does know. This very same cloud of uncertainty haunts Holden Caulfield. Not only was it frustrating but his uncertainty takes over his life. If it wasn't for...

Holden in the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" and Conrad in the movie "Ordinary People" are very closely related in many ways, but differ in a few as well. They are both going through a difficult time in dealing with a death of a brother and deal with things in very similar ways...

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...

Since its publication in 1951, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye has been a topic of much controversy. In most instances, critics tackle the moral issues presented in the book and how these issues are dealt with. Salinger's portrayal of society is enlightening, yet depressing. He uses Holden C...

In J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield's sister, Phoebe, represents then light, innocence, and purity that is otherwise absent from his cold, gloomy, tainted life. According to Ancient Greek mythology, Phoebus was the God of Light. Phoebe, derived from Phoebus, is the light amidst...

A Lack of Companionship, a Lack of Joy "Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel" (qtd. in Davidoff 106). As long as man has existed, man has strived to have companions: to feel the love of friends and family. In J.D. Sa...