In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield expresses his cynical views. His opinions are almost always negative, and he often makes harsh judgments and generalizations. Although Holden is normally reluctant to reach out to people and maintain relationships, he dreams of protecting t...

It is a task of the modern novelist to create human beings who embark on a journey of discovery and whom we accept as living creatures filled with complexities. The life of every character starts at birth and ends in death. However fundamental these two events seem in a person's life, there is much...

Teenagers everywhere have experienced an emotional bond with the characters Huckleberry Fin, Henry Fleming, and Holden Caulfield while reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Red Badge of Courage, and The Catcher in the Rye. Huck's adventure down the Mississippi, Henry's challen...

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 ...

The theme is indubitably one of the most important parts of literature. It not only sets a mood for the story, but also states a point. In many works of literature, one can find identical themes. Though the theme may be the same for both works, they are often represented in different ways. In The Gr...