The Catcher In the Rye is a great piece of American Literature. Ever since its publication in1951, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate.Critics have argued the moral issues brought on by the book and the context in which it ispresented. Some cr...

The Catcher in the Rye "I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood." (William Shakespeare) The transition of adolescence to adulthood is most often represented by actio...

A Hated and Loved hero Have you ever met a smart mouthed, bewildered teen with uncanny wisdom that grabbed people in a way that didn't seem right? Here is an introduction to that distressed teen, Holden Caulfied. Being the protagonist of "The Catcher in the Rye", Holden has intr...

"Phoniness" is the dominating theme in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden uses this word to describe everything that goes on around him. In Chapter 22, Holden talks about how adults are phonies and worse yet, they cannot see their own phoniness. Holden makes sure the readers know that he is a compulsive...