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...

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...

CATCHER IN THE RYE THEME OF AGING In the beginning of the story, Holden comments on how old Mr. Spencer is. He states that "you wondered what the heck he was still living for". This, paired with the fact that he is possibly near death, causes Holden to feel isolated from him. He also...

"Catcher in the Rye" written by J.D. Salinger is a novel in which the author creates much irony in the way he presents the loss of innocence or the fall from innocence in his main character, Holden Caulfield. While Holden clearly believes in protecting the innocence of children in society, he himse...

A dream cannot exist without another person. The Catcher in the Rye illustrates the American dream by revealing the heartaches one must go through while growing up and finding their place in society. Holden Caulfield is amazed by peoples' "phoniness". He believes that no one is truly real and th...

6.) Select a work and show how a change in the state of life of the character was a frightening process and led to destruction or to a "cleansing by fire."In JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Claufield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. Holden...

The book Catcher in the Rye is novel by J.D. Salinger about a troubled teenage boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden gets kicked out of the boarding school he attends and travels to New York City, where he stays alone for several days. The one thing that Holden hates more than anything are the people...

Explore symbolism in the novel and how it supports the theme. In Holden's view, the adult world represents a phony and cruel world. For Holden, the schools, like Pencey Prep and Elkton represents the phony, cruel world of those adult who run them. For example,...

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 ...

J.D. Salinger uses Holden Caulfield's anti-heroic characteristics to develop the theme of innocence and childhood.Holden is afraid of growing up and would prefer to remain an innocent child. He seems unable to face the responsibilities that come as one gets older. His continued flunking at school sh...