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 Holden is searching for something from the adult world. Many of the adults who surround Holden's life fail to give him what he needs from them. From the first chapter when Holden visits old Spencer to the end where he flees from his beloved teacher and friend from M...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

Cheerful, carefree, easygoing... These are the opposite description of growing up. The book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger should be read by all for it has the ability to pull the reader in so that he or she may be able to relate his or her own personal life to the characters in the story...

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield finds himself a protector of innocence. Throughout the whole book, the idea that children lose their innocence as they mature is widely explored, and it appears that Holden is trying to shield them from maturity. Or, at least, to keep these peop...

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 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...

Throughout the book \"The Catcher in the Rye,\" author J.D. Salinger uses many symbols to explain what Holden Caulfield is feeling. Three symbols that Salinger uses represent anti-change and things staying the same. The Museum of Natural History is an example of things staying the same. The carousel...

English Journal – The Catcher in the Rye January 1 Chapter 1-2 In the two opening chapters we are introduced to Holden Caulfield and his life at Pencey High. This is all about to end due to his failure in 4/5 subjects. My initial reaction to Holden's personality was that he had a ver...

Ever since this novel was published in 1951, it has been shrouded in controversy. Author J.D. Salinger was born in New York City in 1919, and lived in a stylish neighborhood as the son of a wealthy cheese importer. Salinger's body of work includes many short stories and compellations, but ...

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...

In JD Salingers' Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Caufield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. Holden has a fixation on childhood, which shows itself in many forms. The idea of protect innocence of Holden Caulfield has been clearly shown throughout the book &nda...

J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is a literary display of ingenious creativity. Salinger's novel fits the archetypal pattern of an anti-romance; however, the novel is unique in how it follows that pattern. A distinct way in which Salinger makes this novel unique is by having the stre...

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...

Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Catcher in the Rye is written by the American writer Jerome David Salinger and was published in 1951. Born on the first of January, 1919 in New York City, J. D. Salinger experienced a rather innocent and safe childhood. In the beginning of his career he wro...

In the pre-Beatlemania world of America's 1950's, JD Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, wasn't the most popular book on the shelf. In many communities it was (and in some cases still is) looked down on to the point of actually being banned. It wasn't until after Sal...

Catcher in the Rye Holden and His "Phony" Family The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden acts around o...

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 ...