Category: Catcher in The Rye

Life is a beautiful Journey. You think you have it all figured out and have a plan. You think you have figured out your destination and the road that leads there. You are excited and feel like you know which direction you are heading in, but then suddenly the path changes, the signs change, the…

Young teenagers suffer from isolation and remoteness causing them to have a feeling of anxiety and depression. J.D Salinger and his novel The Catcher in the Rye reflects on Holden and how Holden is affected by the death of his younger brother Alie, it makes Holden feel isolated and lonely. Stephan Chobosky and his novel…

Majority of the book Holden is a pessimist, angry, and depressing young teenager that struggles with the idea of adulthood. The author uses his state of mind to mask his desperate need to protect the idea of innocence. Holden spoke with an informal and childlike tone, but he had a more respectful tone when he…

The transition of how women are perceived from the 20th century to then, post-modern times is differential and quite arguably, dramatic. In both ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Catcher In The Rye’ there is a significant pattern of subversion against stereotypes, specifically women. More specifically, this is shown through the contrast of both female protagonists…

In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, a first-person narrative told through the lens of Holden Caulfield, we are introduced to an abnormal teenager who has not found his place in the world and suffers from mental illness. He dives into the journey of his departure from Pencey Prep last year when he got…

Introduction to Holdens Pathological Lying Everyone has their own opinion on Holden Caulfield and his excessive lying problem, but why does Holden truly lie so often? What is the psychology behind his lies? Holden Caulfield, from The Catcher in the Rye, introduces the reader to his life and to his current psychological state. Overtime, he…

In The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, we are taken through the lense of a 17 year-old teenager, trying to find his way throughout the world. The debatable question is if Holden Caulfield is the typical adolescent. An adolescent is a young person in the process of developing from a child into an…

Childhood and adulthood were not factors of age but states of mind  (Axel shakar). You have fun as a child but adapt to the new world as an adult. In J.D Salingers  Catcher in the rye adulthood, childhood and change all play a major Role in young 16 year old Holden Caulfields life…

Throughout the novel, Holden seems to be excluded from and victimized by the world around him. As he says to Mr. Spencer, he feels trapped on the other side of life, and he continually attempts to find his way in a world in which he feels he doesnt belong. As the novel progresses, we begin…

Innocence is something people want to keep, especially during or after adolescence. Holden goes through this transition because of losing his brother, Allie, and struggles to accept it. To Holden, losing Allie is a traumatic experience that affects him greatly enough to manipulate his views on adolescence. From this, he makes the effort to save…