Catcher In The Rye

Holden Caulfield was very depressed and lonely throughout the entire book; what is something that a lot of depressed and lonely people do? They sing. The song "Basket Case" was sung by Green Day and originally written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool and is very similar to the book Catcher in the Rye which was written by, J.D. Salinger. The son explores the inner thoughts and feelings of a paranoid, depressed individual who seems to have many internal conflicts. The book, Catcher in the Rye, features Holden Caulfield who gets kicked out of school and wanders around New York City alone for a couple of days until he goes home for Christmas.

Throughout a child 's life, sooner or later they get thrown into the teenage experience which starts their transition from childhood to adulthood. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield is stuck in his childhood and does not want to grow up. He is a very complex character and has an odd way of dealing with his emotions; he doesn 't. When Holden is faced with a problem, instead of facing it and slowly working his way through it, he tries to get rid of it entirely. He does not want to be thrown into the real world and will do anything to not be put in those “adult like situations”. I believe that Holden’s issues arose about the time when his younger brother Allie passed away due to leukemia when he was only eleven.

As a 16 year old teenager myself, I know first-hand how my generation acts and how they decide to treat others and themselves. I’ve witnessed the decisions that others have made, and the consequences of those decisions, good or bad. The narrator of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, is a good example of an average, quintessential teenager. I consider myself different from the stereotypical teen aged male, as I try to have a more positive outlook. I have support from others, so I am motivated to work hard and act more mature.

After Sunny leaves, Holden feels even more miserable and depressed. Because he is depressed, he starts talking to his deceased brother Allie out loud. After doing so, Holden stops and gets into his bed. He thinks about praying but does not and goes on about disliking Jesus’ disciples. Holden also goes on about getting into arguments with Arthur Childs, who lived across the corridor from him while he was attending still Whooton School.

While the woman was managing the home, the man was maneuvering through the workforce. The 1950’s saw a steadily increasing ratio between blue-collar to white-collar workers. These men were suits and fedoras, worked in dimly lit offices, and absent mindedly working to achieve success. Sloan Wilson’s 1955 bestselling novel, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, captures the image perfectly. Most of these grey flannel suited men worked for large corporations.

How the choice of form is related to the content Holden’s tour guide relates significantly to the novel. It reflects the constant conflict between the child world and the world of adulthood. It’s also directed towards children, whom Holden enjoys interacting with much more than adults. I tried to use the same descriptive language Holden would when he talks to kids, for example, “the museum with the Indians” to describe the Museum of Natural History. Holden uses this terminology with a young girl he meets in a park, and it’s significant to the theme of childhood since children aren’t concerned about formality.

Although Holden separates himself from others and society, he does have a few relationships with characters that he develops an attachment to. While trying to appear as though he could care less, Holden ends up showing how much denial he is in. “Caulfield’s attempt to imply that it is the reader who wants to know his story, and not he who wishes to be heard, is an immediate sign of the ways in which Holden avoids the appearance of needing or wanting anyone or anything” (Puchalik). Holden wants to make it seem like he does not care if anyone listens or is there for him. Yet he is telling everyone the story so we can assume that he wants someone to know or maybe even care about him.

J.D Salinger was born on January 1, 1919 in Manhattan, New York City. His father Sol Salinger, was Jewish and his mother, Marie Jillich, was Scotch-Irish. He also had an older sister named Doris, she was eight years older than him. When J.D was thirteen his parents sent him to McBurney school. It was a boys preparatory academy in NYC.

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger, the author discusses the difference between someone being phony and someone being real. Real and phony are polar opposites. Being real means someone is honest and true to themselves. They do not pretend to be anyone else and are happy with who they are. They are usually very confident people who do not feel the need to impress others.

Zhu1 Katherine Zhu EAE 1D Ms. Sivel December 1st The Catcher in the Rye: The Pursuit of Endless Childhood The main setting of The Catcher in the Rye is New York City, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist’s hometown. He decides to wander around the city before heading home, to prevent his parents from noticing that he’s been expelled from his school.

Catcher in the Rye Should you know J.D. Salinger’s history before reading the Catcher in the Rye? No, it is not necessary to know Salinger's history or backstory before reading the Catcher in the Rye. It could help your understanding of where the story is coming from, but you don't need to research Salinger. The story explains itself well enough to not have to, it's about just a short period of time that Holden goes through, and the book isn't too complicated to comprehend what Holden goes through. So, there is no need to research the History of Salinger to understand the themes or the book itself.

The Annals of America Volume 17 1950-1960 Cold War In The Nuclear Age 1953-first commercial color telecast 1951-Catcher in the Rye April 10, 1952-Federal Communications Commission ends ban on building new television broadcasting stations and allows more than 2,000 new stations to open About 65 million watch the presidential nominating conventions this year 1952-Hollywood develops 3D movie techniques:special eyeglasses 1952-Off broadway theater begins to grow with revival of Tennessee Williams Summer and Smoke 100 off broadway productions, 34 more than on broadway 1953- Cigarette sales decline because Dr. Alton Ochsner reports than increase in lung cancer is due to smoking. But 1955 sales rise again, esp. filter cigarettes 1954-Under grant

Annotated Bibliography Chase, Ronald. Schizophrenia. “A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science.” Library Journal. 2013.

Jessica Casimiro October 30, 2015 English 3/PayLea Short Story Essay Patrick Rothfuss once claimed, “The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.” The novel Catcher in the Rye focuses on Holden Caulfield, an angst-ridden teen conflicted between remaining in a state of prolonged innocence or transitioning into the world of adulthood, thus facing the corruption and phoniness that it correlates with. Through Holden’s dynamic character, J.D Salinger depicts how innocence is slowly lost when exposed to adulthood. Reluctant to the idea of growing up, Holden strives to protect the innocence of himself and the ones’ around him. Holden reminisces about the Natural Museum of History, a place he enjoyed going

The Catcher in the Rye Final Essay (Draft) In J.D. Salinger's fiction book, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden, a teen living in the 1940’s, experiences his teen years in strange and unusual ways. Holden teaches us that everyone experiences frustrations throughout life but can always manage them. Some readers of the novel believe that the book has lost its significance due to the fact that it was written so long ago.