Holden Has Many Life Problems
Would you choose to have a physically unstable person in a psychiatric hospital or walking around freely on the streets? In the novel, The Catcher In The Rye written by J.D. Salinger based on a sixteen...
View ArticleTo Ban or Not to Ban: Why Catcher has so Many Rye-led Up
Thirty-six middle-aged people lean in simultaneously, a collection of ears trained intently on the speaker. He clears his throat before addressing the smattering of adults comprised mostly of teachers,...
View ArticleHolden and the Canon: Evaluating the Aesthetic and Classic Status of ‘The...
J.D Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ has been controversial since its release in 1951. Its focus on crude and sexual subject matter means it was banned in many places, even in some American schools...
View ArticleA Sophisticated Character Of Holden Caulfield
The Catcher in the Rye: A Coming of Age In literature, a character’s unique perspective on common human experiences can both engage the reader, on experiences that are common to humanity engages the...
View ArticleBook Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
In the book, Catcher in the Rye, wrote by J.D. Salinger has used the term phony to address people, objects, and situations that are brutal. Holdenr’s way of saying phony is when someone acts fake. He...
View ArticleA Child’s View: Adult Oppression in The Catcher in the Rye and The Member of...
In novels The Catcher in the Rye and The Member of the Wedding, Salinger and McCullers both invite the reader to experience how the adult world can have an impact on the lives of young people. In...
View ArticleHooking Up With Holden: Exploring Sexuality in The Catcher in the Rye
“Sex is something I just don’t understand. I swear to God I don’t,” (Salinger, 63). It might take Holden Caulfield nine chapters to admit to this, but his sexual confusion is present from the first...
View ArticleThe Presence of the Psychological Lens in The Catcher in the Rye
As a soldier in WWII, J.D. Salinger did not write about the war like his counterparts. He wrote about tragedy, but from a teenage perspective in the shape of Holden Caulfield. Through the psychological...
View ArticleSaving Children’s From Losing Their Innocence in Catcher in the Rye
The catcher in the rye means to save children from losing their innocence. That is what Holden believed that catcher in the rye meant. The main character who is confused and disillusioned searches for...
View ArticleThe Real Holden in the Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye, Holden feels isolated partly because he lives in such a confined circle. All his schoolmates are rich, privileged kids with narrow worldviews, but, ironically, he’s also too rich...
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