Loss of innocence is a major theme in The Catcher in the Rye. The novel’s protagonist, Holden Caulfield, is an angst-ridden teenager who is struggling to find his place in the world. He has been kicked out of several schools and is now on the verge of being expelled from his latest school, Pencey Prep. … Read more
The Catcher in the Rye is set in the early 1940s, and follows Holden Caulfield’s adventures after being kicked out of boarding school and running away from home. The story is set in New York City and takes place primarily in Manhattan. Many of the landmarks and neighborhoods mentioned in the book are still around … Read more
Holden Caulfield, protagonist of the Holden Caulfield wants to be a child forever and imagines his family as “phony” people, unhappy with their job as parents. The Holden’s family is too much like the rest of adults he sees: phony. Holden believes that children are innocent and thus they don’t lie; Holden wishes he was … Read more
The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, is a novel that follows Holden Caulfield’s experiences through senior year at his private school in New York City, ending with him escaping from Manhattan for a few days to avoid being hospitalized after almost failing out of Pencey Prep. The book has become one of … Read more
Holden Caulfield is an extremely complex character. The fact that he is not static, but changes throughout The Catcher in the Rye, makes it nearly impossible to summarize Holden’s development in a short paragraph. The original quote is “You never really know anybody.” The most important things to delve into when discussing Holden’s character development … Read more
Written by J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye explores the recollections of an adolescent boy, Holden Caulfield, who experiences a nervous breakdown. Salinger illustrates Holden’s personal dilemmas through setting and characterisation to show the readers Holden’s isolation. The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, is a film of similar context, exploring the social … Read more
Does being miserable, drinking away sadness, and ordering a prostitute sound like a troubled teen, or someone with a serious mental illness? In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield gets kicked out of the private school he is attending and stays in … Read more