Essays Tagged: "The Catcher in the Rye"
Catcher in the Rye-Sequel
Catcher In The Rye(sequel) Loomis Chaffee ... Loomis Chaffee Chapter 1 Another day another school...I thought about this new school they placed me in.They said I will like it. Well I'll ... . I immediately new who it was, you can just hear it's a schoolteacher. One can just hear that over the phone. After the phone hangs up I hear a yell,"Holden, front and center!" Then we go throughout ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Huckleberry Finn vs. Holden Caulfield
Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield make take journey into self-discovery. In TheAdventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn is trying to find purpose and identity throughconflicti ... ing to find purpose and identity throughconflicting of morals. While Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye, is an adolescentstruggling to find mature into manhood. In comparison, they are both on a j ... bonding and experiences which leadto wisdom and understanding. Without maturity one may never have these essentialexperiences. This leads to an empty shell of a person, never truly feeling passion, l ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain
Catcher In The Rye Response by J.D Sallinger
- -THE CATCHER IN THE RYEPersonal Response The Catcher in the Rye is the kind of novel that you ... sponse The Catcher in the Rye is the kind of novel that you might refer to as a 'perplex' in the dark kind of novel. Not because the storey takes place at night or in a dark place, but because ... es place at night or in a dark place, but because Salinger (the author) never really tells you were the main character 'Holden' is speaking to you from. This leaves the storey open to all kinds of ima ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Phoniness, The True Face And The False Face in "Cather in the Rye" by Salinger
What happen if everyone in the world is wearing a mask?That is exactly what this world is; everyone wears a mask. Mostpeople we ... divulge just by looking,but with a careful scrutiny of one's character will reveal to whatis behind the facade. Equivalent to what happened in J.D. Salinger'snovel The Catcher in the Rye.Holden Caulfi ... hat happened in J.D. Salinger'snovel The Catcher in the Rye.Holden Caulfield, a typical teenager in the 50's with amorally loose, rude and obscene personality. However, his rudeness isjust a mask that ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
A review of "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger
The title of the novel The Catcher In The Rye, by JD Salinger, has a substantial connection to the s ... In The Rye, by JD Salinger, has a substantial connection to the story. This title greatly explains the main character, Holden Caulfield, and his feelings towards life and human nature. In society he ... human nature. In society he has found enormous corruption, vulgarity, harm and havoc. He knows that the children of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them and, he states later in ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Holden, the main caracter in J.D Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye"
The Catcher in the Rye is a very descriptive story about a eighteen year old boy named Holden Caulfi ... a very descriptive story about a eighteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield. J.D. Salinger shows the character's true emotions. Holden goes to a college named Pency College, where he is having educ ... too well in any of his classes, except for English. If his parents only knew what he was thinking, they would see a totally different side of him. Holden's life has been tough, after loosing his two ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
How a teenager deals with alcohol, sex, and violence in J.D Salinger's "Catcher in the rye"
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger, depicts how a lonely teenager, Holden Caulfield, deals with ... ly teenager, Holden Caulfield, deals with alcohol, sex, and violence. Teenagers must also deal with these problems daily.Alcohol is very predominate throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Alcoho ... ye. Alcoholic beverages are a readily available, and relatively inexpensive for minors to get. Over the past couple of years, teenage consumption of alcohol has risen dramatically. The National Instit ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
a character study of Salinger's Holden Caufield of "The Catcher in the Rye"
Holden Caufield was a high school student at a boy's academy by the name of Pency Prep. He feels as though he had fought the world and lost, everyone is against him ... him and that little can bring him joy. He had lost his innocence, and saw himself as a 'catcher in the rye', trying to save children from his fate.Holden is quite the eccentric individual. I say this ... al. I say this because of the incident with Sally Hayes where he proclaims his love for her and how they should run off together. The reason this makes him an eccentric is, he hates her and in his own ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Similarities with Holden Caufield's (character in Salinger's "Catcher in the rye) feelings to 'Hurt,' by Nine Inch Nails.
Holden Caufield is a person with many mixed feelings. His happiness was left, but not forgotten in the past, and he suffers terribly because he cannot adjust to these changes to his world and also to ... nnot adjust to these changes to his world and also to himself. In the strong sense, looking back at the lost sense of reality that he still hangs on to, relieves him of all the troubles he has at the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Comparison of "Catcher In The Rye" by Salinger And "The Adventures of Huck Finn" by Mark Twain
The forthcoming of American literature proposes two distinct Realistic novels portraying characters ... ch are tested with a plethora of adventures. In this essay, two great American novels are compared: The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. The Adventure ... Twain and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a novel based on the adventures of a boy named Huck Finn, who along with a slave, Jim, make their way along the Missi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain
a biography of J.D. Salinger
'I Think that J.D.Salinger is the most talented fiction writer in America.'(Hyman, Edgar p.444) ''Salinger is an oddity, an obsess ... n, Edgar p.444) ''Salinger is an oddity, an obsessive, who commands respect..'(Kazin, Alfred p.446) These are just a portion of endless quotes which describe Salinger's impact on typical modern day li ... ribe Salinger's impact on typical modern day literature critic. Throughout his career he has turned the heads of many people and has been an inspirational writer for the generations with such books as ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Catcher In The Rye / J.D. Salinger - book report
e it was banned in America after it's firstpublication. John Lennon's assassin, Mark Chapman, asked the former beatle to sign a copy ofthe book earlier in the morning of the day that he murdered Lenno ... orning of the day that he murdered Lennon. Police found the book inhis possession upon apprehending the psychologically disturbed Chapman. However, the bookitself contains nothing that could be attrib ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Holden Caulfield 's "Catcher in the Rye"
The Catcher in the Rye, starts off with the main character, Holden Caulfield being expelled from sch ... hool once again. Holden is a sixteen year old boy who has been expelled on numerous occasions from other schools. This time he is being expelled from Pency Prep. Before Holden goes home to his parents ... lden goes home to his parents, he plans to spend a few days in New York. His parents do not know of the expulsion, so he spends the weekend in a hotel. Holden is a pretty strange kid who can always fi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Catcher and The Rye"
The Catcher In The Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, is a fictional novel that was first published in 1 ... vel takes place in New York City and in Pennsylvania over a duration of four days. This novel tells the story of an emotionally disturbed teenager who has been kicked out of a boarding school. The sto ... been kicked out of a boarding school. The story is told from the point of view of a teenager who is the narrator of the story.The main character in this novel is Holden Caulfield. He is sixteen years ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
"The Catcher in the Rye" by Salinger. The first novels written with young adults in mind
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is one of the first novels written with young adults in mi ... d, though it is a classic within mature reading circles. It is written in first-person format, with the main character, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, telling the story.Holden is definitely the pr ... m. He aspires to hold his beliefs in high regards, and is turned-off by anyone who doesn¹t see the world as he does: a very unkind, polluted, and boring place to live.Three people, besides Holden ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Quest for Love. About Holden Caulfield's starving to allocate his love in "Catcher in the Rye" by Salinger
In many novels in J.D. Salinger's library of books, there is a recurring theme of the loss of innocence of children, the falling and the confusions of c ... ocence of children, the falling and the confusions of childhood, and many other ideas that apply to the ideas of adolescence and the life of the average teenager growing up. Many of his themes occur i ... short period of time in a child's life that affects him/her in a very profound and significant way. The idea of love is also a major theme that arises in many of his characters and that indicates the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Boarding Schools
avy blue blazers with white shirts and a tie going to a beautiful school with ivy covered walls and the game of polo being played in the distance. Oh, and don't forget thoughts of parents with fat wal ... on't forget thoughts of parents with fat wallets and a family trust fund. This is what Gordon Vink, the director of admissions at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, calls the "Holden Caufield-Catche ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Moral Struggle. It traces American theme of moral struggle through Modernism, citing JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, and through Realism with WD Howells's Editha.
Several themes are found throughout history in American Literature. American authors, over time, have writte ... re. American authors, over time, have written about a hugely diverse pool of topics and issues, but they all seem to stick to similar themes. A theme is an underlying meaning in a serious work of lite ... me is an underlying meaning in a serious work of literature, such as moral struggle, individualism, the unknown, the American dream, or coming of age. An author's perspective often influences the them ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Emotional Journey - Comparing the Catcher In the Rye by J.D. Salinger to She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.
The Emotional JourneyThe emotional quest is a journey of the heart, mind and soul. It is not somethi ... n easily and it may take a whole lifetime to complete. Although it is not always evident as to what they are searching for, their subconscious mind drives them to find it. Dolores Price from She's Com ... o find it. Dolores Price from She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb and Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger have many other characteristics in common. These two individuals go on sep ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Comparing the first chapters of: Catcher in the Rye and Great Expectations
This essay will determine the differences between two popular books, The catcher in the rye: by J.D Salanger and Great expecta ... 1861 and is written in standard English with many colloquial and archaic words. As with catcher in the rye, it was first published in 1951 and is written in American English and also has many colloqu ... 951 and is written in American English and also has many colloquial words and is also written as if the main character is speaking (first person narrative) directly to you.The main characters Holden ( ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers