Salinger, the brilliant author behind The Catcher in the Rye, gives us a deep perspective about his novel by showing the true feelings behind the complex character who is Holden Caulfield. Salinger was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City and became a world renowned author after the creation of his first novel, The Catcher in the Rye. In 1942, Salinger was drafted into the army after the invasion of Pearl Harbor where he devised multiple chapters about Holden Caulfield’s character. Although Salinger
figure in present-day society for his literature inspired by war. Salinger was born on January 1st of 1919 in New York and died in early 2010 on January 27th in New Hampshire. Salinger spent most of his life in Manhattan’s fashionable upper west side and had a variety of academic struggles causing him to attend various prep schools. He later serves in the military during World War II in the tragic invasion of Normandy and was later hospitalized due to PTSD with effects of anxiety and depression resulting
Holden Caulfield is the main character and narrator of Catcher in the Rye. The story is given after the fact in a stream of consciousness, as Holden is in a rest home. Holden alienates himself to provide a sense of protection from the “real” world he must start living in. He describes adulthood as superficial, hypercritical, and shallow. He believes that he is above the adult world, as all adults are phonies. Holden believes that phoniness is what is wrong in the world and is his excuse for alienating
Salinger, introduced an exceptional novel, The Catcher in The Rye, which is filled with the daily struggles faced by an average teenager. Salinger incorporates thorough ideas which relate to the struggles of transitioning from childhood into adulthood. Salinger conveys both mental and physical problems through the personal experiences of the main character, Holden Caulfield. Some of these problems include: [Depression, the innermost struggle present in a teenage soul.] The start of new relationships
The people Holden meets throughout The Catcher in Rye by J.D. Salinger have large impacts on Holden’s ideas and mental state. But then again the people the reader does not get to see, have an equal if not greater impact on Holden’s life. Holden’s story starts when he is once again is kicked out of school and has to face his parents with the news. Instead Holden decides to take a detour into New York City. Holden does many strange things as his depression and mental illness deteriorate. He hired a
The people Holden meets throughout “The Catcher in Rye” by J.D. Salinger have large impacts on things like Holden’s ideas and mental state. But the people the reader doesn’t get to see have an equal if not greater impact on Holden’s life. Holden is once again is kicked out of school and has to face his parents with the news. Instead Holden decides to take a detour into New York City. Holden does many strange things as his depression and mental illness deteriorate. He hire a prostitute only to pay