I. Setting/Mood/Atmosphere Catcher in the Rye is set in the 1950s. Although it is unspecified the exact location of where Holden is, the reader knows that he is telling the story from an asylum somewhere in the New York/ New England area. Overall, the story he tells only spans three days, Saturday afternoon to Monday afternoon. Ultimately, the mood is determined by the language that Holden Caulfield uses. In Catcher in the Rye, he is very angsty, and shows that very obviously in his diction. Holden
Jackie B. Fahey Mr. Lukas English 10 H 5 October 2015 The Catcher in the Rye: Literary Analysis "What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff...That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be." (Salinger 173). The Catcher in the Rye is more than just a title of J.D Salinger’s book. The catcher in the rye is a symbol, as well as a metaphor, which represents Holden’s major
discovering new worlds, which are extrapolated in William Shakespeare's 1661 tragicomedy ‘The Tempest and J.D. Salinger’s ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (1951). Shakespeare’s‘ The Tempest’, elucidates the transformative power of planned discoveries that manifest an individual's desire to re-evaluate assumptions and unveil fresh insights into humanity’s moral flaws. Similarly, The Catcher in the Rye’ demonstrates that physical and intellectual discoveries can elicit an emotional
to 20. The Catcher in the Rye does a great job of showing this struggle, it’s main character going through this time in his life. He is driven to the brink of insanity by trying to run away from it, only to be brought back by facing reality. In The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, Holden exhibits that he has a fear of growing up which is revealed in his anxiety towards sex, his alienation from people growing up and his need to prevent kids from growing up.
This is how Holden who is the main character from The Catcher in the Rye (written by J.D Salinger) viewed society. Holden was very cynical and had a poor attitude about the world. He was defiant when it came towards his friends and displays an immature, foul behavior and makes careless decisions. Holden was also blind because his focus was on other people and not himself. Holden shows these traits throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield is a cynical, isolated teenager who
The following themes, “a heaven believer atheist” and “innocent youth” from “The Catcher of the Rye”, “religion versus faith” and “power causes corruption” from “A Man for All Seasons”, “corruption of innocence” and “innocence of youth” from “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “sex and rape” and “nature of man” from “Catch-22”, “casual violence” and “personal transformation” from “A Clockwork Orange”, and “sexual violence” and “personal transformation” from “Disgrace”, are the central ideas that are expressed
The Catcher In The Rye In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield portrays how he is a phony by judging others for rude insensitive things, yet doing those things himself. Holden Caulfield is a very hypocritical person and does not even realize it. Throughout the whole book he shows these signs and changes only a little bit. Holden seems to be a good guy but tricks all of the readers when he shares more about himself in the novel. Holden really is a phony, but hides it very well
The Catcher and the Rye What makes a person insane is when they start making irrational decisions. In, The Catcher and the Rye, Holden Caulfield faces many challenges growing up to his teenage years. Those challenges affect his state of mental health. Truly sane people can distinguish their perceptions and biases from outside sources and influences. People who are sane have a view of the world that coincides with reality. People who are sane accept things, even the bad things that happened and
Holden Caulfield is left alone to discover how to play the game of life. However, after his brother’s tragic death, Holden gets stuck in a hole and cannot find the right card to keep moving in the game of life. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in The Rye, Holden Caulfield struggles to find his place in the world, as he tries to protect his younger sister Phoebe from the injustices
he states “All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities.”. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that popular American works in the 20th century, such as Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, would reflect this saying in their characters. In fact, both novels aptly demonstrate the validity of Burke’s statement through both the fate of their main characters Lennie Small and Holden Caulfield and the fortunes of various side characters