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
Change is a major part of life that most of us are afraid of. In reality however, change is a law of life, and since we cannot change its existence, we should naturally change the eyes in which we see reality. The infamous novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger gives insight on its protagonist Holden Caulfield who is afraid of the reality of change since he was traumatized at a young age. Caulfield is a 17-year-old boy who lived with his parents as well as his two younger siblings, Phoebe
As Holden is the protagonist of the entire novel of the Catcher in the Rye, the use of shots in Holden’s point of view is very effective as the audience has more of the ability to see the events in his perspective. These perspective shots help portray Holden’s loss of innocence and phony perspective of the world, which is somewhat biased similar to the novel. Not only is the perspective angles useful in understanding
Throughout the novel of the Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield’s abortive attempt to conserve his feeble and incompetent sense of individuality leads to his loneliness which is the primary source of a concrete manifestation of his self-division from the gross demographic of diverse groups of people. The archetypal characters in Catcher in the Rye demonstrate Holden’s struggle to preserve his own innocence and that of those around him. However, through his experiences with these archetypal characters
at such a slow and constant pace that it is easy to look up and realize that one has arrived a place that he or she had never meant to go. J.D. Salinger emphasizes this point in both his bestselling novel, The Catcher in the Rye, and his short story, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.” Catcher follows around Holden Caulfield, a teenager in New York, as he explores the city for a weekend, and comes to grips with adulthood. “Bananafish” tells of a young man by the name of Seymour Glass, a World War 2 veteran
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
then become mature and in turn take responsibility for themselves and their actions? The loss of innocence is the major issue that Holden faces in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The author uses major devices such as symbolism and characterization convey the theme that is the loss of innocence that comes with growing up. Salinger illustrates the theme through these devices to show that losing innocence comes along with growing up and although it is a painful experience understanding the adult
common ground that no human can escape. Whether it is the death of a loved one or a close friend, the inevitable loss often inflicts great pain on a person. It can change views, morals, or integrity. As demonstrated in the speculative fiction novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the fantasy book Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, and the classic Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, characters come of age when they lose someone important. In Lord of the Flies, a speculative
Holden’s life in The Catcher and the Rye has been a perpetual struggle followed by renounced feelings with no optimism. He lives life with a brass face and hides how he really feels deep within. Readers never truly acquire the full picture of Holden Caulfield until the completion of the novel. He never allows us to see his hidden demons until he is overtaken by them with his fall from grace. Loss, is a continuous battle Holden must face on a day to day grind. Whether it is Holden’s younger brother
place to another. The journeys we take in life, no matter how small continually change us and the lives we live. In J.D Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, we experience Holden Caulfield’s journey. We learn to see his journey as an eye opener to the meaning of the novel as a whole. The meaning of the novel, in my opinion, would be the loss of innocence, the hardship of growing up, and being a critic to society. All of which Holden learns too well. But mostly I believe Holden’s journey leads