Jd Salinger's Response To The Book

Many authors look for inspiration when writing and many times have various reasons for which they write something. J.D. Salinger has represented a style of writing such as this in many of his writings, but no one more prevalent than that of his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger’s book quickly made him became one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century with his great post-WWII era style of writing. Salinger’s early life and the time period in which he lived influenced many ideas that are expressed in his influential works. When first published, The Catcher in the Rye was number one on New York Times Bestseller list but was frequently banned from schools and libraries. This shows the mixed reviews the book was receiving in the early years of its publication. The book exemplified the daily American life and culture during mid twentieth century, which when read in the context of the present day, demonstrates how the American society has changed. Anyone reading this book today will be impressed with

Holden Caulfield has a unique way of thinking, when he sees people he instantly begins to think they are phony. Throughout the whole book Holden calls everybody a phony, he thinks that everybody is fake. One example is Ackley. He begins to tell everybody about his summer and how he almost hooked up with a girl. Holden knew Ackley was lying about his summer, so, he called Ackley a phony. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield 's perspective on people give the reader a different and unique point of view.

Humanity is capable a lot of things. We all are capable of becoming victims of society or being the the ones committing the action. Moreover, in general as people we tend to shield our true selves , neglecting the idea of expressing how we think and what we believe in. This is exemplified in JD Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye , where a teenage boy, Holden Caulfield, briefly describes an eventful weekend he had experienced. It all began with him being kicked out of his school for failing all his classes, but English. As he embarked a new journey on his own he tried reconnecting with people he had met in his past , to use as a guidance. Furthermore, Holden Caulfield is afflicted with agitation, abandonment, and despondency and these

In the story the Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger takes the reader on a journey through the mind of Holden Caulfield. Holden is a troubled teenager who has difficulty connecting with others. Most of the book is spent inside Holden’s mind and this allows the reader to form a deep understanding of how Holden thinks. Throughout the book the reader learns how Holden is flawed and is left to wonder how he becomes this way.

J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye tells the tale of Holden Caufield, a young boy who feels estranged in society. And no stranger to that feeling was a man named Mark David Chapman. Chapman felt a connection between Holden and himself after having read the novel. They both had the same hatred towards fake people in life. This resentment of phonies is what led Chapman to kill John Lennon on the 8th of December, 1980. To begin with, Chapman had a very unhappy childhood. Besides being the constant target of bullies, his parents’ anger towards one another infringed upon his childhood development (Mark David Chapman, n.d., para.49). “He lived in dread of his father, who would beat his mother”, and dreamt of killing him (Mark David Chapman, n.d., para.3). The reading of Salinger’s book brought a new light into his life. It’s “polemic against ‘phoniness’ in society” was particularly influential (Mark David Chapman, n.d., para.53). Chapman proclaimed that he was a version of Holden (Gaines, 1987, para.9). Being the Catcher in the Rye of his generation, he was going to protect the young and clear the world of these so-called phonies. Chapman said that the book explained his motives for the murdering of John Lennon (Gaines, 1987, para.3), a man who he thought of as a

Reveals about situation: This quote serves a vital role in characterizing Holden. Specifically, it reveals how Holden actually does feel sympathy for others, but he does not know how to express his feelings externally. Thus emphasizing how Holden struggles with more person vs. self conflicts opposed to person vs. person conflicts. He has a kind heart and good intentions, but he cannot convey his message properly.

1) In this quote, the term being used is metaphor because Life and Game are two completely different things but they are being compared to each other like if they are similar.

In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger readers are introduced to a young man named Holden Caulfield who introduces himself and begins to tell his story of how and why he left his school; Pencey Prep. In the story, Holden explains how he is being kicked out of school and doesn't want his parents to know and so leaves school early. throughout the story, Holden explains what happens to him before he must go home and act like he is home from school for a break instead of being kicked out. When it comes to the topic of Author's purpose of The will of individual vs the will of the majority some will think the purpose is to show that Holden going against the will of society to rebel, however, I think the author’s purpose of The Catcher in the Rye was to show that the individual will manifest in his desire for isolation comes from his is fear and damage done by fear of pain, failure, rejection, and is unwilling or unable to go along with the majority. This all shown through Imagery, symbolism, and diction.

Lastly, Holden feeling the need to protect the world and save the next generation relates to the song “Demons,” by Imagine Dragons. They both exhibit the desire to prevent the world from conforming to the evils of the world. In the novel, Holden goes to Phoebe's school and notices that someone wrote “Fuck you” on the wall so he erased it thinking that he is doing right so the other kids don't see it and start asking questions. He notices it written again on the wall and gets frustrated. He then says, “It’s hopeless, anyway. If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub out even half the “Fuck you” signs in the world. It's impossible.” (Salinger 222). This shows his frustration with the people in the world. Society is poisoning the

As a soldier who fought in World War II, J.D. Salinger witnessed his fellow comrades' and friends' youthful lives dwindle in the wake of battle. Distraught and pained by their shortened adolescent years, J.D. Salinger developed Holden Caulfield, the main character of his classic American novel, Catcher in The Rye, to mirror the pain he endured and his desire to sustain his generations youthfulness.

Just when does one leave the safe clings of innocence and venture into a brave new world? Salinger argues that the desire to preserve people's’ innocence is first encountered when the individual crosses with the experience of corruption. Since Salinger uses Holden to project his own personal insight about life “[He] was half in love with her by the time [they] sat down. That’s the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they’re not much to look at, or even if they’re sort of stupid, you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy” (Salinger 137). Salinger reflects on the average adolescent males mind, a state of innocence, and displays their habitual tendency to envision the perfect fantasies of love, unattainable through simple encounters. This often allures the male into falling for and being corrupted by his unrealistic ideas.

Imagine being a depressed teenager who just got expelled from high school, and on the verge of a mental breakdown. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, follows the life of a depressed six foot two and a half inch, partially gray-haired, and woefully angular sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield. Recovering from a recent breakdown, Holden tells his story from a mental institution in California. His older brother D.B. is a successful writer in Hollywood, and his younger sister Phoebe is attending elementary school in New York City. At thirteen years of age, Holden was forced to enter adulthood when his brother Allie died from leukemia. Instead of seeing pulchritude, Holden started to view the world as an atrocious place, populated by phonies who do not understand him. At times, he averts social contact as a result of depression. Holden struggles to cope with Allie’s death as he alienates himself from society and suffers from loneliness.

Holden caulfield is the main character in The Catcher in the Rye and he has several reasons why people are phonies. The Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger and was published in 1951. Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy that is failing the preparatory school that he goes to. He calls people phonies because he believes that people are fake. Holden just doesn’t want the phonies to be around anymore.

In the novel, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield has just failed out of his fourth school. After the fourth expulsion, Holden decides to run to New York to avoid facing his parents. As the novel progresses, Holden struggles with finding his true self and why he has trouble connecting with other people. For this essay, I’ve connected Holden’s inner struggles to the struggles Eminem faced in his lifetime and sings about in his song, Talkin’ 2 Myself.

At some point in everyones life, one just dreads taking on the day or just getting up. This could be due to depression or lack of motivation, but for others it is because they loath their situation and everything occurring within it. If that is the case and a few other factors are added, one will begin to experience a feeling known as angst. While experiencing this emotional state, one will start to be overcome with immense feelings of anxiety and frustration while doing most tasks as little as trying to write a paragraph (Angst). Holden Caufield from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, is a fantastic example of how angst can affect a young persons life. This feeling of dread and frustration takes over almost every aspect of his life, which