I'm Crazy Essays

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel written from the point of view of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old boy who is learning about the struggle of growing up and finding one’s purpose in the world. He feels it is important to protect children from losing their innocence and becoming “phony” adults. After getting expelled from school Caulfield travels back home to New York for the rest of the week where he encounters multiple life changing events and conflicts. Salinger illustrates

“Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood” by Louise J. Kaplan. Holden and Charlie both live in a precarious time of adolescence and need to grab hold of their life in some way. Both are trying to make better sense of the world around them .The existence of adolescence in the catcher in the rye and the perks of being a wallflower are constructed through the examination of innocence, phoniness and isolation. Firstly, the catcher in the rye and the perks of being a wallflower

In the novel by J.D Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield tries to battle through the burdens of becoming an adult and growing up in a bone chilling world. Through his journey he comes across five central themes that are psychological paths to cross. Predominantly, alienation is an accent that Holden can’t contradict. Next, Caulfield shows self-protection by isolating himself. Then, losses of innocence, his mental capacity to understand the nature of acts start to become incomprehensible

of friend due to his harsh character. Negative, and ambivalent Holden describe the society as phony, but he is himself extremely spurious, like in this quote” I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I'm on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the opera.It's terrible”(chapter 3). He knows he is phony but

biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That's all. They were coming in the goddam window… They had this headmaster, Mr. Haas, that was the phoniest bastard I ever met in my life… It drives me crazy. It makes me so depressed I go crazy” (34). Holden describes everyone at his school as a phony because of how seriously they take education, while Holden is slacking off and failing four out his five classes. He dislikes teachers, students, peers, and adults, including

An example of Holden dismissing adulthood occurs when he describes what he dreams of being when he gets older. Holden says “Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around- nobody big, i mean-except me. And i’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go off the cliff (Sallinger 173)”. This is a metaphor for Holden stopping kids from entering adulthood, showing how Holden dismisses it. The reason why Holden dismisses

states during their conversation.“I’d like to put some sense into his head of yours,boy. I’m trying to help you. I’m trying to help you,if I can. (Ch 2 Pg 18). Mr.Spencer is trying to help Holden stay

depressed for little to no reason which is one of the symptoms of depressive episodes for bipolar disorder. Another example is when Holden was in new york late at night and said “ It was still pretty early. I’m not sure what time it was, but it wasn't too late. The one thing i hate to do is go to bed when i’m not even tired”(66). That shows that he doesn't even feel tired when it's actually late which is a symptom of Insomnia a part of a depressive episode that means a problem falling asleep or staying asleep

Emotional pain is present in everyone's life, and this is seen again In the novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”. The main character, Holden, experiences pain due to the fact that he is different from all the other kids, and doesn’t fit in the way he desires.This leads him to realize his desire to be alone, and to escape the control of others.Holden receives pain when he isn’t accepted. For example, when he sees his old friend, Sally, he tells her his idealistic plan to escape together to live in a cabin-

In The Catcher in the Rye J.D.Salinger depicts a vivid picture of a teenager standing at a crossroads of childhood and adulthood.The story is an overlapping of ideas when truth get mixed with lie,alienation absorbes a solitary teenager,insomnia veils reality with reminiscences and in the middle of it all stands Holden Caulfield,the main character of the book.He shares his perspective of things during few days while he roams the city of New York and looks for a person who would be able to get into

When He gets into a cab after he goes to the the phone booth, he gets into a conversation with the cab driver. ‘“Well- take me to Edmont then,” I said, “would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me. I’m loaded.”(60). This quote inform us that Holden really want to find a companion to share his feelings. Also, it shows us that Holden is really outgoing. He can talk to a random cab driver and invite his driver to join him . Holden seems to have a tone

The first instance of Holden’s own phoniness occurred when he says “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It 's awful” (22). Holden recognizes the problem with his lying capabilities and tendencies, but does not consider himself phony. Holden’s unwillingness to recognize his own phoniness despite knowing

Theme: Individuality 1. “... I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff—I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all.” (Chapter 22, page 173) This is the passage in which Holden reveals the source of the book’s title. It occurs in Chapter 22, after Holden has slipped quietly

Seventeen, Holden is not ready for adulthood, he is too fastened into his childhood. Catching young children, particularly, his younger sister phoebe from falling into a more mature society from their innocence and knowledge of sex. “... I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff-I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d

In J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, the coming of age archetype is inevitable, as the protagonist matures greatly throughout his physical journey. Holden starts off blinding his eyes to the difficulty of accepting the loss of his brother, Allie. More Often, dark thoughts spiral out of control in Holden's mind, constantly disrupting his state of tranquility, and giving way to his physical journey. Grief causes a sense of sadness, and the deterioration of Holden; however, it does not

children blindly running off a cliff into a rye below where he must catch them. “I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. 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. I know it's crazy." (Chapter 22) Holden feels obliged to catch the children who are in danger of losing their innocence in the game of life, where inevitably everyone becomes impure, even if they don’t realize it. This is why the children

Coping with loss is a difficult situation, especially for a teenager in the midst of transitioning between adolescence and adulthood. A person’s teen years are strenuous enough under normal circumstances, but the death of a family member greatly increases their strife. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield struggles with growing up and yearns for freedom from his painful past, since he never receives closure from an event that shakes his childhood- the death of his younger

wants to protect them from falling into losing their innocence. His constant need to preserve innocence is crazy and unrealistic as losing innocence is simply a part of life. Another example is when Holden decides he wants to venture westward so he wouldn’t have to deal with any phonies of his everyday life any longer. But he changes his mind when Phoebe insists on going with him when he says, “I’m not going anymore. I changed my mind.” (207) Holden saying this shows his growing obligation to his life

The teenage years are filled with change in every aspect of one’s life. In just a span of seven years, teenagers must reach maturation, despite many twists and turns, to transition into adult society somewhat smoothly. As children enter this turbulent chapter of their lives, the adult world may seem frightening and the light at the end of the tunnel may appear to be a great distance away. In this intense process of maturation, teens must discover themselves to find their place in the world, and for

only people that are not phony are kids because they still has their innocence and imagination which made them who they are and nobody affects who they are. As Holden talks about his dream of, "I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only