Literary Analysis Essay On The Catcher In The Rye
Falling Out of the Rye
In the book The Catcher in the Rye, a character named Holden Caulfield who appears to be your everyday character, that is, until you realize that he is in some kind of mental institution and only sees people’s flaws, and it drives him to near insanity. Throughout the book, you realize that Holden is a very lonely character and somewhat depressive to the point where he thinks about committing suicide. It also seems that Holden is in the dark at times, he doesn’t have a lot of friends and he doesn’t seem to connect with his family too well, and for his brothers, D.B. and Allie, D.B. moved far away and Allie, Holden’s little brother, passed away due to leukemia. His death greatly distresses Holden. Reader response criticism can be used to make a connection with Holden throughout …show more content…
In the novel, when Holden talks about Allie, saying that: “He’s dead now. He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946” (Salinger 38). Readers who have lost a loved one or a sibling may be able to connect differently to Holden’s loss than a reader who hasn’t experienced any tragedies in their lively hood. Holden is afraid that without his little brother Allie, he will start to lose himself and he tries to hold onto Allie and hopes Allie will keep him safe. Holden shows this when he comes near the end of the street and starts making himself believe that he’s talking to Allie when he’s about to cross the street: “Allie, don’t let me disappear. Allie, don’t let me disappear. Allie, don’t let me disappear. Please, Allie.” (Salinger 198). Readers who have experienced the loss of a loved one may be able to connect with Holden because they too may have a loved one who they lost and are still trying to hold onto and look to for
In the book The Catcher in the Rye, a character named Holden Caulfield who appears to be your everyday character, that is, until you realize that he is in some kind of mental institution and only sees people’s flaws, and it drives him to near insanity. Throughout the book, you realize that Holden is a very lonely character and somewhat depressive to the point where he thinks about committing suicide. It also seems that Holden is in the dark at times, he doesn’t have a lot of friends and he doesn’t seem to connect with his family too well, and for his brothers, D.B. and Allie, D.B. moved far away and Allie, Holden’s little brother, passed away due to leukemia. His death greatly distresses Holden. Reader response criticism can be used to make a connection with Holden throughout …show more content…
In the novel, when Holden talks about Allie, saying that: “He’s dead now. He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946” (Salinger 38). Readers who have lost a loved one or a sibling may be able to connect differently to Holden’s loss than a reader who hasn’t experienced any tragedies in their lively hood. Holden is afraid that without his little brother Allie, he will start to lose himself and he tries to hold onto Allie and hopes Allie will keep him safe. Holden shows this when he comes near the end of the street and starts making himself believe that he’s talking to Allie when he’s about to cross the street: “Allie, don’t let me disappear. Allie, don’t let me disappear. Allie, don’t let me disappear. Please, Allie.” (Salinger 198). Readers who have experienced the loss of a loved one may be able to connect with Holden because they too may have a loved one who they lost and are still trying to hold onto and look to for