text depending on a variety of contextual factors. Political‚ religious and social values that dominate different eras will sculpt ones understandings of the messages portrayed in a novel. A New Historicist take on J.D Salinger’s novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye” will warrant different opinions to that of a Feminist approach on the themes presented. Holden’s self alienation‚ reluctance to growing up‚ conform to societal stereotypes and his interactions with others convey underlying messages that will
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J.D. Salinger explores the difficulties associated with the passage from youth to adulthood in his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. The author especially highlights the importance people staying connected to others in order to make a mentally healthy and successful life transition. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in the novel‚ is desperately clinging to his youth. Holden is obsessed with the phony nature of adults and judges the people around him based upon their degree of insincerity‚ two-facedness
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Similar observations are made by academic writer and author Sarah Graham in her book entitled Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. In this book‚ Graham addresses a variety of reading techniques‚ themes‚ and comparisons/contrasts in regards to Salinger’s most popular novel‚ but she specifically addresses the main theme of Holden’s attempt to escape the phony 1950’s materialistic focused society surrounding him. Graham begins her take on this theme of escaping society with a chapter on Holden’s rebellion:
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Joseph Alhallak Period 3 August‚ 31-2013 Vocabularies Ostracize: to get expelled from a community or a group‚ or to banish someone or ignore him. Torso: the body excluding the head‚ neck and limbs. Rile: to cause annoyance‚ disturb by minor irritations. Gory: the word is used to describe something that features a lot of bloodshed and violence. Pacifist: a person who opposes the use of war or violence to settle a dispute. Putrid: it can be the food rotting process‚ something with a bad odor
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52-53) Because he likes her‚ and doesn’t like Stradleter -> he knows what kind of guy he is 3. What does Holden think about doing with his life? Joining a monastery 4. What does he decide he will actually do? (p. 54-55) Why does he decide this? He goes to NYC until Wednesday and plans on returning home when his parents has discussed it. It’s easier for him to escape and avoid the conflict instead of facing it. 5. What is his final gesture before leaving school? He yells really loud‚ so probably
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into social work. To me however the transition makes perfect sense. My degree in English has taught me about a rage of behavioral health‚ through characters in different novels. I learned about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield. I’ve read a wide rage of novel involving
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jacket‚ and a tall presence‚ making him appear much older than he really is. But do these mature features really resemble this teenager’s inner heart or is he longing for the innocent past‚ a past he so desperately wants to maintain? In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the theme of innocence becomes an important aspect of this teenager’s identity. This particular teenager’s name is Holden Caulfield‚ and he is a desperate‚ depressed youth with purely innocent intentions‚ figuratively and literally
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Does being miserable‚ drinking away sadness‚ and ordering a prostitute sound like a troubled teen‚ or someone with a serious mental illness? In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield gets kicked out of the private school he is attending and stays in New York for a couple of days instead of going home. Holden struggles with depression throughout his journey and has many problems like lying and drinking. Holden is suffering from depression because
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In Jd Salinger’s award winning novel‚ Catcher In The Rye‚ Had many symbols that give this book its meaning. I’m going to tell you many symbols‚ and each and everyone one of them means something to the book greatly. One symbol that was shown was when he was at the museum of natural history. This symbol is childhood. Holden has a hard time with change‚ especially with young kids growing up. He wants them never to grow. The reason this is a symbol is‚ at the museum nothing changes. The displays are
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Phoebe Caulfield’s Influence in The Catcher in the Rye Although not present throughout the majority of the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ Phoebe Caulfield’s existence effects Holden Caulfield’s character and ultimately is significant to a larger theme in the novel by the effects she has on him. The novel typically tells a story that focuses on a major theme of the “phoniness” of the adult world and the painful process of growing older as displayed through the eyes of major character Holden Caulfield
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