Analysis Of The Book ' The Catcher Of The Rye '

Point Of View: The Point Of View in my novel was first person. The narrator was Adam.

In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the main character and narrator Holden Caulfeild walks many different paths of life. He jumps around different aspects of his life throughout the book, showing the reader many different sides to himself. This theme is presented through the author’s technique in crafting the characterization and symbolism. J.D. Salinger develops a puzzle of a personality for Holden throughout the book, to show the complexity and multitude of sides to Holden’s character.

“I swear to God I’m a madman” (149) Holden Caulfield says, revealing the wicked nature of J.D Salinger’s 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. The book follows 16 year old Holden Caulfield in his days spent alone on the streets of New York City after getting kicked out of prep school. During this time Holden goes on an alcoholic rampage, fueled by hate and filled with anger towards anything he sees as phony. The book has been the cause of major controversy since its release, with schools across the country banning it from the realms of teaching for decades. Now, it is read in many high school literature classes because of its alleged similarity to the way teenagers think. The Catcher in the Rye should not be taught to young, impressionable teenagers in public schools because of its rampant profanity, glorification of alcohol and tobacco use, and narration by a mentally ill, generally horrible person.

Holden also has a sister, he fears that one day he will lose her too. Holden was very close with his siblings before Allie’s death. He now is afraid he will lose his connection with Phoebe because she is the only one that is able to deal with him and his raving. Everyone else leaves him when he tries to communicate to them how he feels. Phoebe is a symbol to Holden of how innocent his childhood was, and how he wishes that he could have it back. When Holden and Phoebe are on the Merry go round Holden realizes that Phoebe will always come back, such as how she keeps coming back on the ride. This makes Holden happy because she is the

“You'll have to jump.' 'I'll jump.' 'Jump!' Major Danby cried. Yossarian jumped. Nately's whore was hiding just outside the door. The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off” (Heller 350). Yossarian ends his dialogue in a cheery and fun way because he is finally going to be free from the oppression of the US military. This also shows his increased morals, because in the beginning, he would have just killed the girl for trying to kill him. He also uses arrangement to show America at the time like, “ Heller's satirical masterpiece tells us something about the madness of America” (Pilger, John). This shows how the novel portrays the insanity of the war at this time and how these people need help or to get out. The main part of the novel is just the insane adventures Yossarian goes on throughout his horrifying experience.

In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses literary elements such as tone, figurative language, and theme to create the overall effect of a teenager’s cynical and conflicted approach to dealing with the concept of adulthood. Salinger writes about Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy, and his venture through New York City after he is expelled from his preparatory school due to academic failure. During his time in the city, emotional and mental problems surface, and his desperate want for companionship exposes his inability to connect with others.

First person narrative expresses a point of view giving the greatest sense of identity of the character. People are all different. Different colours, religions, different morals and beliefs, and maybe most important different perspectives on the world. In both The Catcher in the Rye & in The Kite Runner the male protagonist tells the course of events from their perspective, and their role as narrator has a significant impact on the novels

Aloof and often vulgar are the vibes usually transmitted to the minds of people who read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, for the first time and are introduced to the protagonist. The name of the overly hypocritical protagonist of this story is named Holden Caulfield. This young man seems to mirror the classic example of a spoiled brat from an affluent family who attends a boarding school and holds no regard for his grades or his peers due to a hefty safety net waiting to break his any and every fall. At first glance, this assumption might seem plausible, but further analysis uncovers the origins of what reveal the authentic nature of Holden. The authentic nature of Holden Caulfield is revealed through his interactions with women in the book. This assertion will be supported through the three following women: Phoebe Caulfield, Sunny the prostitute, and Jane Gallagher.

In the story The Jacket by Gary Soto the point of view is first person because the author uses words my and I and it’s in Gray Sotos point of view. In paragraph 1 the author writes, “I remembered the green coat I wore in fifth grade and sixth grades when you either dance like a champ or pressed yourself against a greasy wall, bitte as a penny towards happy couples.” This quote supports the claim because he used I which is a word for first person. Also the author is the one telling this. Also in paragraph 8 the author writes, “And so I went in my guacamole-colored jacket.

In the novel, the author uses characters in the novel to narrate the story in their eyes, therefore being a first person but in some parts in the novel, the narration is seen from an omniscient point of view. Though the novel is mainly first person, some can argue that some parts are in different point of

Between laser dogfights in space and apocalyptic car chases across the desert, it seems unlikely that the story of a mundane and particularly uninteresting week in New York has any relevance to our culture. It seems even more improbable that it can turn a teenager that hates everyone into the sympathetic and relatable character of a literary classic, but J.D. Salinger gets away with this in his novel “The Catcher of the Rye”. The protagonist and narrator, Holden Caulfield, is characterized by his sympathetic nature, whether it be towards his sister Phoebe, his late brother, Allie or his acquaintance, Ackley. Holden uses his sensitivity and insightfulness to cope with his transition into adulthood by Firstly, Holden demonstrates a lot of affection towards his sister, Phoebe. Of all the plain and simple characters in the story, Phoebe stands out as she is the one that Holden cares the most for.

One must inevitably confront the daunting face of adulthood. In J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger depicts the disheartening journey from adolescence to adulthood that Holden Caulfield endures. Although holden seeks the freedoms that mark adulthood, he has yet to take up the role of a truly mature citizen as the society conforming nature of those adults disgust him, leading him to his gradual mental decline. J. D. Salinger uses the immature character of Holden Caulfield as a means of revealing the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood and its psychological effects.

Holden’s relationship to his sister Phoebe and his outlived relationship with his brother Allie both exercise as means of preserving his own adolescence and innocence. Holden analyzes the traits of his younger siblings and longs to keep those aspects of their individuality alive within himself. Sustaining ties to his childhood is one of Holden’s compulsions; which is balanced with his second compulsions which is to ward off ones advancement into adulthood. We can see these qualities of Holden through his lack of motivation to excel in school. Another example of this tendency is when he is reluctant to have sex with Sunny the prostitute, although a part of him was eager to take a step towards adulthood, he was too timid and scared of losing his own innocence. Phoebe immediately realizes Holden’s obsession with preserving the innocence within people; especially her, and she calls him out "You don't like anything that's happening. . .

The 1st person point of view narrator has been significantly used in all the three works covered in class. These are; ‘Oedipus the King’, ‘Mending Wall’ and ‘Birches’. In all these works, the authors have used the first person point of view in the subjective case. This was meant to relate us the readers, with the other characters and events in the stories.

Ackley is the school's janitor. Regardless of him being a janitor, Ackley is good aquetence to Holden. He is always there for him even though Holden can we difficult at times.