I'm Crazy

The Catcher in the Rye “This sentence I’m reading is terrific” I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood (28) | Sarcasm is a typical teenage behavior that is funny to some, but annoying to others. In this sentence he uses sarcasm. | “Jane Gallagher,” I said. I couldn’t get over it. “Jesus H. Christ.” (41) | Jane Gallagher is an important person in Holden’s life. As soon as he hears her name mentioned he gets happy. | He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946.

these kids playing on a field of rye and Holden is standing near the edge of the cliff to catch them from falling. In fact, Holden said, “Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game on the field of rye and all. I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff.” In reality, he wants to stop kids from entering into the adult world losing his innocence, which Holden is afraid of because according to him kids are “real” meaning that they will always speak their mind. For adults, Holden

cannot easily talk his way out of by lying even more, and telling her he's just had an operation for a brain tumor. Holden frequently claims that those around him are all “liars and phonies”, but in turn brags that he himself is an astounding liar: “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful” (Salinger 16). Lying seems to be Holden’s way of coping with his perceived inferiority and controlling situations. He uses his lies to manipulate others around him, keeping the truth for

Childhood: a time when kids are the purest and hidden from the dangers of the adult hood. In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye the main character, sixteen year old Holden Caulfield faces many challenges over the course of a long weekend in which he adulterates the innocence he tries so hard to hold on to. After losing his younger brother to illness, Holden finds himself alienating the world around him and pushing people that he loves, and that love him away. The novel is set in a cold and dour

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 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. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy." (181). Once again Holden is trying to help maintain

The Catcher in the Rye is often regarded as a book about coming of age and what it truly means to be an adult. Although coming of age is repeatedly advertised as a positive event in one’s life, the steps before fully maturing often come with obstacles. The author of the novel, J.D. Salinger, follows the story of Holden Caulfield, a boy who is seemingly afraid of his upcoming transition to adulthood. Throughout the novel, there are instances of Holden holding on to innocence. He uses the past as a

asked how he would like to spend his life, Holden answers, "I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. 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… 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… I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all" (224)

People change, you can’t ask people not to. Change is a part of the book The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist and narrator of the novel longs for intimacy with other human beings. Throughout the book, Holden hesitates between wanting relationships and rejecting relationships. In the book Holden has different types of relationships and these relationships affect and change his character throughout the story. In this essay I am going to discuss how two of Holden's

In the words of Louis L’Amour, “When a man is one of a kind, he will be lonely wherever he is.” I ask you this, wasn’t Holden Caulfield notorious for being lonesome? It was because he was such a uniquely complex character, people could never completely understand him. J.D Salinger created a persona that was entirely emblematic and unalike the majority. The novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger touches upon issues that adolescence commonly experience, which allows the novel to remain

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 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 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” (191 Salinger). Holden wants to protect