Catcher in the Rye Essay

Nicolette Davoodian English11, Mrs. Papazian September 14, 2011 Extraordinary Individual J.D. Salingers novel The catcher in the Rye portrays the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, as a judgmental, ignorant, and immature teenage boy. However, as the novel progresses we realize that Holdens peculiar personality is caused by a number of hardships he has gone through in his public life. The Catcher in the Rye is filled with symbols that J.D. Salinger includes in the novel, much(prenominal) as ; Holden being Phoebes catcher in the rye, the unaltered statues in the Natural History Museum, and the desire to be different with the red hunting hat. In the novel, Holden emphasizes that he cares a lot ab out(a) his little sister Phoebe and he wants to be her catcher in the rye. However, not only does he want to be Phoebes catcher in the rye; he wants to be every childs catcher in the rye. Holden says, What I name to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff I mean if theyre running and they dont style where theyre going I have to come out of somewhere and catch them. Thats all Id do all day. Id just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know its crazy, but thats the only thing Id really like to be (224).

The fact that Holden says this shows that he urgently wants to save all children from the dirty and phony people in the world. Also, this is a symbolic moment because it is indirectly referring to the name of the novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Holdens characteristics make the reader think that he likes uniformity and simplicity. However, in reality Holden is afraid of change or complexity. When Holden goes to the Natural History Museum, he says, The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything incessantly stayed right where it was. Nobodyd move…. Nobodyd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you (157). Holden says this because he experiences it first hand when he visits the Natural... If you want to determine a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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