... 's all I did 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. Holden wants to stop children from falling into losing their innocence and becoming an adult, and he takes pleasure in the attempted thwarting of maturation. In the beginning of Catcher in the Rye, his initial character is one of a child. Throughout the book, he takes steps and the forces of change take a toll on his ... childish ways. In the end, he seems to be changed into a man. Holden is definitely extremely immature ... ...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... a person; this is what gives the story substance and interest in the readers' eyes. This statement is also the case in J. D Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye as the protagonist Holden Caulfield goes on a journey of self-discovery resulting in change in his overall view of the world around him. Throughout the novel, Holden is driven by the idea of preserving the innocence of children and sheltering them from the adult world, but as the story progresses he comes to ... it they change as a person. Just like on the carousel, it stayed in the same spot, but the children grew up and cha...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
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... he will not escape to the growing, he has found a new role in keeping the innocence of other children protected. If he cannot protect himself he will protect the others. Both the "catcher" and the "deaf-mute" are there for a single desire: a wish to escape from an adult world in which he feels hat he can not belong. He seems himself as "the catcher in the rye", the only adult in a world of children: Anyway ... , 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...

• Word Count: 1843
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School