The Catcher in the Rye J.D. ... The Catcher in the Rye. ... Summary The Catcher in the Rye is about a 16-year-old boy from New York named Holden Caulfield. ... Alternative works If The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. ... All of these titles have similar themes and insights as The Catcher in the Rye. ...
The beauty of Catcher in the Rye lies not in the plot nor in the technique the author, J.D. ... I believe this novel was controversial not because of its "freelance- style of writing nor because of the risqué topics the author covered, but because, for once, Holden was not a character you could put your finger on. ... People, generally, can not seem to be able to agree on what kind of person he is. ... And whether or not it was well written, people liked it, which is what matters in the end. ...
While a soldier, he befriended Ernest Hemingway, which helped to launch his writing career. Salinger's most famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, ironically is autobiographical in nature. ... Since The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger has written very little. ... Also, I wonder why Salinger hasn't written anything since The Catcher in the Rye. ... The setting of The Catcher in the Rye is set among downtown New York City in the 1950's, though this time period has no relevance to the story line. ...
Review of The Catcher in the Rye This novel takes place mostly in New York City in the 1950's although it begins at a private academy called Pencey Prep, just outside of the city. ... At the start of the novel Holden makes it clear that he is not writing his life story, about his childhood, or, as he puts it, "all that David Copperfield kind of crap." ... Holden is not a very popular or attractive person in society and he expresses, in writing, much animosity towards the "hot-shots" in life that seem to always get the breaks. ... What follows is Holden's journey through Ne...
Catcher in the Rye Essay Holden's speech is often sarcastic, negative and dismissive to most people he encounters. ... In the first sentence of the book, he starts out by saying " f you really want to hear about it, the first thing you"ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that a David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." ... This passage shows that Holden lies for no reason what so ever. ... In thi...
Salinger's classic novel, The Catcher in the Rye. ... When I first read The Catcher in the Rye, I honestly did not understand or see the point of the book. ... It helped to teach me to be a kind and sociable person, as this is a key to happiness in life. ... If anything, The Catcher in the Rye and, more specifically, Holden Caulfield, have taught me to lead a more genuine life. ... He has helped to teach me to appreciate people for whom and what they are, not for what they may try to be. ...
While at Valley Forge, Salinger began writing short stories, working by flashlight under his blankets after official "lights out" (French 23). ... In 1939, Salinger returned to New York after traveling to Vienna and Poland for a year, to enroll in Whit Burnett's famous course in short-story writing at Columbia University. ... J.D. asked what kind of defense work he might do; but it was not long before Selective Services standards were lowered enough, so that he was drafted in 1942 (French 24). ... The Catcher in the Rye is a deceptively simple, enormously rich book whose sources...
Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 In the first chapter of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. ... He has on brother that is in the movie writing business and as far as his parents are concerned we find out that they are nice, but irritated easily. ... Chapter 10 From the tenth chapter of "The Catcher in the Rye" we get to know some more about Holden's family. ... He talks about how she likes writing books about Hazel Wetherfield, a girl detective. ... Holden is not impressed by the kind of people that fill Ernie's and calls them "prep school and college jerks". ...
In the book Catcher In The Rye Salinger creates a very peculiar atmosphere which features the star character, Holden Caufield, as a young troubled boy and his relationships with many different characters that in their own way shape the kind of person that Holden is. ... He is very open and doesn't mislead people about the kind of person that he really is. ... He recognizes that Holden is a different person then most people, and he confirms Holden's suffering and confusion by suggesting that one day they may be worth writing about, which is exactly what Holden does as he explain...
I will comment on their style of writing and the techniques they use to present their characters. ... He looked around him and used what he saw, and may have experienced, to present Davy's view of the world. ... However Paddy doesn't know what has happened because Roddy Doyle doesn't go into great detail about it or doesn't attempt to explain it. ... Charles Dickens uses what life was like in the Victorian era, to influence his writing. ... The fact that Davy has this kind of relationship with his nurse is of no surprise because at this time it was common. ...
