The Last Meeting

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has been assigned in schools across the world for years. It is a novel loved by many, but also banned by many. Ever since its release the book has caused controversy. If read at face value the novel may give schools and other administrations plausible reason to censor it. Sexual references, underage alcohol abuse, cigarette smoking, violence, and vulgar language, are repeated themes in the life of the main character, Holden Caulfield. These acts are simply…

Each society has inherent faults. Though some insightful individuals living in the society could occasionally interpret and distinguish the faults, the majority cannot, and the few ignorant fails to even live in it. Despite differences in the understanding, everyone who lives in the society is affected by the faults, which become embedded permanently in his/her character. In the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caufield is both among the insightful and the ignorant: he sees and…

Why is it important to have symbolism and motifs throughout a book? Well it’s so the reader can identify the voice of the main character. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, Salinger made use of symbols and motifs to identify Holden’s crestfallen voice. Examples of motifs in the novel are lying, loneliness, and allies baseball mitt. Examples of symbolism are Holden’s red hunting hat, museums, the carousel and many more. Interestingly you will find out how each effect is being used in the…

J.D. Salinger started writing The Catcher in the Rye after he was released from a mental hospital. This period of seclusion led to the creation of a character that tends to remain solitary. Individualism as a form of escape is a predominant theme in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye because of Holden constantly being lonely, his fascination with the ducks and where they go during the winter, and lastly Holden’s representation of Salinger’s life and ultimate escape from societal expectations…

So I’m reading this book called The Catcher in the Rye, and it’s written by this goddam phony, J.D. Salinger. I hear he used to be a real prince, old Salinger, till he became one of those hotshot Hollywood prostitutes, like my brother. If you really want to hear about it, my brother, D.B., is a real damn prostitute. Used to be a real prince and all, till he went out to Hollywood. It kills me. It really does. Anyway, let me tell you something about this book I’m reading by this J.D. Salinger guy,…

In English class this year, our class read Catcher in the Rye, The House on Mango Street, and White Girl. All three main characters are adolescents viewing the world in the different environments they live in. St. Ignatius is a large school packed with students from different cultures and races. If these characters were put into St. Ignatius, they would each have different experiences than in their books as they are each unlike from each other. If Holden attended St. Ignatius he would dislike…

Teen Depression IS Relevant During the 1950’s, 6% of teenagers experienced depression. Today 20% of teens will experience depression before adulthood. That’s 1 in every 5 teens versus in the 1950’s where the rate was 1 in every 17 teens. The Catcher in the Rye is completely relevant to today's teens, if not more relevant than in was when it was written. The amount of teenagers that experience depression has tripled since the 1950’s, therefore this book is relevant to the teens today who…

It seems like Holden Caulfield is suffering from Antisocial Personality Disorder according to the transcript that I have been given. It is important to realize that the difference between Teen Grief and APD lies in the motivations of the patients. Teen Grief is usually a reaction to a traumatic experience in life or even that causes the patient to have feelings of depression and helplessness. Teen Grief can essentially be characterized as a disregard for one's life. APD is a mental disorder that…

Young people try hard to find themselves in society, these inquisitions to find themselves cause these young people to feel lonely and excluded from the world. Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger's main character in the book The Catcher In the Rye, is not different, he is a depressed and isolated teenager, one of the main contributors to this is the loneliness that he experiences. This is visible in the absence of friends, the ache feeling of his dead brother, and the need of acceptance from others.…

Patient Holden Caulfield, age seventeen, has exhibited many symptoms within the sessions with me. This is through the various stories he has detailed for me about why he has come. It all began with the family a few years back. His family consists of two brothers, a sister, and two parents, who are not given too much information about. The youngest is the sister, Phoebe, is said to be very close with Holden, along with the brothers. The middle brother was a ten year old named Allie and the oldest…