Catcher In The Rye

Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult secondhand description he leaves his prep school in pennsylvania and goes underground in new york city for three days.

Catcher in the rye. The catcher in the rye quotes showing 1 30 of 656 what really knocks me out is a book that when you re all done reading it you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. The hero narrator of the catcher in the rye is an ancient child of sixteen a native new yorker named holden caufield. Salinger partially published in serial form in 1945 1946 and as a novel in 1951. While it is appropriate to discuss the novel in such terms holden caulfield is an unusual protagonist for a bildungsroman because his central goal is to resist the process of maturity itself.

It was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation and as a critique on superficiality in society. The catcher in the rye novel by j d. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter scene or section of the catcher in the rye and what it means. The catcher in the rye certainly wouldn t be everyone s cup of tea however i find it an exciting and compelling read with a gallon of brutal reality poured in along with some humour contrasting.

Furthermore it s worth mentioning that salinger published a short story that mentioned holden caulfield six years before the catcher in the rye appeared as a book. The catcher in the rye is ranked among other great coming of age stories such as james joyce s a portrait of the artist as a young man and cormac mccarthy s all the pretty horses. The catcher in the rye is a novel by j. Salinger s 1951 novel the catcher in the rye since the book s publication holden has become an icon for teenage rebellion and angst and is considered among the most important characters of 20th century american literature the name holden caulfield was used in an unpublished short story written in 1941 and first appeared in.

Salinger s the catcher in the rye. A summary of part x section8 in j. According to most analyses the catcher in the rye is a bildungsroman a novel about a young character s growth into maturity. Holden desperately searches for truth among the phonies which causes him to become increasingly unstable emotionally.

Its teenage protagonist holden caulfield recounts a few days in his life showcasing his confusion and disillusionment. Around one million copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65.