Category: Catcher in The Rye

Techniques in the Novel Catcher In The Rye and Movie The Social Network Techniques are a commonly used by authors and directors to display different messages in a media. Slinger and Fincher use this in the book Catcher in the rye and the movie The Social Network to give the audience a better understanding on…

Setting, Language And Symbolism In The Social Network And The Catcher In The Rye Both J.D. Salinger and David Fincher use similar techniques to tell a story to make the viewer/reader feel attached to the main character in more of a personal way. Some techniques that are present in both The Social Network and The…

Similarities and Differences in the Goat (Who is Sylvia?) and Catcher In The Rye The controversial elements that are laced within the The Goat (Who is Sylvia?) and Catcher in the Rye is what allows the texts to transcend the literary sphere and pave a new way of thinking. It is the obscene imagery and…

The Similarities and Differences of Catcher in The Rye and Lean On Pete The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel from 1951 written by J.D Salinger, and happens to be a personal favourite of mine. Lean on Pete is a 2010 novel by Willy Vlautin, which I haven’t happened to read yet, however…

The Influences Of Holdens Life In The Book Catcher In The Rye Do people ever influence other peoples lives by doing a certain thing to affect them? Well in the Catcher In The Rye, Allie, Phoebe, and Jane Gallagher, have all affected Holden in someway throughout this book. They have affected him in good and…

Feminist Literary Criticism Essay on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ The transition of how women are perceived from the 20th century to then, post-modern times is differential and quite arguably, dramatic. In both ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Catcher In The Rye’ there is a significant pattern of subversion against stereotypes, specifically women. More specifically, this…

The Commons in the Perks of Being a Wallflower and a Catcher in the Rye Both A Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky, deliver an excellent deep dive into the psyche of a mentally…

Holden Caulfield and a Coming of Age If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Holden Caulfied looks at things in such a negative tone throughout the novel, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has a very negative view on everything besides his little sister, Phoebe, he loves…

The Symbols of Identity in Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a story written by JD Salinger that takes place in 1951 about a teenager that faces many problems with life. Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old boy who has just been expelled from his fourth school. JD Salinger uses symbolism to convey…

The Concepts of Innocence and Insecurity in Catcher in the Rye There is certainly no denying the fact that J.D. Salinger’s Catcher In The Rye is one of the most impactful books ever written for young adults. It does a very good job highlighting the struggles and pains that adolescents face. Perhaps the two most…