Comparing Catcher In The Rye And Ordinary People

The Catcher in the Rye and The Breakfast Club both show that the loss of innocence is inevitable in children when they are prematurely exposed to the realities of adulthood. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden loses his innocence when he witnesses actions that were more mature than what he was exposed to as a child. Holden checks into a run-down hotel and looks out his window only to view a sight which was very odd and strange to him. He could see a couple in another room taking turns spitting mouthfuls of their drinks on each other. Holden describes the scene, “The trouble was, that kind of junk is sort of fascinating to watch, even if you don’t want it to be… I don’t like the idea.

The way people live their lives depends on the type of society they live in. Almost everything in life is based on what society considers to be acceptable. In The Truman Show, Truman Burbank is a man who was born into a reality T.V show. From the minute he was born, he was brought into the set of the show, Seahaven Island. His entire life had been filmed and broadcasted to the world.

In the novel The Catcher in The Rye, by J.D Salinger, the main character Holden goes through a tough time and struggles to figure out his identity. He doesn’t want to grow up and doesn't want to become an adult, but he feels like he has little choice. In the novel The Awakening, by kate Chopin, the main character Edna has similar struggles as Holden. She is not like the rest of the women around her, she gets drunk and doesn't want to enter the real world and wants to get away from everyone so she can do what she wants to do.

Have you ever felt that you were all alone? How does this make you feel? Sad? Bored? Confused on what to do? Whenever you feel isolated from society your brain becomes perplexed and it negatively affects your well-being. Holden Caulfield and Tyler Miller are the main protagonists from Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson who experience isolation.

Human connection is what we all need and want in our lives; it’s our nature. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the narrator, Holden Caulfield, retells his life as a sixteen year old almost a year later. It’s clear that he has an unusual view on the world where he has a lot of internal conflict. His idealized view on the world actually harms him more than helps him deal with his past tragedies. In attempt to distract himself from reality, he runs from anything real.

“The Catcher in the Rye” was written to encourage communities in the 1950’s to think about society and the way it was being portrayed to the teenagers in the area. This book, coming from the inside of Holden Caulfields’ head, gave parents and other adults a good guess about how the societal standards are shaping their teens minds to think. In this book, Holden is kicked out of school for lack of effort, thus being the fourth school he has been kicked out of, Holden decides that he does not want to go straight home to give his family disappointing news once again. Instead, Holden decides to take his time on his way home. He stayed at hotels, went to bars, ordered a prostitute, met new people and caught up with some old friends.

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger & Chbosky’s movie, The Perks of being a Wallflower, both of the protagonists are grieving over a death of a loved one. Both characters have been stranded in a pathway, looking to move on, but in every step of the way, learning from their journey. Holden from the Catcher in the Rye, has been through a tragic loss of someone who was dearly loved. After the loss of his brother, he isolates himself from the society keeping himself in his childhood. Charlie, the protagonist of The Perks of being a wallflower, loses a loved one, this loss creates him to produce these false thoughts, leading to a huge change.

In „The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Sallinger, the title of the book has a great meaning, while also being a very important symbol, that helps to understand Holden Caulfield, the main character of the book. The title is taken from a song „Comin’ Thro’ the Rye ”, that Holden refers to while thinking about his future dream job. The song, „Comin’ Thro’ the Rye ” is first brought up, when Holden remembers its lyrics that he misheard a long time ago, which was what he based his fantasy, of catching little children from falling from a ciff, -on. "I thought it was 'If a body catch a body, '" I said.

Ganen Chinniah English 10 Honors Mrs. Rowe September 12, 2017 Catcher in the Rye Character Comparison In The Catcher in the Rye , J.D.

Unit Plan Goal: The overarching goal of this unit is to gain experience reading, discussing, and interpreting the multiple themes and motifs of the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Students will deconstruct the text and engage in analytical class-wide discussion. Through usage of the class discussion, students will be able to share thoughts/ opinions while simultaneously examining how the novel applies to real life and facets of literary devices. The main focus of the discussion will be on chapters 4-6. Theme: Isolation/ Alienation Theme:Childhood and Growing Up

While some members of society desire to isolate themselves from the impurities and imperfections that plague the world around them, achieving the societal utopia of truth and perfection is one that stands in contradistinction to the definition of humanity itself. In J. D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, we are situated inside the mind of Holden Caulfield, a teen who has trouble fitting into the apparent “phony” norms and contours that he is expected to assimilate into. In other words, Holden Caulfield is rightfully marked as a deviant misfit, often alienating himself from the ever changing world around him. In my opinion, it would be of value to look away from society as a whole and begin to problematize the totalizing nature of Holden’s rationality.

In “Rebel Without a Cause”, “Pleasantville”, and “Catcher in The Rye” values the 1950’s’ causes conflicts within their movies/novels. The characters have multiple situations that can alter their stories. The characters have dealt with different scenarios that all tie in together. In the movie “Rebel Without A Cause” In ways that aren’t appropriate, Jim Stark doesn’t react well when people call him “chicken”.

Holden in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” and Conrad in the book “Ordinary People” are very similar in many ways, but differ in a few as well. They are both go through a difficult time in dealing with a death of a brother and deal with their grief and other things in very similar ways. Holden and Conrad kept a majority of their feelings to themselves and felt inferior compared to their lost siblings. They both suffer through the stages of grief in different but similar ways but unlike Holden, Conrad is able to overcome his grief and begin to heal.

In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield is a rebellious boy similar to Igby in the movie Igby Goes down directed by Burr Steers. Both of these characters are very similar yet different in many ways. They both share the traits of phoniness and dysfunctionality while creating dishonest relationships by using sex to make them feel less alone. Applying oneself is to try to assimilate into society to become a functioning member. Though both characters are similar in many ways, I believe Holden will successfully become a functioning part of society and accept the reality.

Does Holden have a difficult time evaluating situations correctly? In my opinion, Holden does have a difficult time evaluating situations correctly. Holden says that you have to be in “right mood” to complete a simple task, like talking to Jane 's mother.(p.116) In Holden 's mind, it is okay to ask a younger child if they want hot chocolate, but for an outsider the situation is inappropriate.