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Summary: Review of The Catcher in the Rye
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written in the first person, is told through one large flashback, and is about a young boy dealing with himself. The book is written in the first person, so the reader feels and hears exactly what the author is feeling and thinking. The book is one large flash back to help the reader understand the character better. This book captures the boy's adolescence in its worst and rawest.
This book is written in the first person so nothing is left out from the author. When a book is written in the first person the reader gets to see deep inside the main character and get a full picture of his mind. What the author is thinking is being conveyed to the reader in words. These words are maybe even something that the author would never even say aloud, but are there for the reader to accept and analyze. Holden thought of many things that he "should've" or "would've" said, but he didn't. The reader got so see that shy side of him that wasn't expressed to others in the novel. If he did come out and say something there was always a feeling of regret in him that the reader could see and could help them relate better to him. When something is written in the third person it takes away from knowing the individual, and focuses on knowing the subjects. The reader no longer knows the people, they know what is going on around the people. There fore, a book written in the first person lets the reader truly get the advantage of really knowing what is going on in the mind of the individual.
This book is also written in one large flashback. The main character, Holden, is talking to a psychoanalyst. Where he starts off is where he left his most recent school. He views this as a turning point in his life that brings about a whole mess of things to come. Schools are a big part of his life, though he despises them and all that they stand for. The fact that he has been going to boarding schools does not help that. He is at school twenty-four hours everyday and there seems to be no escaping it. That may be why he doesn't feel the need to do well in school, because it is just a place he feel he "has" to be at and not a place to further his life. Though his flashback is only about a couple days, in those days he realizes many things about himself and what his life means to him. He realizes what school means, what his family means, and what he means to himself as an individual who is such a small part of this vast world around him. By him expressing all of this to the psychoanalyst, it is probably also helping him realize even more that he may have been to afraid to admit ti himself at the time it occurred. As this flashback is taking place the reader understands the character more and the character may understand himself more.
The boy in the novel, Holden, has to deal with himself, all by himself. This is able to show him how strong or weak his spirit and will really are. While he is by himself his loneliness builds up into a depression. This depression shows the reader his regrets, his sorrows, and his weakness. This weakness leaves him vulnerable to other characters in the book. He is open for the rudeness and rejection that comes his way. He is inhibited because of his fear of these things also. He does not want to be rejected therefore he won't do something. After that he will have regret for not doing that thing. All of this contributes to his depression and leads to his feeling of discomfort and alienation wherever he is. When Holden is trying to figure out what to do in certain situations, his hesitation leads him into a whole spiral of questions that he lets fall upon himself. The loneliness that he has to deal with leads him to comfort zones. But once he arrives at those places, he realizes they are not what he expected them to be or what they used to be. Holden had to deal with himself and he did as best he could.
This novel really captures the rawness of this boys life. It does that through flashback and being written in the first person. The reader sees exactly what is happening and knows what is behind that. They know what is happening because they can see inside the authors mind while each event is taking place. This book was very enjoyable and very well written. It showed how the main character really worked, and was not fabricated by other opinions, that is hard to find in anything these days.
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Summary: Book Review
Review: The Catcher in The Rye is a quality book that many teenagers would enjoy. It has suspense, sex, drama, suicide, and many topics that interest teenagers. The book has a very interesting point of view, and many people would be interested in it, especially if they enjoy reading what is high in todays standards. The book is known to be very controbversial, which will probably draw many people to it in the first place. The part of the book that did disappoint me was the ending. It really gave you no hint as to what happened next in Holden's life, which botehred me a lot. Althougth some people like getting to pick their own ending to a book, I would at least like to know what direction it went in. The book would have been much more enjoyable to me if the rest of Holden's life would at least have been hinted at.
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Summary: A thoroughly enjoyable book
Review: The catcher in the rye is a rather short yet excellent book. I thoroughly enjoyed the book while reading it. The story basically tells of a rebellious high school student named Holden Caulfield. He gets kicked out of school because of his horrible grades, but he hangs around New York instead of going home so that his mother can get the letter first and calm down before he gets home. He does a few crazy things while staying in New York, but he gets bored and finally decides to go home. The story itself is just talking about a high schoolers time in New York City, but the excellent part about the book is the way it is told.Holden Caulfield is not your typical rebellious teenage high schooler; he is much more than that. The crazy things that he does are so weird that even rebellious teenagers nowadays don't even do them. The funny thing is that whatever crazy thing he does, it sounds normal to the reader. He tells it in a way that makes you agree with what he did. Everybody around him he considers a phony and then he describes why they are stupid. People don't understand him even though he actually is a very bright person, he just doesn't show it. Many things he says are actually worth considering in our world today. The book is very funny and I finished it in just a couple of sittings, but if you are looking for an action packed book, this isn't one for you. Humor is a big key in this book and if you get the humor, you'll enjoy the book. This book is for people who think nobody understands them and that they are all alone in this world, because actually, as Holden learned, there are many people in this world that will actually listen to you if you give them the chance.
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Summary: Salinger depicts the mind of an adolescent boy to perfection
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a revolutionary book. Aside from all the notoriety it receives as the cause of some unfortunate incidences, the book is written flawlessly. The language Salinger chooses to use is easy enough to read that most all readers will find the words easy to comprehend. Yet therein lies Salinger's genius. Salinger depicts the mind of an adolescent male to perfection. Using fluid and basic diction, Salinger creates a mood and way of thinking that is so close to reality, its scary. Although not all young men have felt exactly the same as Holden, all have at one point felt certain aspects of Holden's disillusionment and pain.
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Summary: THE BEST STORY EVER WRITTEN
Review: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE is a simple masterpiece. I do believe though, that it takes a certain kind of person to enjoy it to this extent. Holden Caulfield cannot in any way be characterized as a typical teenager. In fact he's not a regular person at all. J. D. Salinger in this book brilliantly takes us into Holden's exquisit mind, and exposes us to a whole new perception of life. I can honestly say this book had changed me and made me see the real imortance in life. Anybody who cannot understand this book this way now-never will. Salinger is no less than a genious.
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Summary: The Catcher In The Rye
Review: The Catcher In The Rye is a story about a young boy that is having problems at school,with his family,and his friends.This did not catch my attention to well.
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Summary: Truly one of America's literary treasures.
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a story of a couple of days in the life of a sixteen-year-old, just after he's been expelled from prep school. This book is an absolute classic and should be read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures. FinancialNeeds.com
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Summary: Still thought-provoking
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a true classic and has lost little luster with time. I recently read The Triumph and the Glory, about fledling youth thrown into the crucible of war, and one of the characters reminded me of Holden Caulfield, so I read Catcher again. Both books are profoundly moving. They both are coming of age tales, perhaps that's why they stick in my mind together. But by all means read Catcher in the Rye, it is timeless.
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Summary: Who says cynicism is a bad thing?
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a true classic. I enjoyed every nuance and detail of this book. Some people may not be on the edge of their seat reading about Jane Gallagher putting her kings in the back row, but the specifics of Catcher in the Rye are what make it a teriffic read. People claim that there is no plot, but just even though there is not a uniform storyline (beginning, climax, etc.), this is real life. Real life does not function on set boundaries or limits. Holden's struggle as he comes to a crossroads in life is told from his point of view, a 16 year old's point of view. Although the drama is altogether lost in the cynicism, who says that's a bad thing?
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Summary: People and their Response to The Catcher in the Rye
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a truly great book. There is just one problem: the readers. Readers, remember, YOU ARE NOT HOLDEN CAUFIELD. Yes, he is a cool character, but he is his own person. When people try to write or speak in the manner of Caufield's persona it comes off as conformist and uncreative. So read the book, absorb it, and let it develop you. But don't BECOME the book.
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