Holden Caulfield Banned

Holden attacks various weaknesses in the 50's society. He criticizes nearly everything that he observes, and refuses to pull punches. Often Holden uses his brilliant talent of

I disregarded most of the parts of him being drunk because I know it ties into the theme of immaturity already and I’ve seen enough of him being this way. What caught my attention in this chapter is Holden not caring about getting pneumonia/ sick. He is already clearly killing himself by smoking, drinking, starving himself, and now going out while wet into the cold. I also disregarded Holden’s lying about being someone’s nephew. What I didn’t understand was that why couldn’t he just say that he’s going to his own apartment? It was no different than pretending to wait outside his neighbor’s door. The reason I disregarded this is because Holden has already lied so many times that I already know the moment he’s gonna lie since he’s done it so many times throughout the novel already. The moment that surprised me was when how Phoebe knew of Holden’s expulsion from school. From what Holden was saying, there was no reference to that subject, so I think she’s amazing for knowing that straight off the bat. I could work on making more questions that aren’t so story- specific to the book because I have more of those than analytical, thinking questions.

In the beginning of the story we get to meet a character named Holden. A character with a weird personality. The number of readers who have been able to identify with Holden and make him their hero is something that I think is weird. Holden has a discontent and a vivid way of expressing life which makes him resonate powerfully with readers who come from backgrounds completely different from his. It is tempting to inhabit his point of view and just deduce what is wrong with him. The obvious signs that we see in Holden are troubled and unreliable narrator are manifold. He fails out of four schools, he manifests complete apathy towards his future therefore he is hospitalized and gets check ups by a psychoanalyst for an unspecified complaint.

He hides under a visage of a cool ‘bad boy’ trope, seeing the world through a heavy filter- to him, anyone who's anyone is a phony, a liar, or just plain bad, despite him judging many things he later goes on to do himself. Over the course of the book we come to see Holden has built an opinion of the world that shields him from the pains and complexities of life. The author displays Holden’s traits quite prominently, especially through his use of language; he writes as Holden speaks- vulgar, rambling, and easily derailed, jumping from idea to idea infinitely

Holden is literally about to crash. Near the beginning and the end of the novel, Holden cant keep himself in the same school for very long, mostly because he never applies himself in his classes, for example holden says in the book: “they kicked me out. I wasn’t supposed to come back after Christmas vacation, on account I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself at all”,(4) holden is obviously aware of his flunking and still doing nothing about his failures within the classes he has taken. Many times in the novel we see Holden lie multiple times throughout the book. At one point in the book Holden even realizes he is a compulsive liar claiming "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life"(16) Holden almost seems proud of himself for being such a great liar.

One could say Holden is an immature 17 year old. He likes to spend his time at bars and loves to smoke, a lot. He likes the idea of being an adult but he simply can't be because of his age, he tries to get people to allow him to buy drinks and he is fascinated by the idea of sex, even though he doesn't really understand what it's all about. Something key to note though is Holden is very nice to women, if they tell him to stop for one reason or another he will. Holden also curses like a sailor it seems almost every sentence that comes out of his mouth has to have some sort of swear word in it. From an outside

For decades, Salinger has been an influence on contemporary authors who strive to question, challenge, and emulate the struggles of a society. Holden Caulfield is an interesting character that slowly falls into the world of insanity as we follow his story when he leaves his Boarding School. Salinger’s writing makes you question what our world is really like and how each generation may view his/her own world. Being caught up in Holden’s story is like a roller-coaster because he is constantly thinking of ways to proceed with his life. There are moments where we catch glimpses of his true insanity and moments were your heart catches. The Catcher in the Rye is a classic that will appease to almost anyone. Plus, come on, it was/is banned in many

Salinger wrote this novel in 1951, The Catcher In The Rye was published at a time when the burgeoning American industrial economy made the nation prosperous and entrenched social rules which were to be followed especially by the younger generations.Because Salinger used slang and profanity in his text and because he discussed adolescent sexuality in a complex and open way, many readers were offended, and this caused great controversy once the book was actually released. Holden rejects middle class norms and is very bulgar when referring to things. He faces alcoholism, and constantly smokes. Salinger did not censor himself as Holden Caulfield and the vulgarity itself was enough to challenge the book. Some schools have banned it for including sex and the abuse of drugs. Some people took what was being sad in the book too serious, and John Lennon was actually murdered because his killer believed he was a phony person. Although The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most controversial books ever written, it is still taught in many English classes all around the United States, including all IB schools. Loved by many teenagers and adults for its rebellious characteristics, It is banned for its profanity, sexual content, and violence by many schools from the 60’s to the present.Its Literary importance isn’t lowered and some schools still decide to keep it for that very

There are people who would like to see The Catcher in the Rye banned from our schools because it contains disturbing issues. In my opinion they are overlooking the message that J.D. Salinger was trying to communicate. In this novel, the characters exhibit a wide scope of behaviors from honorable to ignominious. The novel presents issues such as respect for religion, or lack thereof. As though these issues were not enough by themselves, there is also the subject of intolerance of others. How, may you ask, should this novel be allowed in our schools? Well, the answer lies deep within the symbolism of the novel,

For many years people have argued about the inclusion of The Cather in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger in the high school english curriculum. This is such due to the inappropriate and adult oriented themes within If considered, many times within the novel the main character will face situations in which that the negative and vulgar themes will blossom into something meaningful that the reader can benefit from as a person and as a student. While the vulgarity and adult themes in The Catcher in the Rye are indeed inappropriate for adolescent students, ultimately its underlying themes of self discovery and possessing moral values provides life and ethical lessons that can be applied in the classroom as well as on a daily basis and therefore, the

     Holden was very introspective. He was very aware of himself. He knew what he like and disliked, even though some of his actions contradicted his beliefs. He felt like the world was going to hell in a hand basket. He could not understand how other people in the world would not want a pure lifestyle. A life that was sure and stable. He hated being moved around from school to school not having many friends. He decided that it was immoral to follow a system that was based on hypocrisy and shallow wants. He rebelled in order to create a system of his own in which a pure lifestyle would be the ultimate goal. Holden should have been Buddhist, with out the smoking and drinking. Oh yeah, and the delusions of grandeur. “So I went back to the room and turned on the light, to start packing and all…Then I got the hell out. Some stupid guy had thrown peanut shells all over the stairs, and I damn nearly broke my crazy neck.” Holden talks about leaving and how it affects him emotionally every time

Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger in 1951. It discusses many of the controversial topics in today's society, such as teenage sex and profanity, but also shows the benefits that things like tolerating other people and what they believe. This is shown through the life of Holden Caufield and how he views the many trials thrown at him, as a 16 year old teenager. This book helps other teenagers understand the various opinions and perspective and thus should not be banned from schools.

When we first started reading The Catcher in the rye to be honest I hated it, I hated Holden he never appreciated anything he got and was always complaining and depressed, the whole class hated it so I thought this was just one of those bad books that are pointless and boring that we have to read in high school to waste time. I didn’t like the beginning because I was reading the book as a 15 year old with no experience in the real world still living with my parents and never had any bills to pay, I never read the book in Holden’s point of view which was the real point of view. I feel like I didn’t like it because it talked about death and depression and the real world which every adult has to deal with because that’s the cycle of life then

The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J.D Salinger is a book with a truly controversial history by being banned from bookstores, libraries, etc. during the time of its release and even now is very scarcely being brought back into the high school setting to be taught as part of the high school curriculum. While being confronted about reasons for being banned, protesters of this book give very vague arguments on why it should be banned such as “its a very filthy book,” or “its explicitly pornographic.” Even with all this however, the most curious of the arguments against the book would be the one which calls it “immoral,” granted the book does indeed explore some particularly darker themes of sex and alcohol use, it 's the main character motivations and moral values that is the true theme of the story which should be praised. Catcher in the rye features many important moral values that should be credited-Holden Caulfield the rebellious teen who receives all the criticism for being another hormone driven, good-for-nothing punk is in fact a misunderstood boy who has shown time and time again to exhibit significant moral attributes which are deemed very noble in today’s societies and should not be banned but instead taught in school for its lessons on morality and life.

Holden’s immaturity causes him many problems throughout the story. Although he is physically mature, he acts more like a child. “All of a sudden I