Similarities Between Perks Of Being A Wallflower And Catcher In The Rye

Symbolism is the language of the mysteries, as the famous Canadian writer Manly Hall once said. This mystery language can be found today in some particular novels like Catcher in the Rye and Persepolis. Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger and was published in 1951. The novel is about Holden Caulfield telling his story from a rest home while he is recuperating from a mental illness. The reader gets a peak in his life and sees how Holden Caulfield, as a teenager, struggles with many aspects of life. Persepolis is a graphic novel which was written by Marjane Satrapi and published in 2000. The story is an autobiography about Satrapi who grows up in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, she has to encounter so much

Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D Salinger is a classic novel that is not only controversial but contains relatable characters such as Holden Caulfield. Holden is a 16 year old boy who has gone through so much pain and hurt throughout his life that he has given up in school and during the novel you start to see that he has given up at life itself as well. Holden struggles with depression, unhealthy drinking habits and with failing out of school. These three struggles are very relatable to teenagers these days. In the following paragraphs I will show you the connection between teenagers these days and Holden and the the similarities that make him such a relatable character. Holden is an ideal and universal representation of teenagers.

The first similarity is that both of the novels are written by Negro slave. They described the cruel experience in southern plantation and escape from the southern slavery to northern freedom.

People of all ages experience a transitional stage throughout life, which would be the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood usually occurring during the mid teen years of life. This phase is considered to be the time when many children start to leave childhood for the life of adulthood. During these times of change many human beings experience confusion and potential problems of growing up in the adult world. Throughout the United States many people become confused of who they are as a person growing up, such as the protagonists of The Catcher in the Rye and The House on Mango Street who both experience difficulty in leaving childhood life for adulthood life. These two characters

Which techniques do J. D. Salinger and David Fincher use to explore the personal dilemmas of their protagonists, Holden Caulfield and Mark Zuckerberg, in The Catcher in the Rye and The Social Network?

Both The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman have very subjective first person point of views. However, this point of view allows us to be closer to the narrator/main character. Both narrators in each story use their perspective to allow us to see a more sentimental side to the story, even though it may not be the most credible point of view.

Peter Weis movie Dead Poets Society took place in the early 1950´s at a privileged private prep school for young men entering adulthood, much like Salinger's famous award winning novel Catcher in the Rye. Wiers movie has multiple unique characters that all somehow mirror Holden Caulfield, the main character featured in Salinger's work. Holden's admiration and love for the genuity of one's character strongly reflects the respect John Keating's holds for the originality that in shown through poetry of a person. Two boys, the first being Todd Anderson, mirrors braver side while Knox´s love for Chris reflect on Holden passion for Jane. These three characters in comparison to Holden best bring out some of his most memorable qualities.

The similarities of the book are very simple and easy to point out. In both works, they cover the same events in

Additionally, they both grew up fatherless, however, the circumstances were different. Furthermore, both of the boys had run ins with the law, and neither of them were interested in school. Although these two boys had several similarities, just a few minor differences influenced the people they are

Finally, the characters in the selection of texts have similar mindsets, and a bad outcome from it. In the story A Ton of Fun, the boys didn’t really care if something was the right

Holden Caulfield and Phoebe Caulfield are siblings in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Being siblings, they have many similarities as well as differences. Holden is the main character in the novel, and the narrator of the story. Holden is writing from a mental hospital about his experience, “around last Christmas just before I got run down.” (Salinger, 1) He writes about his journey from Pencey Prep School, in Agerstown, Pennsylvania, to his home in New York City. Along the way he encounters many different important people to the story, one of the most important characters he encounters along the way is his sister Phoebe who teaches Holden what it means to be mature.

The First comparisons are the similarities of exile in The Catcher in the Rye and The Things they Carried. In the Catcher in the Rye, Holden gets kick out of school but does not want to go home, he has not talked to his parents nor has he told them that he is being kicked out. You would think that his parents would be in contact with him more; this is what parents are supposed to do. Holden chooses to go to a hotel in New York before tell his parents he is home. Once he is in New York he meets a lot of people but does not form any kind of connection because in his mind he is better than them. He also runs into his sister and she starts to tell Holden that she does not like her school and wants to quit and he tries to tell her why she cannot quit even though he has been kick out of several boarding schools. “Life is a game, boy. Life is a

In both the novels Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Chbosky’s the perks of being a wallflower, the main characters Holden Caulfield and Charlie are troubled teens. Although they were teenagers in different time periods they shared many similar teenage difficulties. Both novels portray a male protagonist growing up while struggling to find his identity, while loathing their lives. Thus both novels are of the coming of age genre. Both boys are socially awkward and are not able to integrate into society. In this case, Charlie is insulted by senior students of his high school, “God, that kid is such a fucking freak,” (Chbosky 145). Throughout the novel Holden and Charlie strive to become a part of society. While Charlie

One may not realize that a person is living in isolation especially if they are seen around people. It is quite a wonder that one can be quite alienated from normal life or people while still living around them. More so, it is surprising how a person could just choose to live indoors because of his phobia and be happy enjoying his own company. In the two works of literature, The Pleasure of my Company by Steve Martin and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, this theme has been expressed in different ways. While Martin in his book, The Pleasure of My Company expresses the theme of isolation by develops a protagonist who is confined from the normal social life like other people by his fears, Salinger develops such a

Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of being a Wallflower is an explicit coming of age novel that gives teenagers a sense of relation with the 16 year old protagonist, Charlie. This book was a bestseller in the year 1999. This book definitely has a more mature content and is very straight to the point, it includes drug usage from parties, sex, and violence. Although this book has explicit content, definitely do not let that distract you from the story.