Analysis JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye A - Z

by Andrew Cooper

The characters, themes, and places of The Catcher in the Rye. The museums, the frozen parks, trying to make small talk with a surly cabdriver, hanging out in a club full of phonies, playing in the snow and deciding not to throw that snowball because everything looks so perfect, spinning tall tales to Ernest Morrow's mother on the train, ducking out of the rain, sneaking into the Caulfield apartment in the dead of night, remembering Jane Gallagher and how she would always keep her kings at the back of the board, leaving the fencing equipment on the subway, staying in crumby hotels...

Genres: Classics

77 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2018

Reviews

[Izzy. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars* i finally finished this for book club and i will say i enjoyed this book. holden was an interesting main character to follow even if he was a huge hypocrite. the story and events were enjoyable all because it was told by him in first person. not my favorite, but still a good read

[Ava Gillan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Catcher and the Rye is an enthralling tale of a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caufield. Holden, who reveals that he has been treated at a mental hospital or sanitorium, imagines himself as a kind of savior who has the ability to protect younger kids from the pains of growing up. He is deeply drawn to children in the midst of his own difficulties transitioning into young adulthood. The story follows Holden as he explores the adult world after being expelled from prep school. I especially enjoyed this classic novel because of its themes of alienation and critique of society, and I highly recommended it to anyone interested.

- Ava Gillan

[Leah Arbogast · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did and i didn't really like the book that much. It was very hard to understand what was going on at times. It was hard to tell the kind of situation holden was in at first. I thought he was on his own at first. When i understood the book better i liked knowing the situation he was in. I saw how his emotions affected him and his negative coping skills. I related to how he coped with his emotions because it reminded me of a hard time i faced. We face challenges daily and i just wished he would have talked to people sooner about them. I personally wouldn't have read this book

[Dan]

I have no idea why this is or has been called an 'American classic'. I found the novel repetitive and one note. IMO, Holden is an uninteresting character and one dimensional. Sure, I get that he is a flawed person but there are lots of flawed people that are interesting. Holden isn't one of them. I struggled to get halfway into the book and just gave up. I found no joy in reading it and thus called it quits. ...more

[Molly Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

i also want to just be a catcher in the rye.
fav quote:
“the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”

[Denise Ramirez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it a little boring at times.

[Chanel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a pretty ok book. It was pretty slow and I didn't understand it until way after.

[Brooke Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holden Caulfield apologist

[Victoria Byrne · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was ok, but honestly a waste of time

[Whitney Blanchard · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took a bit to get into but he grew on me ♡