"Catcher in the Rye"

I had the opportunity to read "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger which is more seen for adolescents, which I can see why... but it still portrays to our young readers that go through similar parallel situations within their life.

Poor Holden Caulifield. He was very outspoken and different compared to the rest of the students. Part of the reason of him being different could be because of the loss of his brother. His brother was not mentioned too much within the novel, but you can tell that Holden truly loved his brother, and whenever someone passes very close to you, you cannot help but change a little bit. I know this through experience. My mother battled breast cancer for two years and sadly passed away on July 2nd, 2007. Although it has almost been a year, I still have a difficult time dealing with her loss. I think about her at least a handful times a day. Not a day goes by without thinking of my mother, and I have changed dramastically as a person after her death.

The significance of "red" is seen throughout the novel. Holden wears a hat that is red whenever he wants to be noticed, and different compared to the rest of the kids at the school. Holden also truly loves his little sister who cares for her so much and even goes out of the way to see her. The book is written as if Holden were speaking out loud, like a transcription of him telling the story to another person. Holden is widely considered to be an unreliable narrator.

Overall, the book was not quite what I expected and after analyzing the story, I have learned much about young teenage boys!!!