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Question

The Catcher in the Rye


In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, by J.D. Salinger. Jerome David Salinger was born on January 1, 1919. J.D. Salinger was an American author best known for the novel The Catcher in the Rye, a classic novel that was popular in 1951. If the novel would be summarized in one or two sentences it would be that a confused boy who travels to see the realities of life. The main character, Holden Caulfield, is an antagonist. The reader can quickly arrive at the conclusion by noting that Holden is a compulsive liar, often thought negatively, had no faith in god and he swore a lot. In the following paragraphs this essay is going to talk about how he lied a lot, how he dumped his problem on his sister phoebe and how he ordered a prostitute. In each one the paragraphs it will also include why it will prevent him from being a good person.


In the novel one can see that Holden was the antagonist because he lied a lot. Later he actually admitted that he was a liar stating, “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. If I’m on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and someone asks me where I’m going, I’m liable to say I’m going to the opera”. (pg 16) In this quote he admits that he is a liar and that he is proud of it too. This prevents Holden from being a good person because a good person wouldn’t lie, a good person would be a hero and one would always be honest no matter what. A hero is a person that does good deeds and prevents bad deeds from happening and also saving the world from.


Another of Holden’s antagonistic behaviors occurs when he tell his sister phoebe about topics what she should not know about at her age. Phoebe was ten years old and Holden was sixteen years old at that time and still he didn’t hesitate to tell her how miserable his life was. Holden stated that “even the couple of nice teachers on the faculty, they were phonies, too,”… (pg 168) This will affect her when she goes to school, she will believe that the school has phonies. She will also believe that the nice teachers are phonies too. Holden as her older brother told her that when she was younger. This quote means that the school is a bad place and you shouldn’t trust people especially teachers. The reason it prevents him from being a good person is because a good person wouldn’t want to tell the harsh realties of life to a young child, especially at the age of 10 years old.








Finally, Holden can be deemed an antagonist because he orders a prostitute. The following passage from the novel best supports this, “okay, I’ll send a girl up in fifteen minutes” and “hey, is she good looking?” I asked him. “I don’t want any old bag”. (pg 91) This quote means that he was ordering a prostitute and was waiting until she showed up in his room. Holden indulge himself in the company of prostitutes and he is picky too. He’s interested in good looking girls and won’t waste money on any old bags. This would prevent him from being a good person because a good person with a good heart and intensions would not order a prostitute.

This essay based in the novel “The catcher In the Rye”, discusses how Holden lied a lot, how he tells phoebe about his problems and discusses the fact that he ordered a prostitute. Holden is a bad example in which he is an antagonist. Holden was the antagonist because he lied a lot, Holden’s antagonistic behaviors occurs when he tell his sister phoebe about topics what she should not know about at her age and Holden can be deemed an antagonist because he orders a prostitute. Due to his choices and immoral behaviors, Holden is the novel’s villain.

Answer 1

no offense but i graduated 6 years ago..I DO NOT want to do this stuff all over again..plus it is way too much to read

Answer 2

Unless your essay is an editorial and you have opinions to influence or of interest to the reader, details are not your problem about this "essay" Don't know how old you are; however, are you trying to relate your opinions or substantiate a type of hypothesis or statement of a theme using cited examples to support a "statement" In a novel an antagonist is any force in a story that conflicts w/ the PROTAGONIST (the central character of a story). There is no story w/out the antagonist. Do not confuse everyday usage of words w/ what true meaning is. Furthermore, you basically state that NO person who ever has told a lie can be a "good" person. What is a "good" person? You have not shown qualifications to "judge" this or even define "good" At what age SHOULD someone be told any truth's or straight forward opinions about anyone/thing? I'm sure there are 10 year olds who can weigh an opinion offered and either make note of it or discard it. You are stating opinions as if they were empirical facts, yet you haven't shown any support for your argument of Holden being not a good person. Just saying "because" does not make it so. May I suggest starting with a "statement" offering at least 3 statements supporting it and then (most importantly) substantiating your claims... You have not done this.
Again, the antagonist doesn't necessarily wear the "black hat" nor does the protagonist wear the "white hat." These simply mean the source of the conflict (antagonist) vs. the central character (protagonist).

Answer 3

Your first sentence is pointless, not to mention incomplete. Remove it. Don't use the word "novel" twice in the same sentence. Summarized in one or two sentences? You only provided one sentence so this should be "summarized in a/one sentence." In your summary, remove the word "who."

In this sentence: "The reader can quickly arrive at the conclusion by noting that Holden is a compulsive liar, often thought negatively, had no faith in god and he swore a lot," insert the word "who" after the phrase "compulsive liar," and the word "of" after the phrase "often thought."

That's just the beginning. You should have a friend/teacher/parent/etc who is skilled in writing review this essay. There are many areas that need improvement, although most need only minor improvement. Good luck.

Answer 4

first off...do NOT start off with 'in the novel'

its the worst way to start off

you may want to reprhase it

ALSO...do not say 'in this quote' say something like stated by the charcter, or just leave it out!! it will sound fine without it, clearly if yuou just stated the quote you do not need to say that.

try to introduce new vocab---if you go to microscoft word and go to tools>>language>>thesaurus, it will help you stop using the same simple words.

try to stop saying 'lied alot' bythe end of the novel...try lying alot

or he was a liar or look up different words in the thesaurus

its good to have a rough draft but oyu really need to reread each and fix any gramatical errors to make sure the essay makes sense

also, look online! there are essay tips online if you check yahoo

good luck!

Answer 5

You just did your essay on yahoo answer youcan rent the movie and find out more about it and or go on line and type cathcer and the rye

Answer 6

to long to read