Last Sentence of Catcher in the Rye Analysis

Last sentence in Catcher in the Rye: "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."

These last two sentences from the Catcher in the Rye are very revealing considering the way that Holden has acted throughout the whole novel. He has had his mishaps with other characters like disliking them for their bad habits, like Ackley clipping his fingernails on the floor or popping his pimples in Holden's dorm. He dislikes Stradlater's secret slobiness from him not switching razor blades off shaving his face. He thinks that Sally is pain in the ass from her being a phony herself by talking to other phonies and disagreeing with him. Also he was ver angry at Maurice, the elevator man at the Edmont Hotel for trying to get more money out of him than he said and then punched Holden in the stomach. From Holden saying that he misses these people after he doesn't like them is a pretty strange thing for him to say and makes me think that he has changed for forgiving phonies.

Going to and From Innocence Diamante Poem

Innocence

Nice, guiltless

Caring, advancing, helping

Being a child, losing innocence 

Working, changing, losing

Corruption, phony

Adulthood

Albert Einstein Quote

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.                    

                                                                           -Albert Einstein

I feel that this quote is trying to explain the meaning of life. When it says "One is though nothing is a miracle." I think this would be a life that has no excitement or happy times in it. When it says "The other is though everything is a miracle." I think this would be a life filled with excitement and many happy times. Altogether this quote tells one big idea of everyone should live their life to the fullest so they don't feel that their life is pointless and you only live once, so live it.

The End

Over here I stand

in thy desolate world, us.

It is our fault, no?

It has spread to us.

With its cruel structure, takes us

to a place far gone.

Is there a way out?

For now there are still thoughts, but

we may never know.

Weeping Willow by the River

Weeping Willow tree—

Dark green dangles from its limbs.

Standing tall, it does.

As I walk toward it,

I see the beauty it holds

with its great structure.

Stands by the river.

It's reflection is vivid

showing intense green.

I feel like staying.

Forever I be standing,

standing by that tree.

Acrostic Poem About Me

Sensible for what is wrong and what is right.

Passionate for satisfactory work and grades.

Envious for my whole family and the success of it.

Nonchalant most of the time.

Challenging myself everyday to be successful.

Experienced runner for the track team.

Representative for who is a responsible and caring person.

Holden Caulfield's View on Phonies

The biggest motif that appears in the Catcher in the Rye is the word phony. Holden's use of the word phony is used in many different ways throughout the novel. Holden uses it to describe people that are different than him, people he doesn't like, people that like things he doesn't like, or things that he doesn't enjoy. I think that Holden just calls people phonies from them acting different than him because he feels that everyone should act the way he does. If they don't act like him then then they are fake. This is pretty much everyone around Holden, except the people that he looks up to from them being intelligent or moving far in life. These people include his brother that died, Allie, his kid sister Phoebe, Mr. Antolini, his brother D.B., and his friend Jane Gallagher. I feel that Holden's use of phony is an excuse for him to stay the way he is and isolate himself from mostly everyone. I also feel that the author, J.D. Salinger is trying to show how someone can keep themself from ever moving on if they can't accept the people around them and they also can't accept themself if they do that.

Holden's Concern for the Ducks

The ducks in Central Park are a great example of a motif in the Catcher in the Rye. The topic of ducks keeps appearing throughout the story from Holden's continued worry about where they go off to when the lagoon freezes over during the winter. He usually thinks about them when he has nothing on his mind or when he is wandering around New York not doing anything to advance in life. I feel that he thinks about the ducks because he likes to see other things move on in life rather than do it himself. I also feel that this is an excuse for Holden to not move on in life by keeping his concern on how the ducks are going to move on in life. The idea here is the big question of how do humans advance in life. Do they do it on their own or do they need help from an outside source? I feel that Holden is trying to answer this question himself from keeping his mind on the ducks throughout the story, but never actually tries to apply it to himself to move on.

Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Clubs

Holden drinks alcohol, smokes, and goes to clubs probably from the feeling of being more mature and trying to fit in with other teenagers his age. Proof of his fascination is Holden saying "It was pretty early when I got there. I sat down at the bar-it was pretty crowded-and had a couple of Scotch and sodas before old Luce showed up. I stood up when I ordered them so they could see how tall I was and all and not think I was a goddamn minor. The purpose of this quote is to show what Holden does just so people will think he is older and let him order alcohol. The statement is important because it is most likely a true statement considering the fact that most other teens his age during that time did those things trying to feel cool and more mature. Also the laws in that time period weren't very strict on underage drinking, smoking, and clubbing, so it was probably pretty easy for Holden to get away with these things. Readers care about these kind of actions because it fascinates them to read about how teenagers were able to obtain these illegal things for minors so easily and feel very mature while doing it. Holden most likely did these three things so he would feel more superior and not have to worry about people telling him what and what not to do.

What is Holden's fascination with the Museum of Natural History?

Holden's fascination with the museum is that everything always stays the same, except the people that visit. Proof of his fascination is Holden saying "The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right were it was. Nobody'd move. You could go there a hundred thousand times, and that Eskimo would still be just finished catching those two fish, the birds would still be on their way south, the deers would still be drinking out of that water hole, with their pretty antlers and their pretty, skinny legs, and that squaw with the naked bosom would still be weaving the same blanket. Nobody'd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you." The purpose of this quote is to emphasize on the point that you would always see the same old museum with the same old stuff in it every time. The statement is important from it being one of the very few things that Holden really enjoys. Since Holden is usually negative and is always complaining about the things around him, the reader gets to experience some joy in him and realize he is not just a negative person. There are very few parts in the book that aren't negative thoughts by Holden, so these parts must be highlighting something important to the reader.