The Catcher in the Rye | Summary & Analysis

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The Catcher in the Rye | Summary & Analysis | J.D. Salinger

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@BossFinale Жыл бұрын

The book killed me. It really did.

@starriousinventor Жыл бұрын

@hemanthsai962 Жыл бұрын

😂

@samharpo1421 Жыл бұрын

This book should win the Golden Globe nomination, and the Oscar in the academy awards for books

@simplynate Жыл бұрын

HAHA

@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS Жыл бұрын

No it killed John Lennon.

@caedengoering 5 жыл бұрын

Great book summary and background to the book. Just finished reading it and wanted to reinforce what I'd read.

@Gubuyguy 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished reading it and wanted to find out why the book books

@zhuxia7922 2 жыл бұрын

Me too lol

@fredrikareskog3326 6 ай бұрын

@@Gubuyguyexactly

@macrosense 4 жыл бұрын

i tried to read it in high school. it made me realize teenagers are annoying, and I was surrounded by teenagers.

@LittleMew133 2 жыл бұрын

But then when you grow up (like me) you get to view them as endearingly childish.

@dariobrandosson5406 2 жыл бұрын

As a teenager, I realise this, however I cannot change it. So I just sort of suffer inside from my actions.

@gamy285me4 2 жыл бұрын

I have to read it for high school. This sucks.

@gamy285me4 2 жыл бұрын

It really does.

@Mindfultranslations Жыл бұрын

Love it !

@yenooc528 3 жыл бұрын

It's odd the similarities I find between me and Holden this book has truly given me alot to think about

@Ctworld15 2 жыл бұрын

Mark? 😉

@alverro5351 5 ай бұрын

David Chapman?

@Salort96 3 жыл бұрын

I read it in English despite being Spanish. I needed time and a good translator... I am about to reach 50 years and found the book difficult and psychologically heavy burden... however, it is true... those feelings came back... that adult transition including all possible contradictions and mistakes... I am not sure when is the right age to read this book, I am not sure if I will read it again, probably not but it has left a print in my heart and soul. Thank you Salinger, good luck wherever you are, you have enriched my life.

@RiaOccam 5 жыл бұрын

How is Holden likeable? This statement is rather subjective.

@Cggdas 5 жыл бұрын

In my opinion Holden is extremely unlikable which makes him more realistic.

@josecalderon4879 4 жыл бұрын

He’s basically not a phony. He knows he’s lost but doesn’t know how to word it.

@VOKZEL 4 жыл бұрын

I actually kinda enjoyed him. His actions and thoughts are so strange it was entertaining. I never once found him unlikable.

@brodel77 3 жыл бұрын

I think he's "likeable" in the way the reader may identify with the character's challenges with adolescence.

@RiaOccam 3 жыл бұрын

@@brodel77 IMO, being likeable and relatable are slightly different traits.

@jadenyuki3138 3 жыл бұрын

2:42 were summary starts

@benandmjthorwaldson6334 3 жыл бұрын

Thx

@lanarey2457 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@oldluke7653 Жыл бұрын

You caught me

@temesgenkahsay826 3 жыл бұрын

I personally loved the book but this is one of those novels where you love it or you hate it

@j0rdanfassu920 3 жыл бұрын

no I didn’t read my summer reading....yes I do have an inclass essay next period

@mudassardesignspace 4 жыл бұрын

Symmetrical hand movements...

@jasonjason4350 3 жыл бұрын

ha!

@elenatarasova2039 3 жыл бұрын

This "catcher in the rye" cannot even catch himself from getting into trouble, I think when he talks to Phoebe about catching and all, he actually needs someone to catch him and that is why he comes to his teachers for some advice

@in.themeantime. 5 ай бұрын

and why he keeps asking people to drink and hang out with him

@troyvinson2655 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah he's "phony" too. Listening to him is like going off the cliff.

@ralphiecifaretto8961 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you keep calling Holden likeable? I think most people would disagree with you.

@curtwolk2419 3 жыл бұрын

It would be challenging to like him but he is not a basket case.

@ralphiecifaretto8961 3 жыл бұрын

@@curtwolk2419 I understand him and most people go thru a similar phase at that stage in their lives. Add on to of that the family tragedy. However, when you act like to everyone and look down on everyone your meet, it doesn't make you a joy to be around. I was a jerk at that age, too.

@bobdunn7003 2 жыл бұрын

I think he's likeable in the sense that his thoughts can be relatable to some people. The superficiality of forced social interactions and customs, the pressure to fit into environments you never selected for yourself, getting ignored. I think people can sympathize with him more than seeing him as a model.

@ocrown5937 4 жыл бұрын

I did not find holden likeable and that made the book more enjoyable for me

@selinevciler1273 4 жыл бұрын

When I first read the book I found him so annoying and I hated him but I'm reading it again a year later and honestly, he's not that bad. I think his negativity is actually called for because now I understand why he feels like everyone sucks and is a phoney. He hasn't accepted reality yet and I just found it very relatable because I had been in the same spot before too. I think the way he narrated was perfecting in explaining how he struggled with coming of age.

8 ай бұрын

I think the beauty of this book is not about things that happened to him or what he did, it’s Holden’s gentle and kindness deep down. He had the soul of both a child and an old man.

@biancaibeleme203 4 жыл бұрын

who else is writing an essay

@screamndemon6094 4 жыл бұрын

Bianca Ibeleme me to coming at you from Long Island Selden ny 11th grade

@bellarose5799 4 жыл бұрын

me lol

@shoup15u27 4 жыл бұрын

who else is looking for comments they know they'll get replies on :)

@illamathivaratharaj3783 4 жыл бұрын

me huhuhuh

@Bast-hs5sz 4 жыл бұрын

maybe

@Ctworld15 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sad to say that I never got to read this in school and the thing that let me hear was a documentary made about Mark Chapman. This book sounds more than interesting, it kind of reminds me of Taxi Driver. The whole anti-hero sort of story is always so gripping. How they ride the line of inspiration and villain makes for a great story that’s hard to turn away from. It’s too bad some people aren’t sane enough to see them for what they are. Anyways, I’m glad to see in the end of the story he hints at going back to school.

@braddalton1 3 жыл бұрын

Why is there upbeat music in the background?

@in.themeantime. 5 ай бұрын

💀

@jantaliban1 4 жыл бұрын

cut the music

@albertnash888 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most essential novels for anyone who likes to read books!

@estrellassoliloquies 2 жыл бұрын

I seriously didn't understand the point of this book and why a ranting teenager became so famous. So here I am to learn what I couldn't seem to see.

@Matthew_Conners 2 жыл бұрын

Really good video. Thanks for wrapping that up so clearly

@so10_ 2 жыл бұрын

Holden had all of those thoughts due to his depression, he has lost his hope in life and hates everything. I understand why some might see him as annoying

@Jake-hg3bq 3 жыл бұрын

Great and well thought out video, thanks!

@knzerogaming4665 5 жыл бұрын

um did u even read the book

@CJ-ll6bn 5 жыл бұрын

You should give me a summary

@TheRobinRedbreast 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great synopsis. But the background music wasn't needed.

@GodOfTables 2 ай бұрын

Socratic Seminar tomorrow, participation required, and I haven't touched the book. Gotta rely on SparkNotes with my entire being

@evasterade9479 Жыл бұрын

Just finished reading the book last night, i decided to read it after seeing it referenced in shows and books.

@rickintexas1584 24 күн бұрын

This book was required reading for me in high school in the late 70s. I don’t remember a thing about the book. This review did not jog any memories.

@Kanyewestlover26 11 ай бұрын

Mr. Peterson, I watched this video instead of reading the book and you’ll never be able to prove it

@J1P2K 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished reading it this moment.

@lisahughes-sherring8891 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite ever written

@fayeking5066 2 жыл бұрын

I read it in my early twenties. I must have missed the moral of the story part.

@Oryol20 3 жыл бұрын

I liked Holden a lot actually, he was pretty cute and interesting

@fuzzykoala6168 3 жыл бұрын

No, he was a phony and a bore.

@Oryol20 3 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzykoala6168 His internal phoniness is what made him interesting. And what made you think that he is a bore? I think he is one of the best and most iconic literary characters of American literature.

@veldorashinzu1136 Жыл бұрын

no?

@gaylecheung3087 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, couldn’t remember anything about this book..

@dxntgxveafxck6247 6 жыл бұрын

fantastic video

@gykin9064 6 жыл бұрын

dxn't gxve a fxck I agree

@austraviplentaite7573 2 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me why he got kicked out of school?

@Domcreator Жыл бұрын

He didn’t apply himself and failed everything

@marinawilkinson5840 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you 🌟🌟🌟

@user-jj4fo8rz4t 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished reading

@Ushi9898 3 жыл бұрын

sallinger´s only novel? what about franny and zooey?

@ettawing5955 5 жыл бұрын

I'm cooking lobster, tonight. Banks, gods and fog. I'm a writer, a dancer and a boxer.

@michealo6201 4 жыл бұрын

Cool story bro

@communicatingdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Why does there have to be such annoying "music" in the background? It doesn't help at all - it just distracts from the content, which is intelligent enough to merit attention.

@screamndemon6094 4 жыл бұрын

Life is phony

@jegga9199 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't they just call it "my struggle"?

@josealvarado276 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think that would fly in the german speaking nations 😂

@jegga9199 3 жыл бұрын

@@josealvarado276 There is nothing more fly then Peanutbutter-brown formal tops paired with swanky armbands.

@josealvarado276 3 жыл бұрын

@@jegga9199 “its a people shooting armband”

@jegga9199 3 жыл бұрын

@@josealvarado276 I might have to disavow if this is something to do with the vaxxers.

@robbobthefish633 Жыл бұрын

This guys my idol

@lpssnowleoperd3806 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this.

@luciadelviso9342 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you!

@mouad7755 Жыл бұрын

I kind of didn't like Holden at last.

@Wodenseyes 2 жыл бұрын

I really never enjoyed the book. Couldn’t even finish it being 1/3 of the way thru.

@AmericanGadfly 3 жыл бұрын

Wait, I thought he was in a nut house at the end?

@Invisible-Human1967 Жыл бұрын

Boring Book. There is nothing exceptional about it. I could not get into it, but I have a bad habit of finishing any book I've started reading no matter how bad it is.

@Sainthood.wav1 3 жыл бұрын

The best written book about absolutely nothing. I read this again after high school at 25 and lemme tell you it was dull. Well written yes, but boring at best. 2/5 do not recommend unless youre just rereading the classics for shits and gigs.

@fuzzykoala6168 3 жыл бұрын

Very boring agreed

@bobdunn7003 2 жыл бұрын

if you thought it was boring, it just went over your head

@fuzzykoala6168 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobdunn7003 ur right, but again. It’s so fucking boring. Trust me it did not go over my head but nothing happens in the book

@heyitsalex99 2 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzykoala6168 so much happens in this book! Holden experienced more in 3 days than I have in years. Silly thing to say

@emiliaburgos5404 2 жыл бұрын

@Something.Something 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know, I read it once and I've forgotten everything.

@Kpimpmaster 2 жыл бұрын

So adults didn’t like the book and banned being read because it had adult themes in it? But somehow allowed Watership Down to be printed and given to students

@evasterade9479 Жыл бұрын

Lol Watership down is traumatizing.

@jacquelinelowery5589 6 ай бұрын

I read it in high school and didn't understand what the heck he was talking about.

@blacksupreme777 2 жыл бұрын

This book is average. 6/10 is pushing it. Highly overrated

@daren4709 6 жыл бұрын

did this dude even read the book?

@CJ-ll6bn 5 жыл бұрын

You should give me a summary 😞

@pottingsoil 4 жыл бұрын

That's a pretty good summary. Where would you diverge?

@popcin22 2 жыл бұрын

he’s literally me fr

@stcrrgazed Жыл бұрын

@adriankiesel1 3 жыл бұрын

Letzte Rettung

@charlottedawson4488 Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@charlottedawson4488 Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@dope1725 4 ай бұрын

2046 public domain

@aarone9000 2 ай бұрын

SI, why O- why did the adults in my youth try to forbid us to read this? All that mystic over this story?????? Teachers are strange!

@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS Жыл бұрын

John Lennon brought me here.

@Mindfultranslations Жыл бұрын

I on the other hand, was the dumbest smart teenager in history.

@pierrerenshaw1996 Жыл бұрын

Holden is deff not the sharpest tool in the shed... not likeable at all.

@dreamaker12 3 жыл бұрын

sounds like an Amish going out to find themselves

@mekyameks5227 2 ай бұрын

I can do without the background music

@rad1662 2 жыл бұрын

People are so desperate they will find deep meaning in any dribble if they look hard enough.

@MiDuWay 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats, that's the meaning of life.

@tkm1550 2 жыл бұрын

@@MiDuWay lmao

@desriameseoghene-akpodonor2668 4 жыл бұрын

Give your life to Christ!

@lynnxoxo417 3 жыл бұрын

@@rubenthompson1240 LMFAO

@sadman6180 3 жыл бұрын

Already did 😎

@LittleMew133 2 жыл бұрын

@lavendertheflower4352 2 жыл бұрын

Holden is not likable tf

@cipsahoy9639 3 жыл бұрын

Whiney, edgy, teenage shit. It’s the type of book the stereotypical “liberal art student” who never grew up thinks is some deep masterpiece. In reality... it’s a drudge to read. Kids in school: dont let your teachers tell you this is an important book or even a deep one. If you want deep, read something with actual real-world reflections like Orwell or actual historical books. Fact is often stranger than fiction, anyway; hence why things like Shakespeare’s works are often based off real situations and events

@arghbarf419 2 жыл бұрын

i think you may have missed the point of the book

@LittleMew133 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an adult and I feared the book for a long time because of these warning comments. But in truth when I finally read the book I enjoyed it immensely.

@ashcam1791 Жыл бұрын

The most boring, anti-climatic and meaningless book I have ever had the ill fortune to read. It is the stark stupidity of this work, and it's inability to relate to anything of consequence, that makes it worth reading. The point that you can't get anything out of this book IS the point.