Catcher In The Rye Summer Reading Analysis

Summer Reading Essay – The Catcher in the Rye The author of The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, did not fulfill his obligation to me of lifting my heart and reminding me of human glories. It was difficult to be uplifted by this book because the author made Holden, the protagonist, suffer through various adversities such as being kicked out of four private schools and even losing a brother through Leukemia. Each hardship that Holden faces adds a reason to why Holden and his actions do not exemplify human glories.
Throughout the story, Holden mostly complains or talks down on everyone he encounters in his life. Holden always found a way to point out every single one of one’s flaws. An example of Holden’s harshness was when he said to Stradlater,