Holden is madly obsessive about keeping her innocence and preventing her from experiencing adulthood. ... Holden believes that he is the "catcher in the rye" to catch younger people in the field of rye before they are exposed to this "phony" world of adulthood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles with the topic of sexual relations although he wants to experience it himself. ...
As an adolescent, an individual may experience loss, grief, failure, numerous responsibilities, and being characterized into a social class of society. ... Holden's background history is the leading cause of his struggles to find a pathway to adulthood. ... Also, Holden illustrates his surrender to the adulthood when he finds himself sleeping in a subway packed with people (pg 194, Salinger). ... Salinger uses Holden Caulfield's personal experiences to portray how the difficulties of growing up can change ones life. Because of Holden, Phoebe will be able to experience and learn m...
Holden is a teenager who fears the idea of children losing their innocence and growing into adulthood. ... Furthermore, Holden feels that adulthood represents conformity and he views conformity as phony or fake. ... Additionally, Holden feels that adults are unable to experience the true meaning of friendship and intimacy because they allow materialistic things such as money and status interfere. ... As they grow into adulthood, they lose who they really are to the many distractions of society. Therefore, Holden fears the idea of children sacrificing the experience of true friendship in exchan...
In J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher In The Rye" Holden Caulfield's judgment of society is jaded by his loss of innocence much like many other adolescents in today's world. Holden Caulfield is a symbol of today's youth more so then when the character was first introduced. Holden faces loneliness, fear of...
This is one of many misadventures that Holden experiences on his search for human interaction. ... Holden interprets one line in the song, "If a body meet a body coming through the rye," as meaning someone is out there trying to catch the children and save them from adulthood. ... It teaches you about the harsh realities and the cruel circumstances of adulthood. ...
As a teenager Holden lacks the love and affection from his parents that every teenager should experience, thus creating an inner insecurity. ... This inner battle that torments Holden is that of childhood versus Adulthood. ... In the end his choice is to be neither immature, arguably the disadvantage of childhood nor "phony" the cost of adulthood. ...
Through his obsession with the fate of the ducks in the winter comes the realization of his ignorance of his own fate once he reaches adulthood. ... Although he knows the chances are slim, he believes even a cab driver, who has more experience of the world, may hold the key. ...
Throughout the story, Holden reminisces on his experiences as a child, and the people who influenced his life the most. ... It is almost as if Phoebe is a younger version of Holden, which is the reason why he wants to protect her from the scary world of adulthood. ...
