Catcher In The Rye Gender Roles

The genders play a big role throughout the novel. Holden is a very dominant male and seems to treat women as if they are nothing more then pieces of meat. He does not seem to see woman equal to men and just see them as sexual objects that are determined to serve men. Of course he doesn’t say they are obligated to do so, but he expects them to be directly attracted to him without even considering his age. Women in this novel are morally invaluable and definitely are not considered equal to men. Also, since this novel was written during the post war era where men were very important because they saved the whole country and women were relatively less valuable. The story would definitely gain a more emotional value. It is common knowledge that