Holden Caulfield Bravery

Throughout Holden’s experiences in the novel, he shows a sense of bravery and adventure. To start off, Holden went against the social norm by leaving his school. Instead of focusing on academics, he spends his time trying to understand the outside world and the psychology of adults. Holden shows bravery by adventuring through New York City alone, which is very dangerous. Examples of this would include Holden accepting an offered prostitute. On top of this, he defied the prostitute’s request for more money which led to his beating. As well, he went to various bars and talked to different peoples. While Holden is in New York City, he goes on a date with Sally Hayes. This shows bravery as Sally Hayes was in a relationship with Holden for a long