Catcher in the Rye
Essay on The Catcher in the Rye
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield, Holden seems to be having some issues not only with his personal life but also
with his social life. We have talked a couple of times, and the things that I have noticed
are that I believe the causes of issues are his loneliness, his out outlook on the world,
and people, and not being able to let go of the death of his brother Allie.
Holden seems to have a phobia called, autophobia which means the fear of
being alone. I believe he has this phobia because of all the signs he has shown for
example he says, “ I didn’t say anything. I was sort of afraid he’d get up and leave on me
if I didn’t shut up”(Salinger,145). Holden was talking to one of his old advisors when he
said this, and it shows that he would stop saying was he was saying just so he would not
get up and leave him alone. Another occasion where it shows that Holden is desperate
for company and does not want to be alone is when he calls Sally, who he really does
not like that much, but he prefers to be with someone than to be alone. “What’s the
matter? you don’t want to go with me?” (Salinger, 132). This is when Holden is asking
Sally if she wants to go runaway with him, and she refuses, showing that he is in need of
being with someone at all times. This is not healthy for Holden because it shows that he
right now he is not happy with his social life and is in need of people to be around him
to help him out or to just listen to what he has to say. This is when you as the parents of
Holden have to take action and talk to him, to let him know that he has people he could
count on.
The death of his brother, Allie hit Holden very strongly and it is evident in his
actions. In a sense he is looking for that special someone to really understand him like
Allie did. For example when he says, “What I did, I started talking, sort of loud, to Allie. I
do
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield, Holden seems to be having some issues not only with his personal life but also
with his social life. We have talked a couple of times, and the things that I have noticed
are that I believe the causes of issues are his loneliness, his out outlook on the world,
and people, and not being able to let go of the death of his brother Allie.
Holden seems to have a phobia called, autophobia which means the fear of
being alone. I believe he has this phobia because of all the signs he has shown for
example he says, “ I didn’t say anything. I was sort of afraid he’d get up and leave on me
if I didn’t shut up”(Salinger,145). Holden was talking to one of his old advisors when he
said this, and it shows that he would stop saying was he was saying just so he would not
get up and leave him alone. Another occasion where it shows that Holden is desperate
for company and does not want to be alone is when he calls Sally, who he really does
not like that much, but he prefers to be with someone than to be alone. “What’s the
matter? you don’t want to go with me?” (Salinger, 132). This is when Holden is asking
Sally if she wants to go runaway with him, and she refuses, showing that he is in need of
being with someone at all times. This is not healthy for Holden because it shows that he
right now he is not happy with his social life and is in need of people to be around him
to help him out or to just listen to what he has to say. This is when you as the parents of
Holden have to take action and talk to him, to let him know that he has people he could
count on.
The death of his brother, Allie hit Holden very strongly and it is evident in his
actions. In a sense he is looking for that special someone to really understand him like
Allie did. For example when he says, “What I did, I started talking, sort of loud, to Allie. I
do