Comparing The Catcher In The Rye, By J. D. Salinger
A Step into a New world
In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye a young adult named Holden Caulfield experiences going into adulthood. Holden fears the world of being an adult because he fears he will lose all of his childhood. In the 1950’s people couldn’t be classified as a teen or teenager you were either a kid or an adult. Holden shadows behind the fact that he’s very intellectual because he doesn't want people to be disappointed in him or, others to be disappointed in him.
Holden shadows behind the fact that he is intelligent . Holden doesn't want to give off the impression that he's not that type of person he wants to be one of the kids that doesn't care about the work put in. Holden wants to give off that he is a “Bad Boy” and that he does what he wants. Holden only showed up to school and he barely did that Holden skipped lots of days. He had Hines never knew what it was like to put in the work and feel the good of finishing something . If Holden may have applied himself he may have been able to do something with his life. In the story Holden says “They really will. This is about the fourth school I’ve gone to.”(Salinger 19), Holden thinks that everytime you fail you can just let it pass but he never wants to try to …show more content…
The major thing holding Holden back from the transition is his mental instability because he becomes more desperate as the story goes. Holden is highly confused as to what he wants to be perceived as, he wants to be the role model of Phoebe but he can't take responsibility like an adult. If Holden somehow learns to take responsibility and change his attitude on how the world goes he could be great in the career field of psychiatric therapist a person who gets thoughts on others and tries to help. Holden knows what it is like to have these kind of issues and he could help others fix their
In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye a young adult named Holden Caulfield experiences going into adulthood. Holden fears the world of being an adult because he fears he will lose all of his childhood. In the 1950’s people couldn’t be classified as a teen or teenager you were either a kid or an adult. Holden shadows behind the fact that he’s very intellectual because he doesn't want people to be disappointed in him or, others to be disappointed in him.
Holden shadows behind the fact that he is intelligent . Holden doesn't want to give off the impression that he's not that type of person he wants to be one of the kids that doesn't care about the work put in. Holden wants to give off that he is a “Bad Boy” and that he does what he wants. Holden only showed up to school and he barely did that Holden skipped lots of days. He had Hines never knew what it was like to put in the work and feel the good of finishing something . If Holden may have applied himself he may have been able to do something with his life. In the story Holden says “They really will. This is about the fourth school I’ve gone to.”(Salinger 19), Holden thinks that everytime you fail you can just let it pass but he never wants to try to …show more content…
The major thing holding Holden back from the transition is his mental instability because he becomes more desperate as the story goes. Holden is highly confused as to what he wants to be perceived as, he wants to be the role model of Phoebe but he can't take responsibility like an adult. If Holden somehow learns to take responsibility and change his attitude on how the world goes he could be great in the career field of psychiatric therapist a person who gets thoughts on others and tries to help. Holden knows what it is like to have these kind of issues and he could help others fix their