Salinger went through many of the experiences Holden went though. Salinger much like Holden had a sister that he loved very much, in the novel Phoebe is the only person that Holden speaks highly of; both men also spent time in a mental institution; Holden is telling the story from inside a institution; they were both kicked out of prep school and most importantly they were both a recluse from society. This is why Salinger uses Holden as his persona all though out the book. The 'catcher in they Rye' is almost like an autobiography for Salinger. He is using Holden as his persona to let us, the reader, dive into his thought pattern and find out some of the thoughts that he kept locked up in there.

Salinger's view of the world is lived out thought Holden - his persona. The novel is Holden's steam of conscience as he is talking to a psychoanalyst "

We could almost see New York as a character in the novel, with all of the museums, schools (Phoebe's school and Pency), parks (Central Park), theatres bars and night clubs (Ernie's). It makes it become more realistic for us as the reader and lets us relate to it more.

This view is portrayed though two main aspects of the novel. Firstly theme - you must live in a world as it is, not as you would like it to be. Holden can't seem to accept the world as it is and finds New York extremely "phoney". Holden has a great disliking for the movies, he finds them the phoniest of them all "I hate the movies like poison" and he cant believe that people actually make time to go to the there. But actually Holden is the biggest phoney of them all. He does everything he says about other phoneys. Holden's removal from the past schools he has enrolled in, the last one being Pency Prep suggests that he has unsuitable attitudes. He extremely immature in the way that he talks "I've got a flit for you" this is what he says as he insults Luce in the bar. He has met him even though he doesn't like him that much, Holden insults him and sees that this 'toilet humour' is inappropriate but can see

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)