catcher in the rye
In The 'Catcher In The Rye' J.D. Salinger portrays the main character Holden Caulfield as a protector of innocence which is shown through his protection of children, giving up his own innocence to help others, and his disgust of the adult world. Salinger uses minor characters such as Phoebe, Allie, and Jane Gallagher to tell us information about Holden. Holden is a very strong minded individual and is very open about the way he feels about things. Although it does not seem that he is the "protector of innocence" at first, as the story progresses he begins to shed more of his own innocence to affect those The main way Holden wants to be a protector is to keep children from growing up and becoming phony and corrupt as he feels most adults become. Some would believe that Holden has become obsessed with his sister even if he just wants to protect her. Holden does not want her to change. "Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. I know that's impossible but it's too bad anyway. Anyway, I kept thinking about
becoming a catcher in a quiet speech to himself: get closer to it. Allie's death brings out this hidden fear of but not as much now that he begins thinking about come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all from the cynical adult world."You don't always have to get too and save all the children who may fall. Holden's wish Allie, and he feels that if he were to die, she would be
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Approximate Word count = 1182
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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