theme of the loss of innocence of children, the falling and the confusions of

childhood, and many other ideas that apply to the ideas of adolescence and the

life of the average teenager growing up. Many of his themes occur in a short

period of time in a child's life that affects him/her in a very profound and

significant way. The idea of love is also a major theme that arises in many of

his characters and that indicates the character of the individual. He uses love

in the context of being a device that is used to protect and to care for people

who need protecting and caring. In the novel, Catcher in the Rye, by J. D.

Salinger, love is used by a character, Holden Caulfield, who struggles

desperately to find a certain somebody or anyone to allocate his love to, but

realizes finally, that this love is not necessarily expressed through saving "

the children in the rye" from the time of trial, but actually caring for them

and being their friends, during the time of trial.

The quest of finding the true love of people is an ongoing dilemma in

the lives of many people all throughout the world. The constant need for love is

phoniness. In this, he means the people losing innocence or people who already

and he was sickened by his appearance. The depressing ambiance of the room,

more. Old Maurice is the quintessence of a bully, having fallen off a cliff

"....But I just couldn't hang around there any longer, the way we

baseball mitt. He cherishes this glove and even makes a whole composition on it.

genuine hatred. Holden does not suffer from the inability to love, but does

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Approximate Word count = 2668
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)