In the book "Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Cantfield portrays the catcher and needs to be caught because of his delusional state of mind. He portrays himself as a saint, or a do-gooder that is out to save the world from evil.
Holden is delusional, possibly insane and can be harmful to others. He sure doesn't seem to be nice or kind to people. The only people he liked in his miserable life are dead, like his brother. The general tone of his character seems to spark indifference and anger. Angry at life he punched out a window in a garage and broke his hand. It is just this type of behavior that proves there is something wrong with him. Another thing that he does is try to isolate himself and hide away from the world. In conclusion I think that he needs to be dealt with.
In conclusion I think Holden is trying to be the ultimate Catcher. He needs to be seen by all for who he really is and stopped before he causes any more harm to anyone. People need to learn their own lessons so they know right from wrong. Holden is wrong.
erately trying to protect children from evil by trying to erase the bad things they do so they won't get into trouble. He spends time washing the profanity off the bathroom walls at Phoebes School. I believe this to be a bad idea, because if the children are never caught then they must think it is alright to misbehave. He should back off, let them get caught and face the consequences for their actions. He washed off the profanity that was on the bathroom wall at the museum. If he doesn't stop playing daddy and let the authorities deal with their prob
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