Caufield, the main character is a negatively charged person,

doesn't want himself or others around him to grow up, and

suffers from depression because of his brothers death. This is

obviously Holden's way of alienating the entire world and

delaying the consequences of facing reality. Alienation is a big

theme in Catcher In The Rye, and something that Holden

Holden Caufield is a negatively charged character as

expressed on the first page of the book before Holden

tells his opinion about his childhood. He says, "If you really

want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to

know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was

like..." (Pg. 1) Holden shows here that he was negative and

depressed even in his childhood years which is mainly due to

his brother, Allie's death. Holden's alienation toward the world

is what causes these unwanted character traits of Holden's.

feels like committing suicide at one time which shows the true

destinies cannot be pursued until the realization that these are

he refuses to let others deep in his heart and his inability to

Holden's inability to accept growing up causes much

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Approximate Word count = 718
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)