Catcher in the Rye
In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield expresses his cynical views. His opinions are almost always negative, and he often makes harsh judgments and generalizations. Although Holden is normally reluctant to reach out to people and maintain relationships, he dreams of protecting those who are still innocent from the “phonies” that inhabit the world. Holden longs to be the catcher in the rye so he can devote his life to saving children. It is not until Holden has reached the nadir of his illness that he becomes aware of the impossibility of his dream. While at the carrousel, Holden makes this realization and feels happy, beginning the process of recovering from his illness. Holden does not care about much in life. He looks upon the world as a horrible place filled with phony people, in which he is unmotivated to do anything. Although he cares for very few people, he has strong feelings about the innocent children in the world. He tries to shelter them from evil and protect their innocence. He admires children and has trouble disapproving of anything they do: “You take adults, they look lousy when they’re asleep and they have their mouths way open, but kids don’t. Kids look all right. They can even have spit all
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Approximate Word count = 1449
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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