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In the Catcher in The Rye, J.D. Salinger illustrates a character of a young man; Holden who had a completely pessimistic view of the world, and like everyone in the world is just trying to find himself. His lack of communication with the entire world seems to have led him to a nervous breakdown. And this is where he starts the book. If he had been open and honest his life as a 17-year-old young man would have went smoother and he would’ve had better results with the world around him. Holden’s negativity almost programs his mind to hate the whole world. He apparently has hated his life from the time he was a small child, he refers to his childhood as “lousy” and his parents as “occupied”, in other words, and they had no time for Holden. Which is sad most people instead of looking for what they could thankful for they look at what was missing from their life. Noone’s childhood is perfect, but in fairytales and in movies seems to give everyone a preassumed idea their life should be modeled around it. He wants to use his imagination to feel more connected to the world and to his own emotions. Even in this novel, Holden seems to have a remarkable imagination, he even refers to dreaming he was in a movie and had been shot when the pimp hit him. This showed me he was out of touch with reality. When a person has to cushion the pain of what his/her life is really about instead of lying to self, to make life seem more exciting. He could have explained to the elevator man/pimp he didn’t need a woman of the night but a friend to talk to, not a paid listener. When Holden felt all of this phoniness from his environment, he could’ve spoke to his counselor at school or to his parents and explain what he was feeling. This is what caused him to be off with his schoolwork and not respecting his friends or his school, or anyone in it. He could’ve opened up to his history teacher that he visited on his way out of Pency Prep.
Approximate Word count = 1390
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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