Catcher in the Rye

Title: Catcher in the Rye
Category: Literature / Novels | Words: 1228 | Pages: 5.2 (approximately 235 words/page)

Catcher in the Rye

The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of his family give the reader a direct view of Holden’s philosophy surrounding each member. How do Holden’s different opinions of his family compare and do his …showed first 75 words of 1228 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1228 total…himself is guilty; he frequently vents his spleen about his friends, despite the fact that he seems to be advocating the need for charity" (71). If Holden is a liar and a phony, perhaps his portrayal of each family member is totally false. However, his consistent and repetitive accounts at least give the reader some idea of how an adolescent boy, facing the common experiences and troubles of daily life, views each member of his family.

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