Thursday, May 6, 2010

Catcher in the Rye Analysis

Thursday, April 29, 2010-Eddie Prieto


Holden Caulfield is just another teen trying to survive school and become somebody. This statement is completely false. Holden is the complete opposite because he does not really care about school and is not paying much attention to his clouded future. In recent chapters we have found out that Holden had a brother whom he cared for very much and was the only true person to him. He refers to everyone as "phonies" because there will never be anyone down-to-earth like his brother Allie. Because of the death of his dearest brother, I think that Holden is afraid to reveal his true feelings and emotions because it might be a sign of weakness. The baseball glove that Holden was describing in Stradlater's essay is a symbol of his brother because he always had it with him. It is the only object that brings back reminisces of Allie.We also found out that Holden used to have a bond with a girl named Jane Gallagher. In one chapter, Stradlater took her out on a date. He was terribly worried and anxious because he knew Stradlater's tactics for going further with women. Talking about Jane Gallagher really showed that he actually cared for someone and had a heart because Holden seems like he is hard core and he is not the person to mess with. Deep down Holden cares for only certain people. Everybody else is a phonie to him.When Stradlater is talking about hanging out in Ed Banky's car with Jane, Holden keeps questioning him nervously. "All I remember is getting up out of bed and I tried to sock him," (43) clearly he cares about what he does and says about Jane. I predict that further in the story we will get deep inside Holden's thoughts and feelings about everything.

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