Essay on Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Sallinger - 1567 Words

â€Å"Don’t tell people what you are thinking, or you will miss them terribly when you are away† (Salinger 214) says Holden Caulfeild as he warns the world. Salingers novel pinpoints the many fears and phobias of growing up from an immature, pessimistic, â€Å"everybody’s a goddam phony† perspective that makes it relate-able to young transitioning teenagers. Salingers Caulfeild is afraid of growing up and the unknown prospects of entering the adult world after experiencing a life changing event. Holden, clinging to his innocence, most importantly learns how the Phony adult world not only treats people like HC poorly, but it kills them. Salingers Novel is told in first person perspective by a seventeen year old Holden Coufeild who longs for†¦show more content†¦However, his character HC is manipulated to also have the agony of losing a loved one and facing that mild-stone of watching death. HC continues to mourn the death of his brother, Allie. H C, like many teenagers, does not know how to accept the hard times and find a way to cope in society. Instead he bottles up negative feelings that cause him to deteriorate from the inside. This one experience, in turn has the domino effect on HC because hes still immature, impulsive, and irresponsible. Most people would give up on HC, the way he gave up on people. HC hates his life but he never does anything to change it. Everything he hates, is because he is afraid and everything hes afraid of is because it will force him to grow up. HC fears that the world is full of phony’s, morons, and perverts. Throughout the entire book HC reaches out to positive role models but never really listens to their advice. Mr. Stradlater makes an effort to push HC to look at what he is doing wrong and feel ashamed, but HC doesn’t give a damn. Unfortunately for HC, he only sees what he wants to see. â€Å"One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by p honies. Thats all. They were coming in the goddamn window†(Salinger 13) . Yes, there are many phony’s, especially in high-school, there isn’t a