The Life and Times of Holden Caufield
Holden Caulfield is the controversial character in The Catcher in theRye. He goes through many changes throughout the novel as he matures froma child to an adult. In this book, he is portrayed as a confused teenager tryingto find his place in the "crazy" world, while criticizing his foes andcontradicting himself. The way he presents himself throughout the novelallows readers to relate to him better. His experiences and his thoughts vary,but still revolve around one main center of gravity which the author, J.D. Holden has many distinct characteristics that set him apart from hispeers. There is one problem that he cannot escape, and that is lying. Holdenlies to everyone including two nuns that he meets in a diner. Another thing ishis language. "This is representative of the typical adolescence of his timeand place and indicative of his personal fears and frustrations." (Magill,Magill's...1803). He is sixteen years old and a junior at Pencey Prep Schoolin Agerstown, Pennsylvania. His age ties in to his openness. Holden oftenexpresses his feelings because he is at the age where he does not really careabout others. He is not afraid to tell people what he think
Another thing in this journey is that he is looking for an ideal, but un-humanlove that will meet all demands. Hisparents never really offer him the "shelter" that he is looking for. Holden refers to it when he is talking of theimminent fall from innocence (Magill, Magill's. Holden's story is one of death to hisadolescent self and a rebirth to a new refreshed and mature Holden (Unger 556). Harte, Barbara and Riley, Carolyn, ed. Hewants to save these children from being exposed to the evil world we live in. Holden also realizes that even though he misseseveryone, he only really respected all children and the two nuns.
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