In the book, Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden
             Caufield, the main character is a negatively charged person,
             doesn't want himself or others around him to grow up, and
             suffers from depression because of his brothers death. This is
             obviously Holden's way of alienating the entire world and
             delaying the consequences of facing reality. Alienation is a big
             theme in Catcher In The Rye, and something that Holden
             Holden Caufield is a negatively charged character as
             expressed on the first page of the book before Holden
             tells his opinion about his childhood. He says, "If you really
             want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to
             know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was
             like..." (Pg. 1) Holden shows here that he was negative and
             depressed even in his childhood years which is mainly due to
             his brother, Allie's death. Holden's alienation toward the world
             is what causes these unwanted character traits of Holden's.
             Holden is also a hostile character who attributes his negativity
             to block out others around him, and to delay the fact that he
             indeed will have to face reality sometime. Holden's pattern of
             speech, the constant expression of negativity, is a character
             trait Holden possesses that shows the inner pain he feels.
             Holden truly shows that he does not want to grow up
             and he does not want other children to grow up either. Holden
             believes that all adults are phonies, like Principal Thurmer.
             Holden hates phonies and that's why he doesn't want children
             to grow up, do they won't become phonies. Holden's hatred
             towards adults is due to his brother's death. Holden
             probably somewhat blames his parents for not stopping his
             younger brother's death. Holden alienated phonies or adults
             because of this. Holden believes that he cannot depend on
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