Society is only a disposition of truth faced upon reality of life; the complexity that accompanies life fixedly is a self accepting mindset that is cultivated upon confrontation rather than avoidance. During the time of adolescence hood, it is a critical time for one that is slowly departing from childhood innocence to being gradually subjected to the disfigurations of the world by learning from damaging relationships and encounters that may negatively inflict upon one’s nurturing mindset. The Catcher in the Rye, a distinguished and highly hailed novel of the twentieth century, depicted an eye opening perspective of what is the contradicting nature of adolescents indicating themes of teen alienation and angst. J.D. Salinger illustrated a
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Throughout the novel, his continuous failed attempts to connect with others revealed his cynical perspective of the world that gradually lead to his own questioning of his way of thinking. Ultimately, his interactions with his younger sister, Phoebe, served as the driving force behind his decision to confront his disillusioned perception. The Catcher in the Rye portrayed Holden as an aggressive yet sensitive troubled teenager as he criticized every person he encountered which indicated of an unstable mentality. This developed into loneliness and the feeling of being alienated in the world. His apparent disgust for human behavior conflicted with his desire for companionship. At school, he would not attempt to form friendships with others as he would judge them for their apparent careless treatment of others exemplified by his disgust directed at Stradlater, his roommate, for his lack of consideration in learning his date’s name. His attempts to form relationships with others would be dispelled by disappointment. His unhappiness with his interactions led to using his alienation as a source of comfort accompanied by a sarcastic and pessimistic attitude to divert the pain and loneliness it caused. The feeling of being unfulfilled only temporarily fulfills the feeling of being
Throughout the novel, his continuous failed attempts to connect with others revealed his cynical perspective of the world that gradually lead to his own questioning of his way of thinking. Ultimately, his interactions with his younger sister, Phoebe, served as the driving force behind his decision to confront his disillusioned perception. The Catcher in the Rye portrayed Holden as an aggressive yet sensitive troubled teenager as he criticized every person he encountered which indicated of an unstable mentality. This developed into loneliness and the feeling of being alienated in the world. His apparent disgust for human behavior conflicted with his desire for companionship. At school, he would not attempt to form friendships with others as he would judge them for their apparent careless treatment of others exemplified by his disgust directed at Stradlater, his roommate, for his lack of consideration in learning his date’s name. His attempts to form relationships with others would be dispelled by disappointment. His unhappiness with his interactions led to using his alienation as a source of comfort accompanied by a sarcastic and pessimistic attitude to divert the pain and loneliness it caused. The feeling of being unfulfilled only temporarily fulfills the feeling of being