D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield epitomizes asexuality between his refusal to participate in sexual behavior and his lack of desire for it. He doesn’t look for it as a trait in a relationship, nor does he want to partake in it when faced by sexual situations. Asexuality is still extremely relevant today, as the amount of people who identify as asexual is constantly growing while more and more people find out about it. Awareness that this is a real and valid orientation must be spread in order to prevent the prejudice asexuals face from all sides in a society driven by sex. As Holden finds out, sex is not a requirement in order to become a valid part of the society; this is an important thing for anyone and everyone to understand. Though this society is centered around sexuality, people need to understand that it is not weird for them to not experience
D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield epitomizes asexuality between his refusal to participate in sexual behavior and his lack of desire for it. He doesn’t look for it as a trait in a relationship, nor does he want to partake in it when faced by sexual situations. Asexuality is still extremely relevant today, as the amount of people who identify as asexual is constantly growing while more and more people find out about it. Awareness that this is a real and valid orientation must be spread in order to prevent the prejudice asexuals face from all sides in a society driven by sex. As Holden finds out, sex is not a requirement in order to become a valid part of the society; this is an important thing for anyone and everyone to understand. Though this society is centered around sexuality, people need to understand that it is not weird for them to not experience