Isis Moen
Peplow/Trivits
English 2 Honors
23 October 2017
(title?)
Peter Pan is seen as an outsider to many adults, similar to Wendy’s parents who believe that he is just a figment of a child’s imagination. They see him as a crazy children’s storybook character. Yet in the end, they finally believe the truth of his existence. Comparable to Holden’s experiences with society, he is seen as an outsider and categorized as a crazy or mental teenager. Yet what many did not understand was his past. He was traumatized multiple times by death, first by the death of his younger brother Allie and then by the death of his acquaintance, James Castle. Society has the audacity to make snap judgements about people who are seen as outsiders without knowing …show more content…
Holden’s narration takes place in a mental institution where he explains his struggles like isolation from society. He shows his compassion through his actions towards his friends and family. Stradlater went on a date with Holden’s friend Jane. Holden was “trying not to think about old Jane and Stradlater in that goddam Ed Banky’s car. But it was almost impossible” (Salinger 55). Given the fact that Stradlater has sexually assaulted girls in the past, Holden is justified to feel worry for Jane. Salinger conveys Holden’s worry towards Jane as also compassion because he cares about someone other than himself. Holden tells his sister about his desire to help other children who are helpless. He thinks that he has to “catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff” (Stradlater 191). His need to protect the innocence of the children stem from his inability to protect his brother from death. Holden’s worry about the little kids validates his compassion towards others. The worry Holden feels for both the innocent kids and for Jane may both be viewed as irrational or crazy by some, but are justified because of the traumatic experiences he has had with
Peplow/Trivits
English 2 Honors
23 October 2017
(title?)
Peter Pan is seen as an outsider to many adults, similar to Wendy’s parents who believe that he is just a figment of a child’s imagination. They see him as a crazy children’s storybook character. Yet in the end, they finally believe the truth of his existence. Comparable to Holden’s experiences with society, he is seen as an outsider and categorized as a crazy or mental teenager. Yet what many did not understand was his past. He was traumatized multiple times by death, first by the death of his younger brother Allie and then by the death of his acquaintance, James Castle. Society has the audacity to make snap judgements about people who are seen as outsiders without knowing …show more content…
Holden’s narration takes place in a mental institution where he explains his struggles like isolation from society. He shows his compassion through his actions towards his friends and family. Stradlater went on a date with Holden’s friend Jane. Holden was “trying not to think about old Jane and Stradlater in that goddam Ed Banky’s car. But it was almost impossible” (Salinger 55). Given the fact that Stradlater has sexually assaulted girls in the past, Holden is justified to feel worry for Jane. Salinger conveys Holden’s worry towards Jane as also compassion because he cares about someone other than himself. Holden tells his sister about his desire to help other children who are helpless. He thinks that he has to “catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff” (Stradlater 191). His need to protect the innocence of the children stem from his inability to protect his brother from death. Holden’s worry about the little kids validates his compassion towards others. The worry Holden feels for both the innocent kids and for Jane may both be viewed as irrational or crazy by some, but are justified because of the traumatic experiences he has had with