Holden Caulfield Reflection

Introduction
Holden Caulfield was a mysterious and a rather inept person. It seemed that he could not function in normal life. He had an attitude that was pessimistic and unhappy. He hated most things and referred to most people as “phonies.” There was one thing however, that was expressed in the book by J.D. Salinger, that Caulfield loved. Holden cherished innocence. Caulfield represents the core of all men and women. At the bottom of every one’s heart, there is a great void; a hunger and desire for love and hope. However, nothing can fill that void. Nothing, on this earth, can ever truly satisfy us or bring us the hope we all want and need. J.D. Salinger described a young man, Holden Caulfield, struggling with life. He, Salinger, illustrated how everyone has a façade that they build to cover their need and the empty hole in their heart. The book shows this by opening …show more content…
I thought about going back to my parents house, but I knew that it would the most shameful thing to do. Anyways, time passed and I began to lose my sanity. Voices taunted my mind and demons accompanied me to bring terror to my life. I tried to get back on my feet, but I just couldn’t. The longest job I held was for about a month. That job was the weirdest and yet most important. You see, I worked at a convenience store, and one day a woman came into the store while I was working. She gave me an invitation to some church in the city. She said that Jesus could help me and change my life. I let it go and ignored it. Then sometime after, I passed out Grand Central Station, due to drug overdose, and awoke in the ambulance. I tried to regain consciousness, but only my eyes would work. I couldn’t speak or hear. I was dying. I could feel every sensation of life seep from my body and soul. The very air hung heavy with death. My entire life was no longer of consequence. It had been filled with phony people and phony ideas. How could death be of any importance in such a phony