Holden Caulfield, a boy unknown of where he stands, isolates himself during the novel The Catcher in the Rye. J.D. Salinger describes Holden in a way that makes the reader empathize him, and want to reach out to him. Alone in New York for most of the novel, Holden goes through many moments alone. He has no regards for his actions, and when people confront him about them he gets upset. Holden appears in many circumstances where he feels uncomfortable and upset, and sometimes he does not have family and friends to lean on. Although he tries to make conversation and engage with people, Holden Caulfield isolates himself because of the students, teachers, and adults around him.
Holden isolates himself because his peers do things that change his personality, and they agitate him often. Throughout the novel, Holden spoke about his feelings toward Ackley and Stradlater. When Holden introduced …show more content…
When Holden goes to Mr. Spencer’s house to say goodbye he has a conversation with Mr. Spencer, his teacher, about the paper he turned in. After Mr. Spencer reads the paper Holden says, “He put my goddamn paper down then and looked at me like he’d just been beaten hell out of me in ping- pong or something” (17). It makes Holden feel upset because his teacher gets mad about Holden’s effortless manor. Holden really cares about Mr.Spencer and when he lectures him about getting kicked out of school, and his imperfections Holden feels uncomfortable and apologizes the whole time. Another example of Holden in an awkward situation is when Holden wakes up in the night at Mr. Antolini’s house and says, “What he was doing was, he was sitting on the floor right next to the couch, in the dark and all, and he was sort of petting me or patting me on the goddamn head” (249). Holden feels profoundly uncomfortable because Holden looks up to Mr. Antolini, and he did not expect that from
Holden isolates himself because his peers do things that change his personality, and they agitate him often. Throughout the novel, Holden spoke about his feelings toward Ackley and Stradlater. When Holden introduced …show more content…
When Holden goes to Mr. Spencer’s house to say goodbye he has a conversation with Mr. Spencer, his teacher, about the paper he turned in. After Mr. Spencer reads the paper Holden says, “He put my goddamn paper down then and looked at me like he’d just been beaten hell out of me in ping- pong or something” (17). It makes Holden feel upset because his teacher gets mad about Holden’s effortless manor. Holden really cares about Mr.Spencer and when he lectures him about getting kicked out of school, and his imperfections Holden feels uncomfortable and apologizes the whole time. Another example of Holden in an awkward situation is when Holden wakes up in the night at Mr. Antolini’s house and says, “What he was doing was, he was sitting on the floor right next to the couch, in the dark and all, and he was sort of petting me or patting me on the goddamn head” (249). Holden feels profoundly uncomfortable because Holden looks up to Mr. Antolini, and he did not expect that from