How Does Holden Lose His Innocence

The world hasn’t changed or gotten worse you just finally took the time to realize what the world has to offer but is it worth knowing the evils and truths or can you stay blinded by child like innocence? If it is worth being blind than who will take the burden of blinding you? In Catcher In the Rye written by J.D Salinger we get to see Holden a depressed teen struggle to identify himself in the world that he hates but still wants to help by protecting the innocent ones. Through the course of the book we get to see his identity change as he encounters those who a seem to not have lost their innocence or those who understand the meaning of losing their innocence. Holden identity is constantly being formed by his want to save those who haven’t experienced or seen the evils that lurk in the “real world”. It all started with the lost of his brother that leaves him with this never ending depression. Holden constantly feels that he should have died instead of Allie because of his age, Holden at the time of Allie death was already years older and has had experience with the “real world.” Holden refers to the evils of the “real …show more content…
Holden feels that children are too precious and that he is the only one that can protect them. He finds himself to be the only one that can protect because of his understanding that some adults just don't seem to care. A prime example of adult hypocrisy seen in the book is Holden’s parents themselves. Holden’s parents are described by Holden as judgmental people that don’t seem to have control of their own children. Holden’s parents never really cared about Holden as seen by their limited attention to his school life and protection of his innocence. This only makes Holden want to protect children even stronger because of his knowledge that there is nobody there to protect their innocence, just like his parents were never there to protect