The Loss of Innocence
Innocence is an underlying characteristic every human being is born with due to the lack of experience. However, as life goes on, experience is obtained and purity begins to be lost. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about a teenage boy named Holden who has a phobia of losing his virtue. Throughout the novel, Holden strives to prevent his transition into adulthood and maturity, while he may not perceive it. However, he finally accepts the fact that the loss of purity and virtue are inevitable. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D Salinger portrays that while it may be challenging to lose innocence, it is impossible to maintain it, simply due to the characteristics of life.
Holden’s unwillingness to let go of
Innocence is an underlying characteristic every human being is born with due to the lack of experience. However, as life goes on, experience is obtained and purity begins to be lost. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about a teenage boy named Holden who has a phobia of losing his virtue. Throughout the novel, Holden strives to prevent his transition into adulthood and maturity, while he may not perceive it. However, he finally accepts the fact that the loss of purity and virtue are inevitable. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D Salinger portrays that while it may be challenging to lose innocence, it is impossible to maintain it, simply due to the characteristics of life.
Holden’s unwillingness to let go of