Imagine staying young forever and not being able to grow into an adult. This novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, by J.D. Salinger is about a certain teeager named Holden Caulfield, who struggles accepting the growth of life and wished kids would never grow into the adult “phony” hood. “Boy, i felt miserable. I felt so depressed, you can’t even imagine.”, Holden was going through a lot of problems which most teenagers can relate to. This story makes you feel like you’re in the life of Holden Caulfield, and the fact that he wants to protect children’s from going into the harsh adulthood.
To begin with, from this story teens are able to relate to Holden because many are struggling with life. Many teens are feeling distant and if everyone is against them. For example, when Holden was at the bar and seen 3 girls, “ they started giggling like morons... “ he said. Those females were just making fun of him and making him feel so low about himself. There’s many teens out there that get laughed at for who they are, and disliked for how they look. …show more content…
By that he means a group of innocent kids running towards the end of a cliff, and he was the one to catch them. He has this fantasy because he doesn’t want kids to go into the adult phony hood. For example, “ There are just too many ‘Fuck you’ signs in the world”. He dislikes how there's innocent kids that are surrounded by these wrong acts that are causing them to grow up as phonies. Holden is obsessed with innocence and wants everything to stay the same, just like the museum. But it’s only the fact that he’s been through so much in life, like when he was sexually harassed. I guess Holden is just upset of the fact that adults are capable of all those
To begin with, from this story teens are able to relate to Holden because many are struggling with life. Many teens are feeling distant and if everyone is against them. For example, when Holden was at the bar and seen 3 girls, “ they started giggling like morons... “ he said. Those females were just making fun of him and making him feel so low about himself. There’s many teens out there that get laughed at for who they are, and disliked for how they look. …show more content…
By that he means a group of innocent kids running towards the end of a cliff, and he was the one to catch them. He has this fantasy because he doesn’t want kids to go into the adult phony hood. For example, “ There are just too many ‘Fuck you’ signs in the world”. He dislikes how there's innocent kids that are surrounded by these wrong acts that are causing them to grow up as phonies. Holden is obsessed with innocence and wants everything to stay the same, just like the museum. But it’s only the fact that he’s been through so much in life, like when he was sexually harassed. I guess Holden is just upset of the fact that adults are capable of all those