J.D. Salinger 's Catcher in the Rye and Toni Morrison 's The Bluest Eye share many major similarities. They both include themes of sexuality and isolation, and most importantly, the representation of adolescence. This is probably why they are branded “coming-of-age" novels. They describe experiences an adolescent or a group of adolescents goes through and how they deal with them. Catcher in the Rye depicts a teenage boy with no real companionship besides his younger sister. The Bluest Eye portrays a vulnerable teenage girl who has nothing to relate to expect the negative actions towards her. However, the differences in plot, both novels contain a story of being victims to negativity brought on by adulthood The protagonist of the Catcher
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“I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff” (Salinger 93). The adults in the books discard their own anger and sadness on their children. In the Catcher in the Rye, it is told Holden 's brother recently died, instead of consoling their living child, his parents send Holden to a boarding school so they don’t have to deal with that pain. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola is the victim of her father 's trouble and hatred caused by his past. The "phony" actions, as Holden would say, done by the adults is exactly what Holden wants to save the vulnerable children from. The adults in the novels aren 't really focused on in depth, but the little influence they have impacts the children. For example, In Catcher in the Rye, Holden 's needs comfort and involvement from his parents, but he gets none. Pecola 's parents are even worst; her father rapes her and her mom chastises her after she is found fainted on the kitchen door. Her parents are never shown comforting her or even showing her any signs of love. The dissonance between children and parent may even be the cause of their problems found in the
“I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff” (Salinger 93). The adults in the books discard their own anger and sadness on their children. In the Catcher in the Rye, it is told Holden 's brother recently died, instead of consoling their living child, his parents send Holden to a boarding school so they don’t have to deal with that pain. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola is the victim of her father 's trouble and hatred caused by his past. The "phony" actions, as Holden would say, done by the adults is exactly what Holden wants to save the vulnerable children from. The adults in the novels aren 't really focused on in depth, but the little influence they have impacts the children. For example, In Catcher in the Rye, Holden 's needs comfort and involvement from his parents, but he gets none. Pecola 's parents are even worst; her father rapes her and her mom chastises her after she is found fainted on the kitchen door. Her parents are never shown comforting her or even showing her any signs of love. The dissonance between children and parent may even be the cause of their problems found in the