The Catcher In The Rye: A Comparative Analysis

Ideology is the umbrella of an individual's and/or a community's religious, societal, and political outlooks on the world. Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam can all be classified as religious ideologies. Differing from religious outlooks, the following can be perceived as political ideologies: absolutism, imperialism, and nationalism. Feminism, racism, and materialism are also ideologies but specifically societal values. Moreover, these diverse beliefs are assumed to be the culture norms in one’s society and are important to establishing one’s self image. Ideologies can be allocated into two categories: dominant and alternative. Dominant ideologies are the typical principles in a community; whereas, alternative ideologies are unique to an individual. These two different …show more content…
“A Perfect Day for a Bananafish” and The Catcher in the Rye were two of his pieces that would forever modify humanity’s approach on the social norms and expectations when the book was published in 1951. In Salinger's literature, particularly “The Catcher in the Rye” and “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”, feature characters that mirror each other, and himself, due to his views on materialism and his other ideologies, which are portrayed through the protagonists, Holden and Seymour. Salinger’s main characters in two of his most beloved literatures, The Catcher in the Rye and “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” both depict him as a person through their journeys. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the piece follows the excursion of a young teenager named Holden Caulfield, and his jaunt to finding himself through his expedition in New York City by himself. Through Salinger’s writing, he expresses himself through the character of Holden, which causes the reader to associate with Salinger. In another prominent literature by Salinger, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” he further displays his personality in his writing through the protagonist, Seymour Glass. The short story accompanies Seymour