The marvelous novel The Catcher in the Rye, which was written by J.D. Salinger and published 1951 displays many elements of how youth is longed to be preserved. Holden Caulfield who is the narrator and main protagonist of the story is the biggest contributor to this theme in the novel. Other characters, such as Allie and Phoebe Caulfield, also display the ideology that youth is precious.
Holden’s little sister Phoebe is still in her youth throughout the novel. The reader observes how much Holden admires his sister and how she perceives the world around her. Phoebe is direct in her confrontation of Holden’s behavior, she states “you got kicked out didnt you?” When she addresses why Holden is back from school so soon (Salinger, 187). In …show more content…
This is Holden’s younger brother who died prior to Holden’s narration of the story. Allie died while he was still young. Holden depicts Allie as an immaculate character. Allie had not reached the fall into adulthood before his death. He remained unharmed by the phoniness of the adulthood and he is idolized in they eyes of Holden. When Holden is walking among the streets of New York in the dark he whispers “Allie, Don’t let me disappear.” (Salinger 198). This scenario displays how Holden views Allie as being a savior, unmarred by the fall of maturity. Allie is another one of the few characters whom Holden has a plethora of respect for. There is a pattern in those whom Holden finds to be a genuine person, and that pattern is that they are all young and …show more content…
He was given a view of world that is unfair, phony and cruel when his brother died from cancer. Holden despises aging and having to maintain responsibilities. An example where we see that Holden wants to preserve his youth is when he goes to the history museum. Holden declares that “the museum is the only nice, dry, cozy place in the world” (Salinger 120). The museum is where everything is held constant and preserved in the condition it was found. It is symbolic of how Holden wishes he himself could remain unchanging in his state. His state of
Holden’s little sister Phoebe is still in her youth throughout the novel. The reader observes how much Holden admires his sister and how she perceives the world around her. Phoebe is direct in her confrontation of Holden’s behavior, she states “you got kicked out didnt you?” When she addresses why Holden is back from school so soon (Salinger, 187). In …show more content…
This is Holden’s younger brother who died prior to Holden’s narration of the story. Allie died while he was still young. Holden depicts Allie as an immaculate character. Allie had not reached the fall into adulthood before his death. He remained unharmed by the phoniness of the adulthood and he is idolized in they eyes of Holden. When Holden is walking among the streets of New York in the dark he whispers “Allie, Don’t let me disappear.” (Salinger 198). This scenario displays how Holden views Allie as being a savior, unmarred by the fall of maturity. Allie is another one of the few characters whom Holden has a plethora of respect for. There is a pattern in those whom Holden finds to be a genuine person, and that pattern is that they are all young and …show more content…
He was given a view of world that is unfair, phony and cruel when his brother died from cancer. Holden despises aging and having to maintain responsibilities. An example where we see that Holden wants to preserve his youth is when he goes to the history museum. Holden declares that “the museum is the only nice, dry, cozy place in the world” (Salinger 120). The museum is where everything is held constant and preserved in the condition it was found. It is symbolic of how Holden wishes he himself could remain unchanging in his state. His state of