The Cathcer In The Rye

Part I of Essay
Holden Caulfield, by becoming the biggest phony of all, creates a fantasy world to protect himself from the reality that he can not face. This can be seen from the fact that he will not accept his brother's death, refers to almost everyone as being a "phony," and looks beyo ....

Part II of Essay
.... make sure that he is better off then they are. Holden never realizes that children were the ones who sprayed graffiti all over the museum, and that his sister understood the way he thought. To Holden all children were innocent and he felt that he had to protect that innocence, therefore Holden could not face the reality that not all children were innocent and some would vandalize property; to Holden bad things only happened to adults. In conclusion, Holden's refusal to accept what happens in life was the cause for him to be checked into a me ....