Catcher In The Rye: Holden A Victim Of Society

Part I of Essay
The controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye, first appeared in 1951. Jerome David Salinger created a literary masterpiece by fabricating the adolescent Holden Caulfield into a victim of society. This modernistic category of hero delights nearly all modern English li ....

Part II of Essay
.... ease his boredom among the remaining days. In very few occurrences, he achieves success. The wrath of the "phonies" constantly plagues Holden pending the sessions with the psychoanalyst; the treatment bequeathed to Holden consists of a "rest cure". Even after the inquiry and the treatment, the questions remain unanswered, and Holden invariably suffers from lack of love. Regular daily occurrences effect each distinct person with diverse emotions. In The Catcher in the Rye, the pessimistic Holden Caulfield views all incidents as a result ....