Read a character analysis of Holden, plot summary, and important quotes. Despite some controversial themes and language, the novel and its protagonist Holden Caulfield have become favorites among teen and young adult readers.

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He doesn't want to accept the world as it is, but he also feels powerless, unable to effect change. As he roams around New York City, Holden compares what he perceives as the uncorrupted innocence of children to the hypocrisy of maturity.

This paper will be a psychoanalytical interpretation of Holden Caulfield, the 17-year-old tragic hero of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger from an Adlerian angle. Holden is (in some ways) incredibly naive and innocent about worldly realities. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.

Holden overhears:

The story begins with Holden at Pencey Prep School on his way to the house of his history teacher, Spencer, so that he can say goodbye.

The growing-up process is almost like a runaway train, moving so fast and furiously in a direction that's beyond his control (or even, really, his comprehension).



Wir bitten um Verständnis, dass es aufgrund der aktuellen Situation bei der Auslieferung sowie bei Anfragen jeglicher Art an den technischen Support zu Verzögerungen kommt. Having agreed, Holden writes about the baseball glove of his younger brother, Allie, who died of The next morning, Holden calls Sally Hayes, an ex-girlfriend of his. But I was shocked to see the recrudescence (gotta love that word!) Chapter 25 concludes with Holden feeling happy as he watches Phoebe ride on the Central Park carousel. Holden stays behind and gets drunk by himself.





Kathleen Lohnes was an editorial intern at Encyclopaedia Britannica in 2017 and 2018. Throughout the course of the novel, Holden is forced to come to terms with the reality of growing up—something that he struggles to accept.