Volume : 2, Issue : 4, April - 2013
The Indecisiveness and Hypocrisy of Holden in J. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye.
Mr Chandramani
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The novel The Catcher in the Rye of J. D. Salinger’s speaks of the typical American youths through the main protagonist Holden Caulfield. The novel is about Holden’s dilemmas as an embodiment of typical America youths. He refers his society as ‘a diseased one.’ He is often misunderstood, underestimated and humiliated by others in exception to Phoebe. He sets on a sojourn for the quest of an enlightened being. He later assumes himself as ‘the catcher’ to catch the people who go astray. Hegoes through the illusionsand grim realities which unfolds him into a ave new world. He later discovers that the change he is seeking in the people is impossible unless he change his own self. He tries to save the people by epitomizing himself as the only mortal savior. The indecisiveness of Holden is as a result of his excessive inclination towards spiritual and morality. Thus, the novel highlights transformation of self by purifying the inner–being.
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Mr Chandramani The Indecisiveness and Hypocrisy of Holden in J. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye. Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol:II, Issue:IV April 2013