Three More Myths About Holden Caulfield in JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye

1. Holden learned that when he was young, men were from Mars and women were from Venus. Well, not accurate. Holden seems to have many problems with teenagers and teenagers. When he is in a romantic relationship, he does not know how to read the woman he is dating. On page 92, he says: “In most cases, she keeps telling you to quit when you are trying to do with a girl. The trouble with me is that I quit. # 39; t. I will help it You never know if they really want you to stop, if they are just afraid to hang out, or if they are telling you to do it If you go through, it is your responsibility, not them. Anyway, I will continue to stop. "

In Chapter 10, Holden talks about a girl he likes, and he says: "I was half in love with her until we sat down. It's about girls. If they don't have much to see, or even if they are a little stupid, you fall in love with them half and you never know Where You are a beep. Girls ... they can upset you. They can really do it. “Of course, they can do that. Isn't that part of the love? Holden doesn't want to accept that men are from Mars and women are from Venus.

2. Holden was wearing a red hunting cap in New York City to be stylish. Wearing a red hunting hat in a city is very different, but is it stylish? He wears it like a baseball catcher hat, as if the cap wasn't offset enough. Holden does not want to find a deer or play baseball at Yankee Stadium. If he is looking for something, it is for a more perfect world without fake or materialistic people. That is, he has been looking for a bridge that will take him from childhood to changing, the only thing you can rely on, since you were an innocent and calm adult. He knows he has to walk that bridge, but even if he has to do a mental meltdown first, he won't do it until he is ready for breathing. So his red hat is a symbol of personality and he never wants to take off or lose. As long as he wears a red hunting hat, he feels protected from adulthood like bad weather and storms.

3. Holden has a goal. He wants to do something in his life. He wants to be Rye catcher . Near the end of the book, he tells his sister Phoebe what his dream is life. When children run near the edge of the rye field, he will catch them. He becomes a “rye field catcher”. I think my salary will be a little less than a New York Yankees catcher. If you really want to know the truth, I'm a bit ironic here. Just approaching the end of Chapter 22's Holden journey, not much progress. Many people gave Holden some good advice on his journey, from small Phoebe to Antorini. And we are all wondering if he will change. Is he going to apply himself at school? Is he going to graduate? Will his sister and parents someday be proud of him? What is his life like?

The last word of Holden is encouraging, considering how Holden contends about sharing Holden's feelings. He says, “Don't say anything to anyone, and everyone will miss you.” And feeling the connection with people surely defeats the feeling of disappearing as you walk through New York City.

And there is another reason I have hope. Sometimes people come to our lives unexpectedly and sprinkle the seeds of hope. Antorini [p. 188] shares a famous quote with Holden and thinks about travel. “Someday these words will bear fruit in Holden.

If you really want to know the truth, I like the happy ending. So ultimately, I know in my mind that Holden becomes a mature man and makes a difference in his life.

Aunt Dolores would have liked the end.