'The Catcher in the Rye - Philosophies of Holden Caulfield'

'In J.D. Salingers novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield holds to the doctrine that the great unwashed are phony. Holden sours to abhor the superficiality of the confederation he lives in and shows this by refusing to produce up. Holden has flunked out of cardinal takes but astonishingly non because he isnt smart decent but obviously because he doesnt compulsion to g grade up. We faecal matter see that by the fact that hes do well in English pattern but in addition through the mentation that Holden doesnt want to occasion the league of magnanimouss because theyre so fake plain though.. Holdens behaviour is genuinely hypocritical. He refuses to grow up when it comes to authoritative aspects such as his school and responsibilities besides he becomes truly angry when he is treated as a peasant and not allowed to guild alcoholic drinks or called boy by his professor. Hypocrisy in itself however is masking a neediness of maturity and wherefore is child -like so Holden is left... confused. Since Holden is stuck amidst being a child and an with child(p) he doesnt slam exactly what to do, hes not in school as a child would be and doesnt have each responsibilities as an adult does.\nAt this bear down, Holdens philosophy subconsciously changes to produce to fill his l adeptliness and cater to one of his more pristine urges which is... switch on. On some(prenominal)(prenominal) accounts Holden is seen picking up a damage, collision on women in the bar or calling several of his ex girlfriends for a date. In the decisive scene with the prostitute however scorn Holdens impressive libido he does not paying attention to have conjure with her, Holden realizes at this point that it is not ineluctably his lack of sex that is contributing to his economic crisis but rather his... loneliness. Holden realizes that in his insubordination of the fake clubhouse hes largely modify himself from m some(prenominal) people, he doesnt ha ve any friends. Holden is stuck only with memories of friendships he has had whether its with Jane and how she lines up her kings in the back row or his junior brother All... '