Catcher in the Rye Analysis - is holden more a boy or a man?

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that deals with a troubled boy named Holden Caulfield. He tells the story from a mental asylum, of how he is never applying himself and getting kicked out of schools. The book deals with many of Holden's problems including depression, individuality, deception, but mainly maturity.

Holden seemed very intellectual through out the book, even though Pencey was the fourth school he had attended and flunked out of. It was obvious Holden had problems from the beginning of the book but he was such a peculiar character that never handled his emotions, so it was hard to distinguish what was really wrong with him. At the beginning of the book it seemed as though he was

Holden seems to keep himself trapped within his fantasy world, in which he can do anything he wants with out the challenges or pain of the real world. It was only after his brother Allie's death, that Holden feared change. He made it clear with his comments about the Museum and how it was so peaceful and nice there, due to how the atmosphere was forever the same. The ducks in the Central park lagoon also showed change, and for some reason this mesmerized Holden, he was very curious as to what happened to the ducks in the winter. The ducks are very significant because it shows how change that is not permanent; the ducks go away for the winter, but come back in the summer.

Holden Caulfield was a very interesting character in the book "The Catcher In The Rye". The bo

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