The Catcher In The Rye: First Person Narration Is Critical

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of most
adolescents. His near obsession with death might come from having experienced
two deaths in his early life. He constantly dwells on Allie, his brother's,
death. From Holden's thoughts, it is obvious that he loves and misses Allie.
In order to hold on to his brother and to minimize the pain of his loss, Holden
brings Allie's baseball mitt along with him where ever he goes. The mitt has
additional meaning and significance for Holden because Allie had written poetry,
which Holden reads, on the baseball mitt. Holden's preoccupation with death
can be seen in his contemplation of a dead classmate, James Castle. It tells
the reader something about Holden that he lends his turtleneck sweater to this
classmate, with whom he is not at all close.
Holden's feelings about people reveal more of his positive traits. He
constantly calls people phonies, even his brother, D.B., who " has sold out to
Hollywood." Although insulting, his seemingly negative feelings show that
Holden is ...

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