Catcher In The Rye: Holden Caulfield's Perception And Gradual Acceptance Of The "Real" World

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of peace, charity or even genuine merriment."3 Holden is
surrounded by what he views as drunks, perverts, morons and screwballs. These
convictions which Holden holds waver very momentarily during only one particular
scene in the book. The scene is that with Mr. Antolini. After Mr. Antolini
patted Holden on the head while he was sleeping, Holden jumped up and ran out
thinking that Mr. Antolini was a pervert as well. This is the only time during
the novel where Holden thinks twice about considering someone as a pervert.
After reviewing Mr. Antolini, Holden finally concludes that maybe he wasn't
making a "flitty" pass at him. Maybe he just like patting guys heads as they
sleep. This is really the only time in the novel where Holden actually considers
a positive side. This event does not constitute a significant change. As Holden
himself says, "It's not too bad when the sun's out, but the sun only comes out
when it feels like coming out."4 The sun of course is a reference to ...

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