The Catcher In The Rye: Holden's Thoughts And Feelings

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are not typical 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 ...

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