Why Catcher In The Rye Is A Bildungsroman

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the hell of it. I even tried to break all the windows on the station wagon we had that summer, but my hand was already broken.” After the loss of his brother, Holden is in a period of awkwardness. He hasn’t grieved properly and is attached to Allies baseball glove. Allies glove is a symbol for Holden’s emotional expression. He keeps it hidden, it is precious and holds his heart. Allie's glove has poetry written on it. Allies glove is Holden’s connection to his feelings, which he reserves for very few, Allie being one and phoebe, his little sister, being the other. Holden needs help dealing with his grief, he has to take out the glove and confront his pain and acknowledge his feelings in order to release himself from the terrible guilt and loss he feels. Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. Holden's desire to remove himself from society relates back to his ...

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pants all the time at Brooks. ” After all of this Holden decides to set out on his journey alone which will challenge his previous thinking.

When Holden runs away after experiencing an emotional loss, a period of awkwardness, he then set out on a journey alone which he encounters things and people that challenge his previous ways of thinking. One of those events is when Holden meets the nuns. Holden thinks isn’t really religious he calls himself “a soft atheist.” He doesn’t like anyone in the bible except Jesus. Holden automatically assumes every adult is a “phony” and once you grow up you automatically phony. But the nuns are different, they’re adults but they’re not ...

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