Catcher In The Rye By J. D. Salinger
Snow is ruined so easily. Within hours of falling to the ground, snow becomes marred with footprints, tire tracks, and mysterious brown and yellow stains. Unable to accept this reality, Holden from Catcher in the Rye and his author, J.D. Salinger, seek a perfect world where snow stays white and pure. In their own lives, they find children and lovers who offer a glimpse of this world, and they strive to preserve this purity and innocence in these people. This fantasy does not last long. No matter how much Salinger and Holden wish otherwise, children grow up, and relationships end. J.D. Salinger argues that people seek innocence in others only to realize its loss is inevitable. Holden and Salinger seek to preserve innocence in children. They wish to keep children from growing up and facing the struggles they themselves faced.
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Holden wishes to be a catcher in the rye, preventing kids from running over the edge of a cliff. In the same way, when Holden watches Phoebe and the children riding the carousel, he wants to tell them to stop grabbing for the gold ring because they might fall off and get hurt. But as he watches the children, he realizes “he cannot be the catcher because there must be many difficulties while one grows up” (Han 3). At the end of the novel, Holden finally accepts that he has to let the children run over the edge of the cliff, and that the ensuing injuries these actions result in are necessary parts of life. Mirroring Holden’s wishes, J.D. Salinger tries to be the catcher in the rye for numerous young female writers. He writes letters to these girls, warning them of the dangers of publicity. He, like Holden, tries to keep these children from running over the edge of the cliff, into the published world of fame and success. He personally meets Joyce Maynard and tells her she is not ready for fame in the published
Holden wishes to be a catcher in the rye, preventing kids from running over the edge of a cliff. In the same way, when Holden watches Phoebe and the children riding the carousel, he wants to tell them to stop grabbing for the gold ring because they might fall off and get hurt. But as he watches the children, he realizes “he cannot be the catcher because there must be many difficulties while one grows up” (Han 3). At the end of the novel, Holden finally accepts that he has to let the children run over the edge of the cliff, and that the ensuing injuries these actions result in are necessary parts of life. Mirroring Holden’s wishes, J.D. Salinger tries to be the catcher in the rye for numerous young female writers. He writes letters to these girls, warning them of the dangers of publicity. He, like Holden, tries to keep these children from running over the edge of the cliff, into the published world of fame and success. He personally meets Joyce Maynard and tells her she is not ready for fame in the published