Epilepsy In Catcher In The Rye

In Lord of the Flies, Simon has been characterized in a sort of all seeing, knowledgeable creature. Having epilepsy, or a similar condition, was considered a holy disease, that he was connected with god because of it, he was purer than the other boys in a sense. The scene after his death really shows that. The passage describes the “clear water [that] mirrored the clear sky” and the flowing of nature around Simon. Had it been one of the other, the corrupted and savage boys, the flowing of the water, the moving of the waves, and the creatures around them would have been disturbed by the body floating there. However, Simon is simply welcomed into the water, “The water rose farther and dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble.” Even in death
In this scene, Phoebe is riding a carousel and having a bit of fun on her own, Holden is also having his fun watching her. The day quickly turns gray as it starts to rain, however Holden refuses to move from his bench. “All the parents and mothers and everybody went over and stood right under the roof of the carrousel, so they wouldn't get soaked to the skin or anything, but I stuck around on the bench for quite a while.” Referencing his hunting hat, he tries to say it provided protection from the rain, when contrarily, he was getting soaked just the same. Once he was “near bawling”, it is clear why this is the supposed climax of Catcher. Expressing emotion and even crying in a place with a crowd, shows the weakness and sensitivity that Holden does not usually allow himself to feel or express. The climax of this story is the expressing of emotions he does not want to express. The change in character and behavior seen in this scene and the significance of that provide the