Essay On Catcher In The Rye Self Protection

Alienation or self-protection makes Holden become a shadow of himself. The red hunting hat protects him from the outside world, Allie’s baseball mitt gives him comfort, and the museum refers to when he wants everything to stay the same. The world made Holden become a bitter and cold person but he showed us friends are life’s greatest treasure, The reason J.D. Salinger wrote the novel, was to show us you never know what people are going through, so you should always approach people with an open mind. The world is smaller than people think because we all think that we are different but in reality, we just want to be treated equally and to be