Explain Why The Catcher In The Rye If He Can T Catch Himself
Why be the Catcher in the Rye if He Can't Catch Himself? People who grasps important moments in their lives, and remember them, would want those moments to last forever. However, things would gradually change, so those moments would not last forever, similarly, to the character Holden in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden's dilemma is that he wants things to stay the way they are forever and also save the innocent people around him; he realized that it's not possible. Near the end of the novel, Holden progresses in his resolutions, for all his earlier dilemmas in the story with people, mostly the innocent people. He resolves it by being the "catcher in the rye". He says, "
I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all [
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Therefore, he resides and sees things for what it really is. For Holden, looking for a peaceful place, "That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write Fuck You' right under your nose"(204). Holden undergoes self-realization that the thing he wants to see of his reality is nothing but a fallacy. Because reality is, "you can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful." This is where Holden sees the world for what it actually is and that his desires of a peaceful place will never be found. Just like his impossible desires of being the "catcher in the rye". And he comprehends that things will never be the same forever because, "when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write Fuck You'." The moment and things he wishes to remain, changes and there's nothing he can do about it. Furthermore, the quote exemplifies Holden's progression to his final resolution that will be discussed
Therefore, he resides and sees things for what it really is. For Holden, looking for a peaceful place, "That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write Fuck You' right under your nose"(204). Holden undergoes self-realization that the thing he wants to see of his reality is nothing but a fallacy. Because reality is, "you can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful." This is where Holden sees the world for what it actually is and that his desires of a peaceful place will never be found. Just like his impossible desires of being the "catcher in the rye". And he comprehends that things will never be the same forever because, "when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write Fuck You'." The moment and things he wishes to remain, changes and there's nothing he can do about it. Furthermore, the quote exemplifies Holden's progression to his final resolution that will be discussed