Holden's Future

One’s past has a way of shaping one’s future. In The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, Salinger established Holden Caulfield’s character through his background and experiences. As a sixteen year old student, Holden had to encounter many obstacles from life to death. His pure mind becomes traumatized as he had to deal through deaths at such an early age. Allie was Holden’s younger brother, his death was like-changing for Holden Especially since the deaths were of children young of age, these events changed Holden’s perspective and his way of interaction with the world. Holden’s experience with death in his younger years made Holden who he is now: bad-tempered, down-hearted and disconnect with others but, established a closer bond with his sibling. Ever since the night Holden was notified about Allie’s death, Holden’s grieving turned into anger and
During Holden’s train ride to New York, he happened upon a mother of his former classmate; Ernest Morrow. When they start talking, he began to lie about his personal life getting deeper and deeper within each lie. By lying about himself, he is disconnecting himself from the Holden that Mrs. Morrow met. Holden lied about his name, he told her it was Rudolph Schmidt, his opinions about his son, and also that the reason for his early trip to New York was for surgery. By lying, it allows Holden to avoid opening up to people, which is how relationships and connections are made. In reality, the connection that is built is really a connection with the fabricated information and personality infiltrated. Holden feels the need to create distance from himself and others because he lost someone already, he does not want to go through the same thing again. In order to not feel sadness, he disconnects himself so when the time comes where they leave his life he won’t feel sad because he would not have known that person that