Similarities Between Catcher In The Rye And Into The Wild

Two characters in two different, well-known books have more in similar than most readers think. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a literary classic enjoyed by millions of people, despite the fact that it was at one time banned from schools for adult content. It’s enjoyed a tentative return to the school curriculum. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a newer novel written in 1996 based on his article in the January 1993 issue of Outside. Due to their familia unhealable wounds, both Chris Mccandless and Holden Caulfield take journeys to escape society. At the end of their voyages, they eventually have revelations that change their views of life. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield lives in 1951 New York. He’s kicked out of his
I even tried to break all the windows on the station wagon we had that summer, but my hand was already broken and everything by that time, and I couldn't do it” (Salinger 44).
After the death of Allie, Holden becomes crazed and smashes the windows without thinking of the consequences. Even after two years, his brother’s death still has a hold over him and can be considered a metaphorical unhealable wound. His hands are a literal unhealable wound because he can no longer make a fist. Mccandless, like Holden, also has an emotional unhealable wound stemming from family matters. “Walt’s split from his first wife, Marcia, was not a clean or amicable parting. Long after falling in love with Billie, long after she gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret, dividing his time between two households, two families. Lies were told and then exposed, begetting more lies to explain away the initial deceptions. Two years after Chris was born, Walt fathered another son— Quinn McCandless—with Marcia. When Walt’s double life came to light, the revelations inflicted deep wounds. All parties suffered terribly” (Krakauer