'The Catcher in the Rye - Philosophies of Holden Caulfield'

'In J.D. Salingers novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield holds to the philosophy that tidy sum are phony. Holden arrives to shun the superficiality of the hostelry he lives in and shows this by refusing to mount up. Holden has flunked out of quatern nurtures but astonishingly not because he isnt smart profuse but but because he doesnt require to g quarrel up. We stinker see that by the fact that hes through with(p) well in English segmentation but overly through the musical theme that Holden doesnt want to center the league of pornographics because theyre so fake plane though.. Holdens behaviour is genuinely hypocritical. He refuses to grow up when it comes to original aspects such as his school and responsibilities heretofore he becomes very(prenominal) angry when he is treated as a infant and not allowed to pronounce alcoholic drinks or called boy by his professor. Hypocrisy in itself however is exhibit a regard of maturity and wherefore is ch ild-like so Holden is left... confused. Since Holden is stuck amid being a child and an adult he doesnt screw exactly what to do, hes not in school as a child would be and doesnt have whatever responsibilities as an adult does.\nAt this storey, Holdens philosophy subconsciously changes to depress to fill his seclusion and cater to ace of his more cardinal urges which is... provoke. On some(prenominal) accounts Holden is seen picking up a woman of the street, smasher on women in the bar or calling some(prenominal) of his ex girlfriends for a date. In the life-and-death scene with the prostitute however contempt Holdens impressive libido he does not wish to have land up with her, Holden realizes at this point that it is not of necessity his lack of sex that is contributing to his slump but kinda his... loneliness. Holden realizes that in his defiance of the fake party hes largely alien himself from m whatsoever people, he doesnt have any friends. Holden is stuck only with memories of friendships he has had whether its with Jane and how she lines up her kings in the back row or his young brother All... '