Catcher in the Rye

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English

 

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Robin M

 

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March 27, 2013

 

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However, this view does not seem to hold true to the circumstances taking place. Holden's detachment from his life is almost voyeuristic in nature, and he is unwilling to take responsibility for his actions, or lack there of, on any meaningful level. Holden Caulfield is a disaffected youth whose cowardice, sexual impotency, and inability to reconcile the perceived perversions of society with his own childish, idealistic morals lead to his eventual mental break-down...
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Little sympathy can be had for Holden when the only active participation his takes in his own life is his own self-destruction. Holden is introduced by the author as a coward early on in the narrative, and this flaw is one of the few points of stability in his personality. According to the critic Carl Strauch, Holden's own assertion that he is a coward is incorrect, and if the label of cowardice is to be applied anywhere it can only be applied to society (Strauch 21)...
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