Catcher in the rye 5
Catcher in the rye 5Summary of Plot
The book the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger was very interesting. Holden
Caulfield, a teenager tells about his insight about life and world around him. Holden
shares many of his opinions about people and leads the reader on a five day visit into his
mind. Holden portrayed others to be inferior to his own kind all throughout the book. He
made several references as to how people are not as perfect as he was. "The reason he
[Stradlater] fixed himself up to look good was because he was madly in love with
himself." (pg. 27) Holden had an inferiority complex. He was afraid of not having any
special talents or abilities and used other methods to make him out to be a rough tough
boy. "Boy, I sat at that goddam bar till around one o'clock or so, getting drunk as a
bastard. I could hardly see straight." (pg. 150) Holden tried all he could to fit in. He
drank, cursed and criticized life in general to make it seem he was very knowing of these
habits. Holden used the term 'phonies' to describe more than a few people in this book.
He used the term to be what a person is if they don't act naturally and follow other
people's...
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