In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the audience perceives Holden as an isolated character due to his social awkwardness and the lack of social skills. In my opinion, I feel quite sad for Holden and his situation because since he does not talk to anyone, he develops a lack of social skills.
As a result, this leads to his naïve perspective on live because he was never brought up with maturity, which results in him in being a pure child, with no nurturing from his parents growing up. I also feel emotional towards Holden because of the tragic death of his brother.
This results in Holden into a state of depression that further isolates him from society which is why he does not associate himself with anyone wherever he goes like the bar or at the beginning of the story at the football game. In addition, his isolation and his naïve self image results Holden leaving Pency Prep to further cut off from society. This makes me feel like Holden is an uneducated child because he decided to take the childish route and leave Pency Prep to "escape" his social awkwardness, but it is dramatically ironic because the audience knows that he will never overcome the fact that he has so social skills.
I do like Holden and feel sympathetic because of his past of his death of his brother and I commend him for overcoming it and passion on with his life. But, On the other hand, I do not like Holden because of the way he is maturing throughout his life. In my opinion, I feel that he is hiding from the truth and is not over coming it. Reason being, for this happening is because he was grown up with no nurturing from his parents.
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