The book is about a sixteen year old boy, who being expelled from
yet another school, decides to have a few days out in New York , before
returning home and facing the music. Holden Caulfield, the main
character, seems to be fed up with the hardships of his life and has a
sort of nervous breakdown. He realizes he is surrounded by 'phonies', as he calls them’ people who according
to the boy are shallow, vain and ,in a way,
normal. The truth is that in the world full of violance, aggression ,
dishonesty and the pursuit of money , it is very difficult to cope with the
reality and a lot of people feel alienated and as if they did not fit anywhere.
Holden , at the end of the book, goes to the extreme and he wishes he could
live entirely byhimself, isolated , pretending to be mute.
Holden undergoes a change in the course of 'the book. He behaves
very weird, he spends too much money, he becomes reckless, smokes as a
chain smoker, he wants to drink alcohol, he goes into troubles, fights and
arguments. It is sad that no one seems
to see his behaviour, everyone prefers to stay indifferent. This is the
most sorrow behaviour. People do not want to get involved in other
people’s affairs as it is safer , easier to pretend that everything is normal,
they just want to stick to the rest of the society. They claim , having
a nine to five job, a beautiful garden, a dog
is a typical, normal life, if somebody stands out , he is perceived
to be eccentric or a weirdo.
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