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Essay Archive - Catcher in The Rye: Holden Caulfield's Perception and Gradual Acceptance of the "Real" World
Catcher in The Rye: Holden Caulfield's Perception and Gradual Acceptance of the
"Real" World.
In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place
where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change
significantly through the novel. However as the novel progresses, Holden
gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this.
During the short period of Holden's life covered in this book, "Holden does
succeed in making us perceive that the world is crazy".1 ....
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