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Essay Archive - The Catcher in the Rye: Holden's View of the World
The Catcher in the Rye: Holden's View of the 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 believe that the world is crazy". Shortly after
Holden leaves Pencey Prep he checks in to the Edmont H....
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