The Catcher in the Rye discussion
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Abstract
    The Catcher in the Rye successfully shapes Holden the anti-hero image. And the novel has become a recognized contemporary American literature, and even the world literature classic. From it we can see the social contradictions in 1950s, and the growth theme reflected by protagonist Holden’ s huge mental process from lost to yearning. Holden’ s experience and thought causes a strong resonance in the young, and is popular with reader,
especially the middle school students. And this article is from the experience and characteristics to discuss the theme. Especially Holden’ s mental process.
Key words: The Catcher in the Rye, Holden, contradiction, loss
摘 要
《麦田里的守望者》成功塑造了霍尔顿这一反英雄形象，该书已成为公认的当代美国文学，乃至世界文学的经典。我们可以从文中看出在20世纪50年代的社会矛盾，以及小说主人公霍尔顿从迷失到憧憬这一巨大心理过程中所反应出的成长主题。主人公的经历和思想在青少年中引起强烈共鸣，受到读者，特别是广大中学生的热烈欢迎。本文将从霍尔顿的经历和人物性格着手来探讨这一主题,并着重讲明霍尔顿的心理历程。
sort out his feelings
关键字：《麦田里的守望者》、霍尔顿、矛盾、迷失
Introduction
The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most spectacular masterpiece in the literature field. It i
s widely acknowledged that the success of the novel lies not only in the authentic revelation of the inner world of the young generation, but also in the rendering of schoolboy vernacular used by the adolescents in the late 1940s and early 1950s. There appear a throng of people take an interest in it. It is mainly about the protagonist Holden's three days adventure in the street. He is a boy taller than his age peers, always wears rain coat and an old red hunting hat, likes wandering and hates schooling.And he was dismissed from school four times. After experiencing the great change from loss to yearning, he realized that as a human being, it is impossible that one can't isolate from others no matter how serious you are fed up with the world. You have no choice but to adjust to it. So Holden decided to be a catcher in the real world .From loss to yearning, Holden experience the immense development. Finally, he learned to how to accommodate himself to the society to become the catcher in the real world.
This thesis comprises of there parts. Part one mainly portrays the source of Holden's loss and yearning including his life experience and characteristics. Part two expounds the struggle against the school and the society. Then part three presents the transition from los
s to yearning. The transition from loss to yearning for Holden is being a catcher in the rye, but have to be a cathcer in the society, not in the rye.
1. The life experiences of Holden
For Holden, not only the satisfy of material needed, but also the understanding, approval and love from his parents. But it is so difficult. Holden was certainly too tired to understand it and almost too tired to listen to. An unhappy home environment can also affect a child's behaviour, even a child's moral. Facing with the demanding anticipation of his parents, Holden got the axe to express his serious feelings.
In the cover of the paper, it said：“To my mother.”Holden wanted desperately the love and care from his mother. Fortunately, he was well acquainted with her brother and sister. But it was impossible for them to absorb the yearning of Holden. Obviously, the love from his brother and sister dominated him dramatically. Though he was beginning to withdraw into himself, he didn't want to be apart from his relations. It was the decisive factor that he went back to the society at last.
Holden was kicked out for his serious subjects.“The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has-I'm not kidding.”He looked upon his school. Pency always offered the same meal-steak on Saturday in order to show the perfect education facility. The school showed its desperate hypocrisy.“In fact, The Catcher in the Rye is jam packed with indictments against preschool education-its small minded teachers and even small minded students, it's boring classes and conformist atmosphere.”
2. The characteristic of Holden 
    Holden was kind-hearted to everyone, both the one he liked and he hated. During his conversation with Mr. Spencer, he sort of admitted that he was a real moron. When Mr. Spencer found excuse for his flunking, Holden wrote the note deliberately the lectures which Mr. Spencer gave were very interesting. It showed the first of several failed attempts by potential adults guided to understand Holden, to gain his confidence and respect, so to gain his trust.
    Holden possessed a flabby personality. When he knew Jean dated with Stradlater, he wa
s afraid Jean would be lured. So he felt like jumping off the washbowl and getting old Stradlater in a half nelson. Holden couldn't restrain Stradlater dated with Jean. As a result of his flabby, when Holden came to his truth to be a catcher, he sort of started to miss everyone and reach a compromise to the real world.

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