Catcher_in_the_Rye

Catcher in the Rye Catcher in the Rye The American Dream for family will greatly vary between people, as it should. Throughout the novel you can see how Holden’s attitude and relationship vary greatly between family members. This book takes you to every side of the spectrum from friends to enemies. This would not be my typical family dream but to Holden it was, this was all he knew. Holden sees phoniness in the family as he does in society and he flees back toward the innocence of childhood rather than face this reality. In the Catcher in the Rye Holden and His "Phony" Family the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of his family give the reader a direct view of Holden’s philosophy surrounding each member. How do Holden’s different opinions of his family compare and do his views constitute enough merit to be deemed truth' Holden makes reference to the word "phony" forty-four separate times throughout the novel (Corbett 68-73). Each time he seems to holden, family, about, salinger, phony, phoebe, holden’s, members, each, throughout, novel, catcher, seems, rye, member, younger, way, views, two, they’re, shown, said, people, now, idea, frequently, first, fact, examples, example, even, brother, talking, takes