The Catcher in the Rye - Philosophies of Holden Caulfield

In J.D. Salingers novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield holds to the philosophical system that people ar phony. Holden g tracks to hate the superficiality of the orderliness he lives in and shows this by refusing to grow up. Holden has flunked out of quatern shoals exclusively surprisingly non because he isnt smart comely but simply because he doesnt want to grow up. We give the axe see that by the superlative that hes d wiz well in English class but also through the desire that Holden doesnt want to join the confederacy of adults because theyre so fake counterbalance though.. Holdens behaviour is very(prenominal) hypocritical. He refuses to grow up when it comes to plastered aspects such as his school and responsibilities until now he becomes very angry when he is tough as a tyke and non allowed to order sousing drinks or called boy by his professor. Hypocrisy in itself up to now is showing a insufficiency of maturity and therefore is child-like so Holden is left... confused. Since Holden is stuck between being a child and an adult he doesnt know exactly what to do, hes not in school as a child would be and doesnt declare any responsibilities as an adult does.\nAt this point, Holdens philosophy subconsciously changes to begin to select his loneliness and cater to one of his more primal urges which is... sex. On several accounts Holden is seen picking up a prostitute, hitting on women in the bar or calling several of his ex girlfriends for a date. In the of the essence(p) scene with the prostitute however despite Holdens impressive libido he does not wish to have sex with her, Holden realizes at this point that it is not necessarily his drop of sex that is contributing to his natural depression but rather his... loneliness. Holden realizes that in his defiance of the fake society hes largely alienated himself from many a(prenominal) people, he doesnt have any friends. Holden is stuck only with memories of friendships he has had whether its with Jane and how she lines up her kings in the back row or his younger brother All...