Catcher In The Rye Character Analysis

Evolution; a word commonly tied to the process of growing and changing into an improved version of what used to be, a word so perplexing and misunderstood that evolution is commonly mistaken as changing for only the better. In J.D Salinger’s book, Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden, a young man trying to find something to live for, defies the assumed meaning of evolution. The swift progression of Holden’s mental and depressive state throughout the story reveals a lot about the hidden appreciation he holds for ordinary objects and pesky acquaintances, as well as divulges Holden’s immense craving for innocence and adulthood at the same time, which creates a substantial amount of self doubt.
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Phoebe, Holden’s younger sister, is introduced as a very intellectual and bright little girl. Holden finds comfort in knowing that Phoebe has always had his best interest at heart, and also relishes on the fact that he can have mature conversations with his sister. Because she constantly thinks up ways to assist Holden with his mental battles, his way of repaying her, in a sense, is to preserve the innocence that she has. Holden cherishes the purity that his sister holds and believes that if he holds onto her childhood for her, then he will gain the sense of innocence that he has been afraid to lose the entire time. In order for children to stay in the untouched mental state they are in, it is assumed that by eluting them from “I went down by a different staircase, and I saw another "F!@k you" on the wall. I tried to rub it off with my hand again, but this one was scratched on, with a knife or something. It wouldn't come off. It's hopeless, anyway. If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub out even half the "F%@k you" signs in the world. It's impossible.” (-) During this particular scene Holden is wandering through Phoebe’s school. Once he sees the vulgar words plastered all over the wall and unsuccessfully attempts to remove the words, he then gains the realization that deterioration of innocence is