Depression And Confusion In Catcher In The Rye

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is a great American novel that gives its readers an accurate view of teenagers in society. By Salinger describing Holden as a confused teenage boy on the hunt for his purpose and a teenager dealing with depression Salinger creates a character that is extremely believable. Also, the characters that Holden meets on his journey can be perceived in multiple ways as opposed to just one, which makes the whole world that Holden is living in even more accurate, and lastly, the universal themes of depression and confusion that are displayed throughout the novel are themes that many people face even today making this example another point that backs up the claim that Salinger is creating an accurate view of American society. Depression and confusion is a

Typically in great novels there are characters that can be perceived as either good or bad, which is not how people in the world are perceived because there are many different layers to a person’s character. One example of a character that showcases this is Mrs. Morrow who Holden meets on the train. Mrs. Morrow appears to be a nice mother who “[has] a lot of charm”, but upon closer analysis it can be said that Mrs. Morrow might be living a life very different from the one she wants everyone to assume she has(56). This can be concluded because she is alone at night, with a broken nail, and as a mother it can be assumed that if a child has a bleeding nose it would be one of the first things you notice, however, Mrs. Morrow does not notice Holden’s bleeding nose until about halfway through their conversation. Holden’s interaction with a character that seems to have two different sides to them is another instance in which a scenario takes place that accurately represents American