J. D. Salinger describes the endeavor of a teenager named Holden who wandered the streets of New York in the 1950’s in his novel Catcher in the Rye. All throughout his novel Holden faces the same problems being around people who are “phonies” and dealing with loneliness. In the book he saids, “I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was dead” which describes his feelings to his situation. This feeling of loneliness and of being surrounded by “phonies” is something most teens go through nowadays. Lots of teens feel like they’re around ‘’phonies” or fake people which is the way they refer to these individuals. Fake people are usually other teens who are pretending to be their friends and who say things behind their backs. Sadly …show more content…
The sense of loneliness usually comes when the individual has no friends or family that cares for them. In the novel Holden got this sense of loneliness many times especially when he was cruising the streets of New York. Holden quotes “I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was dead”. Thankfully many teens learn to deal with this sense of loneliness, but sadly those who don’t, never find their way. One of the reasons Holden like many teens has all these issues of loneliness and of being surrounded by phonies is because of his attitude towards the world. How he’s always complaining about his life and were he lives in. Holden quotes “Finally, what I decided I’d go away. I decided I’d never go home again and I’d never go away to another school again. [...] I thought what I’d do was, I’d pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.” .This is something many teens feel. The author’s purpose in writing this novel was to give young people a story they can relate to. A story about a teenager who deals with the same things other teens deal with. Which are being surrounded by fake people “phonies” and getting a sense of loneliness. Because most teens still deal with these issues, lots of young people still relate to Holden and his endeavor in