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Examples Of Alienation In Catcher In The Rye

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Holden Caulfield, a cynical seventeen year old male, embarks on a journey to find himself after being expelled from his fourth prep school. Troubled by females, grief, and innocence, Holden learns many aspects about himself through his survivalist adventure in New York City. Holden’s expedition in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger exemplifies his search for identity and alienation from society.
Holden Caulfield perceives himself to be a courageous adolescent, yet he consumes himself with fear of girls, disappearing, and another life-changing loss. Although he marvels at Jane Gallagher, his first female friend that he finds attraction in, he finds himself unable to contact because her mother answers the phone and in response he proceeds

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