New York City
The Catcher in The Rye
Holden's Ideas About the Nature of Childhood and Adulthood
Daniel Nguyen / Tom Wang / Aiden Macdonald / Jon Kalaw / Jeffrey Qi
Holden in His World
- See's the adult world as corrupt phonies
- values child innocence
- To what extent does Holden calls someone a phony
Adulthood
Pencey Prep
- Phonies
- Holden thinks most of the adult world is full of phonies
- A reoccurring theme in the book
- What in your mind is a, "phonie"?
- Do you think most people are, "phonies"?
- Perverts
- Holden repeated called adults in the book perverts
- Was he justified in his calling them perverts?
Accuracy of Ideas
- He wants to protect children's innocence
- "I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff."
- He thinks he is the opposite from phoniness and adulthood, however he is the one who is really phony
- Childhood = Innocent, Pure & Joy
- To what extent does Phoebe contrast Holden’s immaturity?
Childhood
Difference Between Adulthood and Childhood
- Holden embraces childhood
- Wants to save children from the "phony" adulthood and wants to be "The Catcher in the Rye"
- Adulthood and Childhood can be seen as different times in ones lives where you can see Phoniness and Innocence.
- These times, at least least in Holden's eyes are black and white.
- As the story progresses, Holden can see how his innocence of Childhood is fading and how he's turning into a Phony Adult.