struggles
to deal with survivor's guilt after his brotherdies. This crisis of a sibling death leads him to
become profoundly alienated from the life of his school, his studies, and his peers.
Holden struggles with a preoccupying urge to protect those whom he perceives as young
and innocent, such as his sister, , as well as children in the world in general. He wants to
protect them as he couldn't protect Allie. He dreams of becoming the catcher in the rye, a
fairy-tale type figure who catches children who are ready to fall over the edge of a
cliff.
Holden struggles to come to terms with who he is and with the fact
that he can't save the world. He struggles, like many teenagers, to find authenticity among
people who often seem phony and caught up in false values.
Holden is a
sensitive person: he worries about his friend Jane, about Phoebe, and about the nuns he meets
while breakfasting in a diner, noting that they eat far less than he does. He hires a prostitute
but only to...
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