Monday 12 February 2018

What is Holden's view of women and girls in The Catcher in the Rye? I need at least one quote for support.

has a
complicated relationship with girls and women that threads throughout the novel. There are the
girls he wants to protect, such as , a family friend with whom he enjoys playing checkers. She
falls into the category of girls like his little sister, , who need to be guarded from the
world's predators. Therefore, when Holden finds out his roommate, Stradlater, a smooth talker
who seduces girls, is taking Jane on a date, Holden becomes agitated:


I kept thinking about Jane, and about Stradlater having a date with
her and all. It made me so nervous I nearly went crazy.


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