Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Hero in "The Catcher in the Rye"

Holden Caulfield was the hero in The Catcher in the Rye, and he stood for many things. He stood for perseverance and hope, but most of all, he stood for love. Holden showed that he stood for perseverance in how he never gave up on anything that he truly, deeply believed in. He followed through on his plan to escape from Pencey early. He also persevered through all the hardships that hit him while he was in New York but unable to go home. Holden also stood for hope. He showed how hopeful he was in many different ways. Holden never gave up the hope that he would not get caught in New York before he was supposed to be there, and he also continued to hope that he would see his sister. He always hoped that he would see and get to talk to his sister, and after he had, he still hoped that he would be able to see her very soon. He hoped that his parents would not be too upset with him and that they would accept him back into their home. Holden Caulfield stood for love more than anything else. He stood for love the most because, while he did not care deeply for a great number of people, those he cared about he cared very, very deeply for. He cared a lot about his sister, which is shown in the way that he constantly thought about her. He always wanted to see her and protect and make sure that she was okay. He cared about his parents, even if he did not always show it, but he never wanted to hurt then. When he did hurt them, he was upset with himself and really wanted to fix it all, even when he was not sure how to. He cared a lot for his older brother, and he showed it through how often he talked about his brother. He constantly wondered what his brother was doing and he always wanted to make his brother extremely proud of him. Holden was very heroic in The Catcher in the Rye, and he stood for many good things.

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