Saturday, August 21, 2010

Losses of Conflict in "The Catcher in the Rye"

There was a lot of conflict in The Catcher in the Rye, and the majority of it came from Holden Caulfield. There was no conflict that Holden stumbled upon and had happen to him. Holden brought it all upon himself. Eventually all of the major conflict was resolved, but it took a lot of time and effort. Holden had a lot of conflict when he left Pencey Prep boarding school, but at the end of the book, he decides to go home, so everything is fixed on that account. There was conflict about Holden failing four of his five classes, but one can only assume that he was sent to a different school and gets a fresh start. There was conflict between Sally Hayes and Holden, and while the conflict was not resolved while they were together, it is resolved before the book is over. Holden called Sally and she answered and talked to him and they were friends again. There was conflict when Holden snuck into his house while his parents were not there, because they came home and could have found him. The problem was solved when Phoebe covered for him and he snuck back out of the house after his parents had fallen back asleep. There was also conflict between Holden and Phoebe after he had told her of his plan to leave New York. She really wanted to go with him, but he would not let her, and this upset her greatly, bringing her to tears. Holden fixed everything and appeased Phoebe by changing his mind and not leaving, and letting her skip school for the rest of the day and taking her to the zoo, which she loved greatly.While one does not find out exactly what happens to Holden Caulfield at the end of The Catcher in the Rye, one can still speculate and guess at what happens to him. All one knows is that all of the major conflict throughout the book had been resolved.

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