Holden Caulfield Research Paper

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The Glove Engraved into a baseball mitt reveals the audiences only true encounter with Allie Caulfield, the younger brother of Holden Caulfield in the novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”. Elegantly embroidered in green ink are a series of poems in which young Allie had written all over so he would have something to read at outfield. Seeming maybe banal, this is the only physical artifact Holden has left of his deceased brother. Prior to and after his death, the relationship Holden held with Allie generated immaturity, innocent, and loneliness. Moreover, this link that Holden had did not necessarily cause his hardship, but by the way it was dismantled. The result of Holden’s relationship with Allie first appears through his immaturity. Inadvertently, the bond that these two shared together was immediately cut when Allie died and Holden attempted to burry his sorrow…show more content…
Allie’s personality and traits serve as a representation of the ideal child: intelligent, calm, and kind. Throughout the novel Holden attempts to maintain these qualities as a deed for his brother. This is indicated when Stradlater allegedly had sexual intercourse with Jane and he became incredible frustrated. Holden is even more enraged because Stradlater viewed her as an object and not a person. Likewise in the novel Holden declares his childlike curiosity by asking about the ducks in the pond on multiple occasions to the cab driver. Occurring later Holden goes on to describes the Museum of Natural History and the fascinating events that would develop each Saturday he would visit. The details entail of a simpler time when there was much unexplored and ignorance lead the way. However, Holden struggles to keep this attribute and as he ages he realizes that his innocent is slipping away. Subsequently he refuses to go inside of the museum because he feels he does not have any innocence and begins to walk away from it
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