Normality In Catcher In The Rye

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Does turning away from the events impacting our lives me us brave or simply cowardly, ignoring the root of the issue, subsequently creating an arrays of new problems in return? Struggling with his very own issue, Holden of The Catcher in the Rye runs from his issues only to find that he what he was truly running from was his own self. Going on a journey from Pencey Prep to the Edmont Hotel, Holden explores his relationship with rules, the connection between youth and adulthood, and what falls under normality. Salinger points out that in trying to run from obstacles in life, whether they are mentally or physically challenging, we often create more in the process, highlighting the fact that running from an issue will not solve it. An amalgam of all of the traits which Holden finds repulsive in life, Pencey Prep…show more content…
As he transitions from Pencey Prep to the Edmont hotel, overall, Holden retains the same traits which were the root of all his previous problems at Pencey Prep. No matter what his environment is, Holden always finds himself critically assessing those around him. At both Pencey Prep and the Edmont Hotel, Holden always finds himself judging those around him.Holden found the students inhibiting Pencey Prep to be phonies above all else, therefore distancing himself from others such as when he stays in his room alone while all the other students are watching the school game. After arriving at the Edmont Hotel, Holden quickly points out that the hotel inhabitants are perverts, though he refrains from calling them phonies.Holden believes himself to be “normal” while harshly judging his surroundings. This also takes place while he is in his room alone, similar to his situation at Pencey Prep. No matter what location he frequents, Holden can’t help but pick apart the world around him, causing him to feel out of
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