Themes, Symbols, and Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye :: Catcher Rye Essays

Themes and Symbols in The Catcher in the rye   The theme that the world has an outward appearance that seems fair and perfect except really theyre as Holden put it phonies. This is shown countless amount of times in his journey through New York and even before he left. The put is in the 1950s so Im pretty sure that he didnt encounter any transvestites, lesbians, or anything that extreme of phoniest. Or on the other hand he could have liked them for being as Elmemson said a none conformist. But I doubt it, he seemed to like kids more than anything. And his job, as he felt, was to protect them in their innocents of which I will talk most in my second theme.   The first example that stands out in my question is the scene with Stradlater in the can. If you remember Stradlater was getting ready for his other battle while Holden watched him. Stradlater was a secret slob in public he always looked good and got all the girls but in fact he was a slob. His razor th at made him look so good was grey-headed as hell and full on lather and hair and crap. This proves that he is a slob to never clean it or anything. If you think nearly it thats even worst than Old Ackley. At least Ackley knew that he had a problem, that he need to do something about his face but Stradlater judgment that he was a great guy. He actually thought that at that place was nothing wrong with never washing his razor. I think that what mad, Holden so made Stradlater was perpetrating in other word being phony each time he went out all GQ after using that nasty razor. Another instance is when he calls that girl in New York, conviction Cavendish, that Eddie Birdsell had brought to a dance at Princeton. Anyway he called her and she almost went move out until Holden drooped Eddies name. Then all of a sudden she was getting friendly as hell. The same person said if you think I enjoy bein woke up in the middle- was getting an english accent all of a sudden. I th ink Holden caught her with her fa&255ade down.