《麦田里的守望者》主人公性格分析

Abstract

    The Catcher in the Rye enacts the conflicts and confusions of the hero------Holden as he spares no effort to explore a peace and beautiful rye. Though The Catcher in the Rye has been much written about, this final article in the novel series give fresh insight to the character and the experience of Holden and the loss and yearning of Holden Caulfield. Many critics have approached this book with different perspectives，such as society, history, culture and religion. Their critical reviews, however, focus more on the psychological analysis of the hero and the contradiction between people and authority. However，few critics have studied the initiation process of the protagonist and touched on the theme of initiation in the novel. Based on these previous studies，the present thesis is intended to conduct a systematical study of The Catcher in the Rye in how to accommodate oneself to the compete society. The thesis divides into four chapters. Chapter One introduces the perspective adopted in this thesis--the source of Holden's loss and yearning．Chapter Two offers a brief introduction of Holden's way to struggle against the loss and yearning. Chapters Three present a detailed analysis of Holden’s development of loss and yearning. Chapter Four is a summary of the conclusions that we have come to．To sum up, this article told us that one should accommodate himself to live in the society.

Key words: The Catcher in the Rye;J.D.Salinger Holden; loss; yearning 

CONTENS

Abstract I

Contents I

Introduction 1

1. The  synopsis  of  “ The Catcher in the Rye”……………………………….1

2. The source of Holden's loss and yearning 2

2.1 The life experiences of Holden……………………………………………………2

2.2 The characteristic of Holden………………………………………………………2

3.  The age characteristics of  Holden  and  his spiritual world 3

4The language and writing style. 5

5Holden’s Cowardliness and Passive Behavior . 6

6Holden’s Honesty and Sincerity.. 6

7 .Conclusion 9

8.References 10