In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where peace cannot be found. As an adolescent, he tries to prevent himself from turning into what he despises the most, a phony. Holden's perception of the surrounding world does not change significantly throughout the novel. However as the story progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he cannot change the world and has to deal with the …showed first 75 words of 1283 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1283 total…must play by the rules," (Salinger 8). Holden has grown to see that life must be played by the rules; what can he do but blindly play the game in the rye field, right beside his cliff of sanity. Work Cited 1. Gwynn, Frederick L., Joseph L. Blotner. "The Catcher in the Rye" The Fiction of J.D. Salinger. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1958 2. Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1951