Catcher In The Rye Fed Up Analysis

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Holden Caulfield is "Fed up" Harrison CObb In his conversation with Sally on pages 130 to 134 of the novel "Catcher in the Rye" Holden clearly demonstrates that he is "Fed up". When first read, this conversation appears to be nothing more than the rants and raves of Holden as he spirals into his depression. Sally herself is even frightened by his demeanor as she keeps asking him to stop shouting. It's actually humorous when Holden hears her say this throughout the passage because his response is "…which was funny because i wasn't even shouting."(130). However, when these so called rants and raves of Holden are carefully read, it becomes clear that he is actually making some good points about what it is like to be a teenage boy who's future is laid out before him.…show more content…
Holden realizes that the goal of his fancy private school education is not to enable him to become a better person in order to serve his fellow man, but that the measure of success in his world is based upon what kind of car you can afford to drive. He is tired of the cliques and the meaningless conversation about girls and liquor and sex. He even admits that he knows because he is questioning all of this, that he must be in "lousy shape"; A point to which sally completely agrees. He is so "Fed up" with where he sees his life going that he asks sally to take off and go live in Vermont or Massachusetts near a brook where he can get a job to support them. She provides him with a reality check about their age and their lack of education and job opportunities and wants him to wait until they finish college to travel and
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