Holden hardly likes what is happening around him. He even wanted to escape from the real world and pretend to be a deaf-mute in the backcountry, but it was impossible to really do it. As a result, he can only live in contradiction: he hates movies most in his life, but he has to kill time in the cinema in boredom.
He hates sex without love, but he actually calls prostitutes. He hates his vain and vulgar girlfriend Sally, but he is infatuated with her beauty and can't help hugging her.
So although he doesn't like the world, he has to be depressed and embarrassed, console himself with all kinds of unrealistic fantasies, deceive himself, and finally he can't help but compromise with the real society and become a real rebel.
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In The Catcher in the Rye, the author records his wandering experiences and feelings in new york from the perspective and tone of a teenager, and criticizes this hypocritical and ugly world from the perspective of a teenager.
The use of the first person makes the narrator and protagonist of the novel become one. In the process of reading, readers seem to be listening to what one side sees, hears and feels, giving people a true, reliable and vivid feeling.
In addition, the author also uses the localized observation of related characters and events, which not only enriches the image of the protagonist, but also makes the development of the story smoother and easier for readers to accept and understand.
The novel The Catcher in the Rye is not a practical stream-of-consciousness novel, but the author uses some stream-of-consciousness techniques to reveal the inner world and feelings of the hero.
Such as inner monologues, montages. Inner monologue is a kind of silent language, which is a psychological activity that takes place in the characters' hearts without saying it. The use of inner monologue makes readers feel more real and profound in the process of reading, and it seems that they can see the depths of the characters' souls.
The Catcher in the Rye adopts the writing technique of stream of consciousness, which clearly shows the rebellious psychology of adolescent, hates learning and school control, is full of strong curiosity about sex, but is kind-hearted, hesitant and confused about the future.
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