The Character Development and Struggles Of Holden Caulfield, In The Book "Catcher In The Rye"
In the book Catcher In The Rye, we are introduced to a boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden's parents invest much money in him, as we can tell by the upper-class schools he attends. Holden is constantly letting his parents down by being expelled from school after school for his very sub-par academic achievement. With all of these expulsions from different schools, one would think that Holden would become more devoted to improving his future life, but by the quote "Oh I feel some concern for my future, all right. Sure. Sure I do. But not too much, I guess. Not too much, I guess." (Catcher In The Rye, J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown and Company Books, 1945) it is easily understood that Holden does not realize what he is doing to his future.
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