I love Holden Caulfield

You will read the title and probably think that I am mental. When I told my friends and my teacher that Holden Caulfield is one of my favorite characters, they looked at me and questioned about my well being. Yes, they were that surprised. However, I know that I am mentally stable and I will tell you why I love Holden so much.

1. He is not the ideal coming-of-age character.
Most coming of age characters are the people we want to be or have a friend that is like that. For instance, who wouldn't want Scout Finch or Stephen Chbosky's Charlie as their friend? However, Holden Caulfield is not the type of person we would want to be friends with and is unlikeable. I am unlikeable, and so are you. Not everyone can be cookie cutter, and that is the reason why I love him so much. He is unlikeable like me, and the image of Holden to me reflects the way I see myself at times.

2. Holden does not get along people around him.
Yes, I get the idea that he is foul mouthed, but past that, no one will talk to him. When he tells the reader that he will ring someone, he does not call anyone because he knows that no one will pick up. It is like when a person looks through the contact screen of their phone and does not call. I am sure we all know how that feels like. Everyone has that little burden in their life, and Holden's inability to make people listen to him reflect about how most of us feel in a conversation.

3. Holden does not complain about losing his innocence.
Despite the fact that he comes off as a rude guy, in the end, he gets harmed. Whenever, he talks about the old times with Jane, where everything is innocent, he switches off to "you" when he is talking about himself. This happens when he speaks about checkers and holding hands and being innocent. It hurts him so much to speak about it that he cannot say that he experienced it himself, but a different person. It is almost like Holden is speaking about his life in an another person.

All in all, those are my reasons for loving Holden Caulfield. Even though many people hate him, I love him to pieces and continues to be one of my favorite characters.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

P.S. I have more reasons, but these are the top reasons why.