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Thesis:Through his cynicism, Holden Caulfield represents an anti-hero because he allows his indecision to eliminate any chance to escape his loneliness.
1P:actions show a preference to loneliness / need for recognition reflected in dialogue.
no effort in his classes or social life / just gets him kicked out / feel some emotion. either very confused or mentally defected
NEXT protect himself from being attached to others
loneliness after every action / creates his anti-hero persona / frustration goes back to sympathy / into a human relationship and trap him into showing /
indecision creates his loneliness / does not have the ability to overcomeFor every option a reason why he should not. / is too scared for others to see him attached emotionally / stops himself.
However, shows his complexity and insight / acting like an emotional and sensitive human being, / vague and introverted/ most emotional moment of the novel / a halfhearted admission to himself/
his inaction and cynical justifications for being unable to make a decision symbolize his anti-hero role
strongest traits, loneliness and indecision
unable to ever be functional in society