Holden Caulfield Changes

As time flies, people change, cities change, priorities change, and most importantly life changes. There is nothing in life that will stay the way they are because change is inevitable in reality. In fact, it is impossible to control our lives because sometimes there could be major changes without being told beforehand. All we can do is just take each day as it comes and accept it in a positive manner. Some people prefer spending their lives doing the same exact things every day and tries to avoid change. In J. D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, he demonstrates how the main character, Holden Caulfield, fights to keep things the way they are and tries to avoid growing up. In life, change is an important factor in the adolescence phase because, at one point, change is required to transition to adulthood. With that being said, Holden Caulfield is totally against changing his life to pick up a new lifestyle. One point in the novel that explicitly reveals how ordinary Holden can be is when he says, “When I’m out somewhere, I generally just eat a Swiss cheese sandwich and a malted milk” (Salinger 107). This clearly shows how he never likes …show more content…
Even though Holden fears the responsibilities that growing up brings, he acknowledges the fact that he will have to change at one point and he will not be able to stop that from happening. For example, one point he accepts the fact that change is good when he says, “THE BEST BREAK I had in years, when I got home the regular night elevator boy, Pete, wasn’t on the car” (Salinger 157). However, he tries his best to avoid growing up because he fears the obstacles he will have to face if he changes. Without a doubt, Holden is just not ready to grow up; he still lives in the childhood stage. To summarize, life is almost like a game with obstacles, thus we must learn how to win through those struggles even if it means to change our