An Analysis of Protagonist Holden’s Growing Confusions in The Catcher in the RyeAcknowledgmentsWith the composition of my thesis coming to end, I have at last obtained a chance to express my appreciation to my supervisor, Du Manli, who has encouraged and supported me in writing this novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Ms. Du has not only given me her instructive and valuable advice, but also spent much time revising my thesis. For without her help, there would have many problems on my paper and I cannot complete this thesis successfully.Besides I would like to thank other teachers of English Department, whose courses I have attended and from whom I have benefited a lot.I am also thankful to my classmates for their encouragement and help throughout the four years, making my college life meaningful and wonderful.Last but not least, my sincere gratitude also extends to my parents. They provide me with privileged conditions to continue my college study and they give me selfless care and love all the time.AbstractThe Catcher in the Rye is regarded universally as modern classic which is written by a “reclusive writer” in America, Jerome David Salinger. As a novel about growth, the author succeeds in shaping this rebellious youth image of the protagonist Holden. In this novel, Holden recalls his life experience of wandering in New York after being fired by the school in first person. However, the experience has become a journey in which he loses himself. The fiction reflects vividly Holden’s spiritual world experienced and confusion of growth in the process of entering the adult experience in the story to escape. This paper plans to analyze Holden’s the contradiction and conflicts in the growing...
