麦田里的守望读后感thenovelthecatcherintheryehasasettingintheearly1950s.thebeginningofthenoveltakesplaceatpencyprepschool.holdenleavespencyandgoestovariousandsundryplacesinnewyorkcity.thebackgroundofthisnovelisactuallyinamentalhospital.theentirenoveliswritteninflashback.thereaderdoesnotknowthisuntiltheendofthenovel.holdenfailsoutofpency.itisnotthefirstschoolthathasexpelledhim.holdenhasayoungersister，phoebe;anolderbrother，d.b.whoisascreenplaywriterinhollywood;andayoungerbrother，alliewhodiedyearsagoofleukemia.aftergettingkickedoutofpency，holdenmustgohomeandtellhisparents.insteadofdecidingtofacethemwithhisfailure，hewandersaroundthestreetsofnewyorkcity，andcomesintocontactwithsomeinterestingcharacters.holdencaulfieldisa16-year-oldprepschoolstudentwhohasfailedoutofschooltwoweeksbeforechristmas.severaldaysbeforehe'sexpectedhomeforchristmasvacation，heleavesschoolplanningtospendsometimeonhisowninnewyorkcity，wherehelives.thoughholdenisfriendlywithmanypeopleatschool，andthoughhehasseveralfriendsinnewyork，heisconstantlylonesomeandinneedofsomeonewhowillsympathizewithhisfeelingsofalienation.thepersonholdenfeelsclosesttoishistenyearoldsisterphoebe，buthecan'tcallherforfearoflettinghisparentsknowheleftschool.hespendshistimewithavarietyofpeople，butcan'tmakemeaningfulcontactwithanyofthem.afteradayoffutility，hesneaksintohishometoseephoebe，butshedisappointshimbybeingannoyedathisbeingexpelledfromschool.holdendecidesthetheonlysolutiontohisoverwhelmingproblemistorunawayandestablishanewidentityasadeaf-mutewhowillnotneedtocommunicatewithanyone.onthevergeofn第1页共5页ervouscollapse，holdenchangeshismindanddecidestorejoinhisfamily.hethenentersahospitalnotfarfromhollywood，andheistellingushisstorywhileinthisinstitution.atthenovel'sclose，holdenisn'tsurewhetherhe'llbeabletohandlethingsbetterwhenheleavestheinstitution，andheissorrythathetoldhisstoryatall.thereareseveralthemesinthisnovel.innocence-holdentriestoprotecttheinnocenceofchildren.family-holden'srelationshipswithhisparentsandsiblingshavedeteriorated.loss-holdenlosthisbrother，allie.betrayal-holdenconstantlyfeelsbetrayedthroughoutthenovel.alienation-holdenfeelsalienatedfromsociety.adolescence-holdenisanadolescentinsearchforanidentity.maturity-holdenisveryimmature，butbelievesthatheismature.mentaldeterioration-holdenendsupinapsychiatrichospital.failure-holdenisconstantlybeingkickedoutofschools.sexualexperiences/frustration-holdenisatypicalhormonalteenagemale，yethedoesn'thavesexwiththeprostitutewhensheoffers.alsothereareseveralkeyissuesthroughoutthewholestory.firstofall，holdenisalienatedfromsociety.hefeelsthatnooneunderstandshimandthateveryoneisa"phony".hethinksthatnooneishonest，andeverybodywantstobesomethingelse.hefeelsthattheonlypersonwhounderstandshimisphoebe.hedoesnothaverelationshipswithgirls，oranyonebecausehefeelsthatheistheonlygenuinepersonintheworld.第2页共5页second，holdenhastodealwithloss.heloseshisbrother，allie，toleukemia，andfeelsatremendousloss.alliewrotepoemsonanoldbaseballglove，andholdencherishesthis，andspeaksaboutitingreatdetail.hisbrotherd.b.livesinhollywood，andisascreenwriter.holdenregardshimasa"phony"andhaslittlecontactwithhim.heregardsd.b.asafigurativeprostitute，whowritesonlytomakemoney，andnotforintellectualredemption.anotherissueincatcherisbetrayal.holdenconstantlyfeelsbetrayed，andthatisapossiblecause...
