Argumentative Essay On Catcher In The Rye

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Holden Caulfield is a lonely misunderstood teenager with no one he can relate to, if the book “Catcher In The Rye” by J. D. Salinger took place in our time how would it be different? Holden tells his story in the 1940s, which is an extremely world to live in then the one today. Most people would not have as much freedom as teens did in the forties and not as independent. He wouldn't feel as left out of everything because the internet would help him find people with similar interests as him. He also would not be able to leave school, get on a train, get a hotel room and roam around New York by himself now without a lot more problems he had. Society put an extreme amount of stress on teens to be model students and “the good boy/girl”, Holden …show more content…

Holden mentioned quite a bit that he feels as if he was alone, and that no one was like him, however in today's world the internet helps lots of people with very different “appeals” connect and not feel alone. For example, there are websites where people that feel alone and lost can go to have a safe haven and feel like they belong. Also the internet can be a place where one can feel safe because they can be bullied in there life in physical society and be safe in the virtual …show more content…

He flunked out of a couple of prep schools before and he was not very involved with extracurricular activities. He was the definition of of an 1940s outcast. Now a lot of kids think it's cool to not be involved for some reason. Holden would find a group of kids to fit in with. Many kids i know don’t fit the social “norm” and have lots of friends. Hell, i don’t fit in the so called “norm”, but the truth is, there's no such thing. With all the social resources we have today Holden would definitely find a social

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