Characteristics Of Holden Caulfield Fit In Today's Society

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The Catcher in the Rye is about a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield who doesn’t exactly fit in with his society. We know he doesn’t fit it because in the first scene Holden decides not to attend his school’s football game, which most people attend. Holden is a very opinionated person who criticizes most things. Hold did not belong in the 1940’s idea of a perfect society. But, would Holden Caulfield fit in to today’s society? Holden Caulfield would be more critical of today’s society. Holden would have many more prejudices today, but would still be accepted into today’s society because of a diversified society from the 1950’s to the 2010’s. Holden has many criticisms, about everything. The goal of the 1950’s was to live a happy and successful life. Everyone wanted to obtain the “American Dream”. They lived in a world where a differentiated opinion was wrong and against the normal standard. The 1940’s and 1950’s was a time of American might, peace and wealth. The second World War had come to a close. Society during this time period was always pushing for conformity. The people that di...

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