In The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger makes a spot of displaying multiple motifs of intimacy and judgment. Through the key persona Holden, Salinger says that gender is a sacred thing, but also something of the mature world. It really is 'corrupted' regarding to Holden. Salinger demonstrates making love hurts innocent people, generally children. We also notice that Holden judges a individuals' figure immediately, he "reads a e book by its cover". The author shows that this is a horrible thing to do, much like Holden's come across with Mr. Antolini, because he shoves away people who make an effort to help him. Salinger shows through Holden that gender is sacred and something not to be studied lightly and that folks should not judge others because those you judge may be aiming to help you.
One idea Holden does not try to shove away is making love. Holden says that he's "the biggest making love maniac you ever saw" (Salinger 62). However, he does indeed think that "sex is a physical and religious experience, " not a casual occurrence (146). Salinger shows this when Holden says "I keep halting" (92). Holden never rapes women because he respects them fully, like in the case of the prostitute. He can have easily had sex with Sunny, but did not because he experienced sorry for and well known her and her body, partly because she was so young. Holden has never had sex because he's too worried of the thought. When Holden says"Sex is just something I hardly understand, " the writer says that gender is something sacred and reserved for the adult world (63).
Holden hates it when sex is cared for as an everyday happening, as with Sunny. Holden does not "try it out" with her because he feels of her "going into a store and purchasing [her] inexperienced dress, and no one in the store knowing she was a prostitute" (96). Holden didn't think he would get a prostitute who was simply "young as hell, " and it creates him unhappy that such a young girl would have to be involved with prostitution thus sacrificing the others of her life to mindless love-making (99). Holden firmly feels that "A girl isn't a prostitute or anything" (92). Therefore, when he says that accomplished people who showboat their presents are 'prostitutes', he thinks they are really doing something that just isn't right and therefore doing something which should not be done. For example, Holden's' brother D. B. used to be always a great writer according to Holden, but "he went out to Hollywood and prostituted himself" (82). Ernie, the famous pianist, is "prostituting" his skills and "being very phony" when he performs, and "he sounds like the type of guy that will not speak to you unless you're a large a large shot" (80, 82). Holden thinks talent is highly recommended a sacred thing, much like making love; "EASILY was a piano player, I'd play in the wardrobe" (84).
In the publication, Holden also recognizes how love-making hurts innocent people. Maurice, a pimp, hurts Holden when "he snapped his hands very difficult on [Holden's] pajamas it hurt like hell" (102). Maurice sexually violates Holden, much in the same way the bullies violate Adam Castle. Phil Stabile, one of the bullies, rapes Wayne Castle because he won't get back a derogatory declaration; "I won't even tell you what they did to him-it's too repulsive- but he still wouldn't take it back" (170). Stradlater is one person who Holden hates because he rapes women; "He'd start snowing his time in this noiseless, sincere tone of voice. His date would keep on saying 'No, please. Do not. ' And then there'd be this marvelous silence" (49). Holden and Stradlater even get into a attack because Holden believes Stradlater raped Jane, the girl (apart from Phoebe) that Holden enjoys and respects the most.
Holden cares about little kids as much as he cares about Jane, and their innocence is something Holden will try desperately to save lots of. When he would go to Phoebe's institution, he perceives 'Fuck You' written on the wall. He thinks about how "all the tiny kids would see it surprise what it supposed plus some dirty youngster would inform them" (201). Holden will not want the kids to learn about love-making this early on in their lives, so he wipes it off to be able to safeguard their innocence. However, this all increases the fact that Holden has already been an adult who has lost his innocence because he is aware of intimacy, and he's even tried and craved for this.
Mr. Antolini believes diversely, that Holden is on the trail for "some kind of a terrible, horrendous fall, " but Holden hasn't dropped yet (186). Mr. Antolini enjoys Holden as a student, a human, as a pal needing saving, and so he provides him a lot of advice how to sidestep what seems such as a un-avoidable destiny to Holden. J. D. Salinger shows how much Mr. Antolini loves and cares for Holden when he's petting Holden's mane. However, Holden problems this for Mr. Antolini being truly a homosexual pervert and leaves quickly. This field increases the simple fact that Holden judges people almost immediately by their outward appearance. He leaves the house of the person who is one of the few in his life that cares for him, just as a result of way the man expresses his care is just a little creepy to Holden. Holden judges Mrs. Antolini since when she strolls in she "didn't look too stunning very old and everything, " without her make-up on (185). He judges people because they may look or become flits. Holden believes that "50 % the married guys on the planet are flits, " and he even starts off pointing out flits to Luce, none of them of whom he has even spoken to or discovered if they're actually homosexual or not (143). Holden brands everyone he complies with as a phony usually with almost no reasoning to go on.
J. D. Salinger argues in his book that intimacy and wisdom, though a essential part of life, should be used with esteem and extreme care. Don't judge people before getting to know them. If you do, then you may try to escape from those who are looking to help you. Salinger also says that sexuality hurts innocent children. It can ruin significant amounts of their life, such as Sunny's life of prostitution, and love-making can mess up someone's life totally as shown through the suicide of Adam Castle. Even though intimacy hurts people, Salinger argues so it can become something more, such as the Asian girl Luce adores when regarding gender as a spiritual experience. The writer shows this Holden because he respects women and can stop when they tell him to, but also when he doesn't 'have a go' with Sunny because he does not want to take part in destroying area of the life of someone so young. Making love hurts innocence, and in the adult world it is something wicked unless fully respected by all people involved.
