A Comparison Of Pencey Prep, By J. D. Salinger

Pencey Prep acts as a microcosm of New York City, which is filled with degenerates and fraud. In his school, Holden believes that the image presented in the advertisements shows a fake image of what Pencey Prep is actually like. It reinforces his opinion about the world being full of phonies and helps support his belief that he does not belong in a place like Pencey Prep and does not care about being kicked out. One of the themes of the novel is Holden Caulfield 's conflicted relationship with youth and adulthood. J.D.Salinger and Holden Caulfield are very alike; both of them lived in New York City, Holden’s desire to neglect society and migrating to different locations became a reality for Salinger, as he started living in a different area, New Hemisphere according to Encyclopædia Britannica, In his book, the author J.D. Salinger, expands on discrepancies between childhood and adulthood. By enhancing the disparity between purity and filth, Salinger portraits his own view of the world as

During his trip to New York City, Holden goes to Edmont Hotel and finds it full of perverts. He meets an elevator operator, Maurice, who offers to set him up with Sunny, a prostitute. Holden tries his best to appear casual, but he shows his youth and inexperience in his words and actions. Here, we can see he puts his inner world to the test through the sexual values of his peers, the teachings of his education, and his own emerging sense of self. The novel Catcher in the Rye expresses a common aspect of human nature because if someone does not understand anything, they often make illusions to help themselves cope with reality, as Holden has done to deal with the transition from childhood to