How does J.D Salinger use the character of Holden Caulfield to explore :: English Literature

How does J.D Salinger use the character of Holden Caulfield to explorethe issues related to growing up?The backstop in the Rye was written in the late 1940s and graduation exercisepublished in a magazine in 1947. The novel is alike a bildungsro musical composition butonly consists of two and a half eld in the life of a 17 year old sonc solelyed Holden Caulfield, although he argues that the tidings is not ab surfacehis lousy childhood. Holden seems to be actually conscious of this anddoesnt want it to be all that David Copperfield cordial of crap.Nevertheless the book is an insight into a young mans mind.Salinger creates Holden Caulfields idiolect with all thecolloquialisms and swearing, which resulted in the book being proscribedin many states of America. Holden is rattling open and does not refrainfrom sacramental manduction some of his views on fellowship and the war. At the time ofpublishing, America was experiencing very rich, prosperous, affluentyears. Hollywood was th e worlds best film industry and somethingAmerica was very proud of and enjoyed, Everybody was on their way tothe movies but Holden couldnt stand flavour at them, this was abig dig at American society and became very controversial. Holdendoesnt hold back his political views either, Im sort of gladtheyve got the atomic bomb invented. If theres another(prenominal) war, Imgoing to sit right the hellhole on top of it. Due to the contextual timeof post WW2 this was deeply dread and disturbed many people, theatomic bomb had killed millions of innocent people and thousands hadrelatives at sea in the war. At this time America was veryanti-communism but Holden hints anti-capitalist views, goddamn money.It always ends up making you feel blue as hell, and he often wears ared hunting hat which could deplete easily symbolized a communist. Thiswas also a contributing factor to the misfortune this gave Americansociety. However these are just the views of a teenager and all ispart of J.D Sali nger exploring the confused, rebellious thoughts ofsomeone growing up.Salinger explores the issues of growing up in many different ways.Most of them contradict themselves at some take as well, portrayingthe confusion and unsettled mind of an adolescence. One of these mainissues is Holdens longing to gain independence. This is seen fromearly on in the book and is carried on throughout. The first mainexample of Holden wanting to move freely with independence is when hedecides hed get the hell out of Pency...not wait till Wednesdaywhen he is supposed to break up from his embarkment school.