麥田里的守望者論文

1、海南師范大學(xué)外國語學(xué)院2011級美國文學(xué)論文An?Analysis?of?Holden s Character?in?the?Catcher?in?the?Rye姓名：李紫燕學(xué)號：專業(yè)：英語年 級： 2011 級系別：英語系完成日期： 2014 年6月指導(dǎo)教師：彭狄An?Analysis?of?Holden s Character?in?the?Catcher?in?the?RyeAuthor: Li Ziya n Supervisor: Peng Di(Foreig n Lan guage college, Hainan Normal Uni versity, Haikou 571158)A

2、bstract: ?Holde n?Caulfield?is?the?protago nist?of?the? novel?The?Catcher?i n? the?Rye,?whi ch?is?the?American?famous?writer?Jerome?David?Salingerho?nbated the adulthypocrisy world. He wants to escape from the reality but the side of his weakness decides that he is doomed to failure. Differe nt from

3、 other no vels, the author prese nts an an ti-hero role who is dissatisfied with reality, hating material pursuit and seeking the spiritual realm. As a rebel, he is struggling with the world. Meanwhile he is in deep love with purity of his childhood and innocence of children. More importantly, he de

4、fends children soul and keeps watch the brightideal.It?a nalyzes?further?the?process?of?catchi ng?a nd?disillusio n?of?his?dream,?i ncludi ng?the?i mmaturity?of? min d,?the? longin g?for ?un dersta ndin g?a nd?the?seek in g?without?result.?This paper centers on two major aspectsto analyze characters

5、 of Holden. One is his rebellious spirit; the other is his consistent pursuit of defending purify and seeking lofty ideal. Through the pers on Holde n, the no vel expresses the con tradictio n betwee n the America n material life and the lack of spiritual life after the Second World War.Key words: D

6、ream;?Weak; Catching;?Phony?world;?Disillusion; Kindness 對麥田里的守望者的主人公霍爾頓的性格的分析 作者：李紫燕 指導(dǎo)教師：彭狄 （海南師范大學(xué)外國語學(xué)院，?？冢?571158） 摘 要：霍爾頓是著名杰出的小說家杰羅姆大衛(wèi)塞林格寫的小說麥田里德守望者的 主人公。不同于其他的小說，作者刻畫了一個對現(xiàn)實不滿，鄙視物質(zhì)的追求而去尋找精 神的領(lǐng)域的叛逆的反英雄人物。 他厭惡成年人虛偽的世界，他想要逃離這個現(xiàn)實，但由 于性格的原因又注定了他是失敗的。 作者通過霍爾頓這一形象向我們展示了二戰(zhàn)后美國 青少年一部分生活及物質(zhì)的豐富于精神匱乏之間的矛盾。

7、 而這一矛盾在霍爾頓身上體現(xiàn) 的尤為明顯。 本文從霍爾頓的矛盾性格去分析個性特征中的兩大層面。 一方面是透析他 個性中的反叛性；另一方面是解讀他捍衛(wèi)純真，守望美好的崇高理想。關(guān)鍵詞 ：夢想；軟弱；捕捉；虛假的世界；幻滅；善良1.1 ntroductio n（級標(biāo)題是小三號，加黑，Times New Romar字體）J.D. Sali nger is recog ni zed by many critics and readers as one of the most popularin flue ntial America n writers after Second World War. H

8、e is best known for his only novel the Catcher in the Rye. The protagonist in the novel, Holden become synonymous with the sen sitivity of many young America ns.This is a book about escape.Holde n tried to escape from reality whe n he wasexpelled from school, but his stre ngth is trivial, so in the

9、end he could not escape the limited world, but to be regard as men tal ill ness people and to be sent to the place of nursing homes to accept the treatme nt of psychological experts. The end of the no vel is the con troversial focus of many critics on whether Holde n accept the adult world.（正文是小四號，T

10、imes New Roman,首行縮進(jìn)4字母（2個字符），全文行間距均為1.5倍）2. Holden segative character （二級及以下標(biāo)題均是 4 號 TimesNew Roman字體，加黑）2.1 A Rebel agai nst the FamilyAlthough Holde n was born in a wealthy family, he n ever felt proud of his familyor had a close relati on ship with his pare nts. His family could on ly provide him

11、 moneysupport. So the lack of family love of Holden formed his strange character. He thought that if they knew he had been expelled from school they would kill him. So what Holden could only do was to run away from school in New York street aimlessly.2.2 A Rebel agai nst the SchoolHolden is depresse

12、d at school, Pencey hypocritical teachers and artificialclassmates around him casts a heavy below on him, thus he feels being hurt deeply, the pain Holden suffers in school is a cause of his spiritual confusion. Although Pencey is a famous with excellent academic achievement, in Holden eyes, it is a

13、 school of“phonies and slobs” , and the students are“quite a few guys came from these wealthycrooks it hasfamilies, but it was full of crooks any way. The more expe nsive a school is, the more.The teachers only pay atte nti on to the good academic records, but n ever think of the psychological needs

14、 of the youth. Holden can not get love and care that he desires from the education offered by school. The advertisement at Pencey says that since 1888 the school had been molding boys into splendid and clear-thinking young men, but in fact, they didn dto any molding than other school did. What Holde

15、n frequently hears among his classmates is about sex and woman. Lacking understanding from his classmates makes Holden feels painful at school.2.3 A symbol for the Rebel- Red Hunting CapIn the novel, the red hunter hat is a typical symbol passing through the entire work. The hunting cap represents H

16、oldens paisstsainvceeretos many unpleasant aspects oflife. He buys it when his schoolmates ostracize him and he wears it whenever he wants to retreat from unpleasant happenings. He puts on the hunter hat once again at the time of leaving Pencey. He turns the duck tongue to the back of head. His acti

17、on on his doesn t just show his pleasure but his deliberate intention. He always says he likes it that way. As a youth in the transition of grown-up gradually, his achievement unavoidably stresses the self-value so as to manifest the social endorse.2.4 Holden s Sensitivity to Phony.As a typical rebe

18、l, Holden is sensitive to all hypocritical people and phony matters. He hates movies more than other. He regard his brother D.B. screen play as degeneration, because the movie has congested the baseless and irrational concoctions plot. The characters are all full of prunes and prism. In New York s b

19、arrooman, ole black man named Ernie is always playing the piano. Holden thinks the old man is in low standard when playing the piano. “ Peoplealways clap for the wrong things. Anyway, when he was finished, and everybody was clapping their heads off, old Ernie turned around on his stool and gave this

20、 very phony, humble bow. Like as if he was a hellu va humble guy, besides being a terrificpiano player. Th”e C( atcher in the Rye)Especially the plot that disgusts protagonist deeply is the scene when he has a date with his girlfriend. When he watches a play with Sally, he smokes cigarettes outside

21、and he sees some audience taking rest outside the field after the first curtain. They just talk something senseless but it sounds that they are interested in it. Holden feels very sick about this situation. He thinks, “ Whata deal that was. You never saw so many phonies in all your life, everybody s

22、moking their ears off and taking about the play so that everybody could hear and know how sharp they were. The Catche”r in( the Rye)3. Holden s positive character.3.1 Loving Pure Childhood TimeIn the novel, the pure world is manifested by some representative personages. The first is his younger brot

23、her, Alley, who died many years ago. Holden likes him, not only because of the blood relationship, but also for Alley s chastity and intelligence. Holdrecalls that he sleeps in the garage that very evening when Alley dies. So he insists that he is responsible for his brother s death. As a result of

24、the extremely sorrowful, he usesthe fists to smash the windowpane heavily. When Phoebe asks Holden to say something or somebody he likes, he always thinks of Alley, his lovely younger brother. Obviously, in Holden s mind, Alley is the pure symbol forever though he has already died.When it comes to P

25、hoebe, Holden spares no efforts expressing his care for her. He always wants to guard and protect her innocent and artless mind. When he is overwhelmed by the hypocritical people and the society, and even when he is almost despaired with all the things, he slips into Phoebe s room, he says, just bei

26、ng afraid ohaving no chance to see her before he dies. Phoebe proposes to go together with him so as to live in the West, he flatly refuses. He hopes Phoebe to maintain a kind of na?ve attitude towards the life.3.2 A CatcherHolden wants to be the “ catcher- g”uardian of innocence and the protector o

27、f children. He wants top save innocent children from falling into the abyss of adult corruption. He yearns for philosophical significance in his life- to have a great moral purpose above and beyond practice truths. He wishes to save humanity from the evil of its ways. He wishes children keep their naivety and innocence forever, never growing up and never entering the adult world.4. Conclusion.In The Catcher in the Rye, the author presents us a sensitive, rebellious andand very self-conscious adolescent who eek his won identify in relation to an outside world