Seymour's death
Sarah Liddy (a398-001@student.ucd.ie)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:54:03 +0100 (BST)
Jim wrote:
He's a Seymour more comfortable with children than with adults,
which may
point to his inability to deal with Muriel.
Like Seymour, I think Holden is more comfortable with children
than with adults. He sees adults as phonies. In a way he is a Peter
Pan figure who is afraid of growing up. He is obsessive about
protecting children, e.g. removing the ______ you! from the walls, it
drives him mad when he sees it because it could corrupt their
innocence, he wants to save them by becoming a catcher in the
rye.