CatcherintheRyereadingreportRememberwhatshouldberemembered,andforgetwhatshouldtobeforgotten.Alterwhatischangeable,andacceptwhatismutable.--achildwhoexperiencesrealityfromfantasy,andthischild,theprotagonistofTheCatcherintheRye,isHolden.Holden,therepresentativeofthejuvenileproblem,hastheproblemofbadchildrenintheeyesofalladults:dishonest,decadent,donotliketolearn,violence,trouble,andpeoplefight;ButisHolden'sproblemreallytheresultofhisownhand?Theanswerisclearly:no!Hehatedthedirtyworldaroundhim--hehatedhypocrites,hatedthehypocrisyofpeoplearoundhim,buthadtosocializewiththembecausehehadnofriends,hehatedmovies,buthadtogotherewhilehewasdoingnothing;Andtheyoungman'slongingforsomethingnewhasimpelledhimtotry...Hehatedthem,buthelpless,hecannotchangethestatusquobutalsodonotwanttoworkwiththesocietyatthattime,butnooneatthecriticalmomentwillingtohelphim,hecanonlyfallintotheendlessdepravity.Hecannotstandtheworldaroundhim,soheisdepressed,theegoofthemindisonlyselfdigestion.Theschool,whichwassupposedtobeaneducatedteenager,couldnottolerateHolden'srebellion,andwouldnotevenbewillingtoretainandsaveHoldenontheedgeofthecliff.Atthistime,CatcherintheRyeThisroleappeared,heisHolden'slifeconcept,preciselybecauseofthesociallackofsuchagroupofsober,willingtohelpyoungtotherightpeople.Holdenisaminorityofjuvenileproblems,butheisthesocialbackgroundofthemajority-seethesocialdecadenceandchaos,sincecannotbechanged,thencanonlyaccept.Fromanotheraspect,Holdenisakindofsalvationmentality,akindofheroiccomplexthatyoungpeoplehave.Inmanydetailshasshownthathehasthementalityofchangingtheworld,evenforparents,schooldisobedience,ishisresistancetosociety.Holdenisnotaselfishperson,whensisterPhilipsaidtogowestwithhim,heisstillinabrother'smindtoprotecthissister,sochoosetogiveup.Withouttheseinterwovenblendsofaffection,thewitty,humorousMr.AntoliniwrotetoHolden:Thesignofanimmaturemanisthatheiswillingtodieforsomereason,andamaturemanisasignthatheiswillingtolivehumblyforsomereason,wonderingifhecangraspithumbly.Onwhytobeeducated,Mr.Antolinisaid:Ihatetotellyouthat,butIthinkthatonceyouhaveaclearideaofwhereyouaregoing,you'llhavetoworkhardatschoolfirst.Youareastudent,youpursueknowledge.Ifyouarewilling,ifyouarelookingforandwaiting-closetoyourheartwillbevery,verycherishtheunderstanding,firstofallyouwillfindthatyouarenotthefirsttohumanbehaviorconfused,afraidandevendisgusted,inthisrespect,isnottheonlyyou.Knowingthiscangetyouexcited,andyou'llbeinspired.Manypeopleareasconfusedasyouarenow,morallyandspiritually.Fortunately,somepeoplehavearecordoftheirowndistress,youcanlearnfromthemifyoulike.Alsosomeday,ifyouhavesomethingthatyoucanteach,theycanlearnfromyouthatthisisabeautifuland-way.It'snoteducation,it'shistory,it'spoetry.But,atthattime,materialistic,thesocialbackgroundofmoneysupremacy,societywillnotgotoeducateachildagainsttheirown,notallowhimtomaintainachildlikeinnocence,whichletHoldenintoaseriousmentalmisunderstanding,sothatlaterHoldenintothesanatorium,alsocannotbutsay,thisisarelieftohim.CatcherintheRyereflectsnotonlytherealityofAmericansocietyinthe50's,butalsothestatusquoofeverymaterialsociety--theemptinessofthespiritofthedesireformoney,thelackoftheguidanceofthecorrectvalues,thelackofpatienceandprofessionalismofeducators...Intoday'ssociety,realityandcrueltywillsurroundpeoplefiercely.Manyoftheyoungpeoplewhodreamofenteringthesociety,inthehustleandbustleofthecity,graduallylostthemselves,lostdirection,oncethedreamvanished,thehumannaturehasbeengraduallyobliterated.ThatiswhytodayChinaisadvocatingbeginner.Beginnerisasteadfast,itstickstohope,ishumannature,isthemosttruesoul.Becauseoftheexistenceofbeginner,thedirectionofsocialprogresscanbecorrect;becausetherearebeginner,humannaturecanadheretothemosttruemoral,becausethereisabeginner,wecanrealizethesuccessofthecommendable...CatcherintheRyeseemstobeHolden'sidealredeemer,infact,afterseeingtheessenceofsociety,Totheinneridealsofadherenceandhypocrisyofthejust,hehopedthathecanwatchthechild,infact,hemostwanttowatchishiscommendablebeginner.PleaseforwardtotheCatcherintheRye,don'tforget,that'swhereyourdreambegins!