Abstract
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as "the modern classic" of American literature in 20th century. Holden Caulfield is a rebel, an anti-realistic, and a boy who turns himself against the whole adult world. In connection with the social, political and economic background, this paper explains his character and psychological characteristics, and analyses the influence of image Holden on American hippies’ culture and middle school education. Based on above content, this thesis explores the concrete manifestation and significance of the hero.
Keywords Holden Caulfield rebel anti-heroic anti-realistic hippies’ culture
塞林格的小说《麦田里的守望者》被认为是美国20 世纪文学的"现代经典"。本文试图从文化的宏观角度来略论霍尔顿这一反英雄人物形象。霍尔顿•考菲尔德，英语论文范文，一个叛逆者，英语论文，一个反现实者，一个把自己向整个成年人世界相对抗的人。本文结合当时的社会、政治和经济背景阐释了他的性格心理特点，并略论了霍尔顿这一形象对以后美国嬉皮士文化和中学教育的作用。在此基础上，探索了主人公的反英雄的具体表现和意义。
关键词 霍尔顿•考菲尔德 叛逆者 反英雄 反现实者 嬉皮士文化
The Catcher in the Rye，published in 1951is the most representative novel in Jerome David Salinger’s life. Although it has only several hundred thousand words, it has had a huge impact on the society of the United States.
Banned by many schools and libraries when first published in 1951, “The Catcher in the Rye” has been courting controversy for half a century. Nowadays it is one of the most frequently taught books in the United States’ English Classes of high schools.
In fictions, an anti-hero, sometimes anti-heroine as the feminine, is generally considered to be a protagonist whose character is contrary to that of the archetypal hero, yet typically retains many heroic qualities. On the other hand, an anti-villain is considered to an antagonist who, in contrast to the archetypal villain, elicits considerable sympathy or admiration. |
