Monday 16 June 2014
2. Is Catcher in the Rye a Sexist Novel?
I personally would not judge the novel itself as a sexist novel, but I believed it showed how sexist Holden was as a person. Most of the females in the book were mistreated by Holden, which shows that Holden believes men were above women. Although, Holden's sister, was the only strong, mature character, and she was a female. So there is sexism within the novel depicted by Holden, but the novel itself, was not sexist.
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I completely agree with your statement. Holden did treat some girls in the book badly, for example Sally but the book itself did present any sexist ideas. Its possible Holden didn't mistreat his sister because he idolizes her very much for her innocence. She lives up to the expectation he has for society, and has not yet lost her childhood purity.
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