The Catcher in the rye's reflection of society

"Society" is the passive backdrop to the novel. This book has had great words spoken about its accurate picture of society in the 1940's. Nothing is exaggerated, nothing is diminished. what you see is what you get. this book is about Holden, what place he has, what place he is going, and what place he wants to be in. In other words, the book does not presume to say anything about society, except as you read through holdens eyes. In the book holden critizes adult society, he believes its all fake. everyone is victim of conformity. But he almost admired the society of children and young teens. In children, he sees purity and innocence. He tries to protect his sister Phoebe from tainted innocence, in order to save her from how adults are in holden's perspective. Since he saw what adults are expected to do and are like in his society, he longs for innocence, so he could have an easier life in his eyes.