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To Be His Own Savior—An Analysis on Caulfield’s Self-Salvation Based on Archetypal Approach
HE Wei
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2017.04.008
Sichuan University of Arts and Science, Dazhou, China
Caulfield, a hero of the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (2008), is caught in the adolescence transition between the childhood and the adulthood. However, he is physically prepared but mentally unprepared for this period. Therefore, he tries to look for his savior to guide him out of this dilemma, which turns out to be a failure. After suffering the disillusionment of finding his savior, Caulfield wants to become other children’s savior in the rye.This thesis tries to analyze Holden’s action of being other children’s savior based on archetypal approach. His dream of being others’ savior equals him to Jesus Christ in modern times and the rye equals to Garden of Eden in modern times. He dreams like Jesus Christ to protect children like his sister suffering from his fate.
Caulfield, archetypal approach, modern Jesus Christ, modern Garden of Eden
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