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ABSTRACT:This thesis is the discussion of the rebellious character of Holden Caulfield, a protagonist in novel The Catcher in the Rye. The novel tells the story of a seventeen-year-old teenager who was forced to leave school because he failed his courses. He wandered around in New York City for three days. Holden demonstrated a rebellious character in the novel. He opposed to the then Utilitarian Education, his indifferent family, and the conventional life style of the American people. The reasons for his rebellion were various. They include psychological reason, family reason and social reason. To a large degree, Holden’s rebellion reflected his vision for a good society. The aim of this thesis is to reveal the American social realities in the early of the twentieth century and to discuss the influence of society on the youth.
Keywords: Holden; rebellion; reason
中文摘要:该论文主要对小说《麦田里的守望者》中主人公霍尔顿的叛逆性进行论述和分析。小说《麦田里的守望者》描述了一个17岁少年因四门功课不及格而被学校开除,在纽约这个大都市里流浪了三天的故事。霍尔顿在小说中表现了强烈的反叛性,他反对以功利主义为核心的教育,反对冷漠的家庭,反对主流社会以及人们的生活方式。导致这种反叛性的原因是多样的,其中包括心理、社会及家庭等方面的原因。霍尔顿的反叛性格在很大程度上代表了他对理想社会的追求。该论文旨在通过对霍尔顿的反叛性格及原因的分析来透视二十世纪五十年代的美国社会现实以及探索社会价值观对青少年成长的影响,从而使读者对霍尔顿的叛逆性有一个全面而深刻的了解。
关键词:霍尔顿;叛逆性;表现;原因