A
Study
of Ｔｈｅ Ｃａtｃｈｅｒ in the Ｒ
From
the viewpoint oT l（ｍｅ Takahiro Masuda
(z:'ｌｅｐａｒtｍｅｎt
Judging
from
in the midst
the fact that Holden
of American
except
by an innocent
phoney
adults because
and
the weak:
viewpoint
in Mr.
they
of Holden's
does
not go to church,
Nevertheless,
reads
Holden
Childs
by
I stillwould,
depressed
too, if i had
Next,
love.
all―and
house
The
a thousand
reason
love
at Holden's
she stands
girl friend.
he regards
with
When
but money
his innocent
that Sunny
Stradlater has a date
Holden
to kill whoever
sees
'Fuck
you'
the stone steps tillhe
was
good
on
the
wants
and
wall
give
Mr.
the lousy
saying
The
Therefore,
weakness. Let
0f the
to catch
dead
school,
Jesus,
Holden
to Hell
would've
Holden
feels very
the phoney
for their own
money,
mother
sake.
operation.
be ａ man;
is phoney.
is Stradlater's love
for his
loves in his heart,
Holden
tries to sock
us refer to one
he goes
nearly
reason
and
Stradlater
more example.
crazy
and “smash
bloody.”（幻The
in
he feels“much
a spine
to pretend to
Holden
carnal
has a try at her
her head,
order
sent
do it.”（2）ThiS shows
adults' materialistic and
the lousy pervert
and
under-
suicide.
Spencer,
example
whom
Holden
sent 01d Judas
didn't
with
is
third
betrayed
tells him that their love
second
Gallagher
The
Hold en can
who
that he recently had
voice
love
their sermons.
of the Disciples
Jesus
Holden,
inner
Jean
goddam
Judas
never
one
prostitute only in
in spite of his physical
writes it: Holden
Their
a friend of his, who
because
only themselves
and
her as an object of his carnal pleasure.
all his might
they
to pull her dress over
loves.
with
and Holden's
adults' selfishlove.
neighbourバ Therefore,
love
spiritual love
begins
Jesus
is seen
are atheists.
after he committed
that
the
is carnal.
Childs,
about
Thurmer,
they
when
hates
the poor
example
others.
phoney
Sunday,
I think any
Mr.
and
Arthur
l’H bet anything
tries to buy a
One
his love
love
to Hell
bucks.
than Ｓｅχｙ”（3）ａｎｄ
rejects her,
is that Holden
helped
Holden
house
not love
phoney
bucks
Haas,
up and
love.
in ａ movie
do
Talking
is ａ prostitute Sunny.
his child self rejects her and
It is nothing
Judas
because
to be
to love'.”田Ｆrｏｍ
all their children
every
for his 'poor
to Mr.
his aunt,
first example
depressed
sound
Childs.
to send
fast, too ―but
due
and
let us look
The
ａ hotel, but when
more
sure
has his innocent
and lonesome
in ａ movie
innocent
to church
than
unable
swayed
mother
but they
Holden's
goes
for him
nature
for others, especially
senior roommate:
the ministers
and
was
love
religious in his heart than
profoundly
way
by
ａ prostitute; her love is materialistic.
bad
saying: “I'd bet ａ thousand
to Hell and
that Holden
about
because
love more
him
Holden's
is more
says that Jesus
confutes
the
sake,
adults and
and lonesomeness.
consists of some
Spencer,
phoney
of being
has a different religion and
the Bible all the time
stand Jesus'
him
parents
depression
suffering
is seen in Sunny,
let us think
Each
by
there is no other
in their innocent
for their own
is seen in Stradlater,
Li￡ｃｒａ￡ｕｒｅ)
be saved
his crazy
adult world
Mr.
themselves
For ａ moment,
never
precisely 'the
Dr. Thurmer,
selfish. Another example
example
from
are lacking
of love, the phoney
Haas,
can
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓh
material civilization,
child love
“Adultism is
aunt; they love
ｏｆ
and
wants
his head
on
is that Holden
44
Res. Rep.
is filled with
Kochi
fear that the innocent
he thought “how
Phoebe
and
child world
Hum.
the hell it meant,
and
what
it meant,
they'd
then
some
dirty
Sci.
will be violated by the lousy
all the other little･kids
what
and how
Univ., Vol. 25
would
kid would
all 油z‘nkabout it and
see it, and
swayed
how
love;
they'd
wonder
tell them ―all cockeyed naturally
maybe
―
even ｔむｏｒｒｙ ａbout
it for ａ couple
'of days."(s)
These
examples
show
contrarj', however,
about
Jesus' love
is innocent
Here,
that phoney
as shown
in Holden's
for Judas,
and spiritual.
adults' love iS‘selfish,materialistic and
Holden's
Holden
the phoney
adult world which
innocent and spiritual
love.
carefully.
to Phoebe,
his dead
First of all, let us refer to Selma
didn't give
two
you ａ １０tof horse
object of his love
Secondly,
old straw
he
for the poor
ａ Catholic or not. although
Holden's
phoney
aunt
who
they
were 'nice'
what
he was
they
very
Ｒｏｍｅｏ
ａｎｄＪｕlietwith one of them,
enough
love ｅχchanged
at breakfast in
Their love
nuns,
and next day
Avenue,
To
to New
his sadness,
chance
Thirdly,
think
back
something･he
life
When
take
back
by
about
guy
love,
James
he said,
could
went
around
was
They
was
were
when
in the beat-up
whether
completely
Hoiden
was
different from
she didヽanything
somewhat
was very
But Holden
went
knew
charitable.
embarrassed
sexy in some
parts.
Holden
spiritual love if there had
only met
away
to talk about
them
from
and
him.
talked to them
They
were 'nice'
for those two nuns”(1o゛ｏｎ the Fifth
he would
not,“because
Holden
theyﾀd
for them
did not have
told me
anyway.
enough
time
"(12J
and
spiritual love
a very
friends locked
Castle, instead
was
her as an
also spiritual, not materialistic or carnal,
not see them･.
Phil Stabile,
Dr.
Holden
not keep
collecting money
Castle, a student of Elkton Ｈｉｌ】s
School.
his lousy
headmaster,
was”(7'ａｎｄ “she
but he could
did not try to find out
until they
Holden
as
school.
this play
them
their altruistic and
said about
Stabile and
what
he
had,
in the lake, the little
of the phoney
to be sCh?01 teachers,"(11) bμt he “kept looking
however,
to be saved
bar,
not find them.
York
Holden
her father was."(8J “She
ＨＯ】ｄｅｎ“keptlooking around
but he could
they'd come
object of Hold en's love
a great
Holden
because
between
a little sandwich
consists of
which
the fact that
l
might have been saved from his craziness by their altruistic and
been
there is no
world
Thurmer"!
well dressed
Therefore,
of
hates
slob he 〔Dr.
afraid to be asked.
always
nuns.
from
They
peop】ｅand
was
in the midst
that Holden
carnal love,
Castle, ducks
ａ daughter
about
expelled
Their love was altruistic, not selfish
because
James
an object of Holden's
was
each
and
and lousy.
Allie.
ａ phoney
let us consider the two nuns.
baskets
nature
child
the
his thought
type that drove you mad with desire”(6)bUt
manure
was
because
by
On
especially children,
is phoney
of nature
consider
nuns.
Thurmer,
exactly the
gｕyﾊﾟ'(9)She
saved
not fail to notice
brother
“liked her.”because she knew“what
ａ nice pretty
be
innocent
let .us
we must
Thurmer,
old and
wasn't
their love
was in the midst
Accordingly,
child about
Thurmer.“She
adults because
except by the
the objects of his love, Selma
six years
the weak,
consists of selfish, materialistic and
to be saved
In addition
and
for Holden to
material civilization as Thoreau
other way for Holden
to be the catcher in the rye and
for the poor
hates phoney
thinking that it is impossible
American
wish
love
carnal.
conceited
guy,
even at the
Castle up in his room
of taking
back what
he
Castle would
and
said,
not take
cost of his
tried to make
jumped
him
out of the
A
window
and
died.
Therefore,
and
20
by
ducks
of this
the
the
child,
the
but
way
he
was
not
Sixthly,
look
on
July
18,
1946,
at the
He
was
two
years
younger
terrifically intelligent.
what
a
the
in
pleasure
crap.
the
AUie
They
was
the
windows in
the
on
Such
adult
world
the
ａ rainy
nice
saw
all the
dead
Yet
and
Holden
Therefore,
him
not
been
On
the living
does
says
not
lose
was
can't
God's
sake
―especially
that're
｢ive
and
l?
He
them
‘nature'
could
not,
Although
in
the
midst
as
letters
my
the
When
ＡⅢe
broke his
in
the
adult
understand
deep grief.
As
is a ･world
visitors
run
without
over to their
AUie
who
was
cars
if they
Allie
an
heart
he's
were
mind
or
such
dead!
somebody's
about
is much
inhuman
as
the
Don't
dead,
ａ thousand
to his
more
you
times
dead brother:
purified
in
of a
think
l
don't
nicer
“AUie,
Holden's
of the
love
just
than
for others,
to some
could
not
the dead
love
of New
rustic
liking
the
people
let
memories
rustic
as well
between
York.
community.
that? Ｉ can
stop
stand
small
city
don't
grave
crazy.
go
of the
small
for
thesis,
AUie's
spiritual
know
an
going
way
became
involves
materialistic
people
you
I
Holden
continual
and
for
dearest
were
would
people
heart
it is difficult to find any
of such
humane
because
“this
way
only
visited
then
in the grave:
because
of his
they
he nearly
and
member
best.
the
innocent
cars,
in their
her
shooting
broke all the
part
Holden
was
telling
only
that
him.
He
just
loss
it was
in
any
liked
him
is the
world
when
on
have
intelligent
at the
that
child
of leukemia
Holden
explained
Therefore,
to their radios
midst
most
This
little
died
mother,
loved
grief
a
touched
the
the
weren't
died,
hand.
bitter
was
intelligent.
they
was
he
“You'd
to
catch
loved
hear
but
fifty times
And
body
them｡
brother,
he
a
he
and
between
class.
that
“If
Holden
of ways.”(13)Ｈ０１ｄｅｎ
so abnormal
his
all.”(16)Ｈ０１ｄｅｎsays
AUie,”(1刀because
2， 9，
Preparatory
city.
singing,
rye.
about AUie:
their
family.
dead
“ｌ know
Just
the
about
just
in lots
that he
contrary,
his
were
not.
see
to see
writing
it wasn't
except
the
or
singing
hiｓ Ａ Ｔｒａｖelleｒ
in LittｌｅＴｈｉｎｇｓ:
“The
the
in
in
Holden゛S
was
dehumanized”(14)ａｎｄ
Holden s'ays:
though,
Please,
in
Chapter
which
not
exchanged
was
he
the
listened
says
living."(15)
the
love
Allie in
the
and
dinner―everybody
have
as the
they
in
civilized
this little child
catcher
Holden
phoniness
and
Hudson
community
But
and
weak
that
was
Holden chanced
but
nicest.
action
the
for
H.
heard
the
AUie
like
to show
phoney
who
of his life.
he left Pency
little lake
could
cost
Castle｡
shown
ducks
after
he
the
dead
this highly
Holden to show λis
old,
at
As
these
the
in
01d
were always
so violently
years
is
day
place
W.
it.
years
innocent
was,
boy
the
poor,
The reason is
it
six
because
no
l
a
ａ violent
the
day
love,
psychoanalyzed. Theyむould not
thirteen
especially
Holden's
eleven.
immature boy
Holden
Holden,
of
Holden
teachers
also
the garage
AUie.
to have
frozen
nicest〔anti-phoniest〕in
oversensitive and
brother
of
meant
was
around
to be
him
than
having
really
He
were
Allie in detail.
age
by
loved
partly
even
Park.
second
was
about
was
His
it was
family.
by
upon
always
they
wished
There
back
loved
Central
０ｎ the
rye.”When
loved
bastards
city｡
child
and
to Broadway.
be
near
Holden
object
the
the
lousy
not
lake
York.
lonesome
innocence
to the
could
the
which
an
to mind
through
child's
he
in
whether
were
and
recall
but
tｈｅ Rye,
the lake
lake
melancholy
coming
by
in
submit
in New
to see
them
in
Fifthly,
body
went
find
not
ducks
skyscrapers
Holden
however,
the
him,
the
o? Ｔｈｅ Ｃａtｃｈｅｒ
in
surrounded
School,
loved
consider
did
45
Ｈ （Ｔ．ＭＡＳＵＤＡ）
of ＴｈｅＣａtｃｈｅｒ
i n ｔhｅ
Castle
Holden
Fourthly,
12
Study
me
and
still like
them,
you
for
know
disappear.
he
is still
46
Res.
living
in his heart.
cannot
be
be loved
rescued
Lastly,
members
member
two
age.
know
Secondly,
D.
be ａ regular
his mother
was
parents
cannot
you.
has made
ａ lot of money
from
and is loved
have liked
Holden
by.
You
that's very
ears. She
already
movie.
B“is
Here,
with
deep
lives out
he is working
have
them.”（19）ESpeCiallｙ
his son in the midst
why
School.
depression
west
any
from
let us refer to each
is the reason
Preparatory
Holden
of
does
Therefore,
it is
and lonesomeness.
in Hollywood.
He
for the phoney
English
being
surrounded
actress.
by
Holden
used
movies
to
which
it is impossible
only
Phoebe
Holden
does
concerning
her”in
not have
Let me
such
feel very
to the innocent
child whom
that Holden
quote the
was
in the family.
child
child for Holden.
anv innocent
Allie and Phoebe
by
but he
Holden
the youngest
Ａ１!iebelong
English-
be saved
the family,
for Allie to make
01（!and
and
this story.
ａ prostitute.”（21）Ｈｅ
an expensive
cannot
intelligent” and “nicest” in
Phoebe is the most important
only
like
Hollywood,
to be
a little kid” ten years
dead,
see her.
really smart.
You
. .
never
She
saw
The
he loves
says “You'd
passage
in
which
has nice,
. . . You'd
In
like her
the hell you're
If you
I mean
talking about.
and
not such
any
sense, ａｎｙｗａy.（22）
Inthe above-quoted
and
smart
she
in your
whole
sticks it behind
She's quite skinny,
tell０１ｄ
Phoebe
ｌ mean
you
can
ｍ･ovie, she knows
killed Allie, too. I mean
ａ tiny litt】ek id any
sentences ，l want
smart
and
her
like me,
something,
she
even take
her
it's ａ pretty good
only trouble is, she's a ･littlet oo affectionate sometimes
for a child. , . . She
everybody
with
if you
take her ａ pretty good
like her. The
emotional,
the summer-time,
pretty littleears. . . . She's only ten.
. . . You'd
with you.
a little kid so pretty
has this sort of red hair, a little bit like Allie's was.
short in the summer-time.
pretty,
find
can relieve Holden
pretty personal about
out in
SheﾀS ten now,
ten of age,
couldn't
his
Phoebe ‘
exactly what
She's very
parents,
but quite “touchy” : they “would
from his
who
as well as the other
has his
words: “he
Phoebe,
feel happy.
Pency
feels happy
for Phoebe,
but nice skinny.
anywhere
Holden
nervous”This
good-looking
It is almost
should
life. She's
knows
and
is“only
him” ｏr“You'd
talks about
him
but now
as stated before,
reason is that, except
he
for Holden to
says “If there's one thing l hate, it is the movies”(20) and “they
Allie was “the most
was
Phoebe,
Allie,
to:discuss things
relieve him
the fact that in the family
and Allie
make
elder brother
now
Phoebe
child,
except
are “nice"
from
he was home,
and ａ very
Thirdly,
Lastly,
expelled
not kidding.”D.
Accordingly,
Judging
world
I'm
car Jaguar
and
iS“very
that he
most: Holden
but to his great sadness
it is Impossible
in the following
apiece if l told anything
can ruin
a brother.
as shown
as hell”and is too busy
writer when
hates
But
brother
０１ｄ
Phoebe,”(13) nobody,
B. is Holden's
much,
Accordingly,
for his dead
First, his parents
and
clear that Holden's
happy.
Allie very
brother.
and lonesomeness
haemorrhages
not let them
dead.
Except
good
depression
ａ dangerous
made
loved
Sci.
and lonesomeness.
B. and Phoebe.
his father is “touchy
Holden
Vol. 25, Hum.
let us consider in detail the most important
of his family.
about
Univ.
dearest
his depression
solution except
his crazy
Kochi
has always
his dead
of his family.
brother D.
other
Holden
by
from
Rep.
to emphasize
affectionate.
Phoebe
more,
he liked her,
but she stillkills everybody
the f0llowing
words
concerning
is a ten-year-0】d little child
.
too.
―
Phoebe:
so pretty
A
and
smart
and
Study
affectionate that
to be ten years
old.
As
consists of the phoney
part, with
years
sixteen
does
visit him
not want
the world
you'd
explained
of age
belong
like her.
in
adult in the
years
old, should
Phoebe
of Ｔｈｅ Ｃａtｃｈｅｒ･int ｈｅＲ:ｙｅ part
upper
First, consider
part and
as the approximate
members
in the west
of his family
phoney,
nobody
they
his cabin,
can do
couldn't
because
anything
stay."
Phoebe
west
without
only
world
Holden
in the lower
thinks
because
they
symbolizes
ten
he'd let only
life.
Holden
partly belong
anti-phoney
condition
ten years
for Phoebe
the fact that tｉｍｅ.
child
in it and “If anybody
is allowed
she is a little child
it means
from
t0 live an anti-phoney
to visit him,
phoney
47
it is natural that Phoebe,
Therefore,
of phonineSS.（23）Ｈ０１ｄｅｎ’S
cabin in the
Accordingly,
what
the innocent
boundary,
of innocence.
he builds his cabin
the other
（Ｔ．ＭＡＳＵＤＡ）
part I of the thesis, judging
to the world
when
ｎ
to
innocence.
tried to do anything
to visit him
and
old and belongs to the
stay
in
world
of
innocence｡
Secondly,
let us think
what
things
Phoebe
adults.
about
She
was laying
her mouth
and
and
way
they
it means
open.
It's funny.
their mouths
What
made
it even
bathrobe
that he
and
You
way
more
Holden
take adults, they look lousy
open,
but kids don't.
depressing,
was probably
and their legs.
to be pretty.
says the following
there asleep, with her face sort of on the side of the pillow. She
have
in their pyjamas
for Phoebe
born
bathrobes
Old guys'
old Spencer
had
in or something.
anyway.
legs,
Kids
Their
on
they're asleep
all right.(２０
this very
l don't
bumpy
when
look
much
sad,
ratty 01d
like to see old guys
01d chests are always
at beaches and places,
had
always
look
showing,
so
white
and
Ｕｎｈａｉrｙ.(25j
Phoebe
is a little child who
belongs
to the world
pretty in her heart as well as in her appearance.
where
Let
Phoebe
me
Holden
saw
catch
a body
so
was sleeping,
show
coming
any
appearance
should
contrary
through
made
better.
Holden feel
very
like Mr.
make
Phoebe
Whenever
child that you
have
ever
I want to
not overlook
possibly love,
went
little child like
01d and
like
Phoebe
Spencer
him
heard
him
child is
into the room
Phoebe
"'26)
When
singing “If a body
is such
Holden
seen in your
consider
what
But Holden
says
make
Holden
good.
much
about
in touch
with
because
make
feel depressed,
Phoebe,
because
anybody
but on
why
from
feel like talking
he feels very
Phoebe
the
Holden
was dismissed
always
his
Phoebe: “ You
This is the reason
on the firstday after he
and lonesomeness,
whole
good
and
is the prettiest
life｡
it means
the fact that Holden
Spencer
ａ pretty child that you
comes
his depression
to see Mr.
is so pretty that she can
feel very
ａ call as often as two times
relieved from
the innocent
Holden
he “felt swell, for ａ change.
innocent
depressed.
like her,”because
School.
to her on the phone.
must
for ａ while,
Holden did not
Lousy adults
Phoebe
Preparatory
Thirdly,
around
concerning an
and
when
the rｙｅ”in “ａ pretty little voice,”(27) he felt better and “not
more.”(28)
is considerably
cannot
walked
pretty children like Phoebe
tried to give
We
and
example
see her. . . . You'd
feel much
Pency
more
the pretty 】ittle child about six years
depressed
lousy
one
of innocence,
Therefore,
for Phoebe
says “moron”
to be ａ very smart
little child.
or “stupid” for the ones
but “smart” or “intelligent” for Allie and Phoebe
whom
whom
he
he loves deeply.
48
Let
Res. Rep.
me
yells
prove
it.
The
at Stradlater:
Kochi
Univ.. Vol. 25
first example
“You're a
is Stradlater,
is
Maurice,
a
moron”（3o）ａｎｄ “You're
with
he
Sunny
and
pictures
is “these
wicked
himself
ａ stupid
firing “six
around
thirty
an
elevator
Holden
shots
or
right
SO” at a
them ａＳ“three real morons”（33）ａｎｄ
friendly
feeling
School.
Holden
dormitory,
him
toward
As
his
for the
depression
stated
love.
above,
he
The
dead
and
through
his
He
the
stated
boy
Castle,
This
not
he
Holden
why
students
top
of
wished
ones
whom
show no
because
he
in
only
his
heart｡
possibly
to
saw
the
to relieve
cannot
never
to
Preparatory
for it in
says: “You
that
example
they
of his love
ｏr“intelligent”
Holden
together
Holden･refers
voice,
object
dirty
bitterly
of Pency
his
any
at the
says“smart”
is the reason
so
belly.”（32）Ｔｈｅ third
strongly
or “moron”
second
a
conspires
Maurice
Hotel.
hates
The
girls,”（3幻 because
find
Holden
he
“You're
Maurice
boarc!ing
could
though
yells “stupid”
reversely,
loves best.
he
pleasure.
Edmont
stupid
is the
roommate.
Maurice:
hates
fat hairy
in
very
example
to
because
dollars.
“these
last
cries
moron,”（3!'
club
senior
moron”（29）ｂｅＣａｕSe
of hiS･ carnal
Holden
of five
lonesomeness,
Holden
Therefore,
whom
him.
object
night
bad
of ａ
ｙe1χｓ
“ Ｓｌｅｅｔ，tight，･ｙａ
ｍ ｏｒｏｎｓ!”(35)
at the
eχcept
from
Holden's
boy.
chiselling
tries to defraud
girls
Sci.
dirty stupid sonuvabitch
Stradlater who regards his date Jean as
example
Hum.
the
a
ones
little kid
〔Phoebe〕SO‥
the
family.”Morons
to act
upon
it.
is Dhonev.
with
hand,
is so
about.
This
Phoebe
innocent
But
as
we
can
brother
love
with
admit
Let
theless,
lonesomeness
her
and
and
tries to stop
innocent
feel
any
what
on
the
movie.
talking
is going
from
west,
going.
Holden
affairs
lonesome that
object
of his innocent
love,
Holden
very happy. This
but
good
hiS“nicest”ａｎｄ“most
give-and-take
and
what
mother
you're
he
and
and
movie,
that
him
lost
right
phoney
pretty
exactly
tells her
of having
only
the
lousy
is
is nice
like
it is a
knows
Holden
depressed
as the
by
she
experienced
feels so
Phoebe
is rescued
for
ｗｏしildn't go
Fletcher
would
not
Phoebe
out
sell it.
happiness
important
made
he
will be
of ａ deep
goes
love.
crazy.
Therefore,
relieved
is possible,
for Holden
house
because
twenty
to get.
he
when
knows
continue･
Phoebe
in
two
years
八boy
Holden
from
because
his
Phoebe
goes
Beans.”This
of
her
ago
at
Pency
buys
for
because
to
by
were
it,
he
is
Phoebe
he
drops
“about
out
ａ coloured
Preparatory
old
First,
Broadway
is one
teeth
sung
affec-
examples.
over
record
front
and
knock
“a little too
detailed
he
“it ｗO uld
long,
being
two
School,
Shirley
about
hard
about
Preparatory
Accordingly,
not
point
called “Little
of the
because
does
love
left Pency
It is very
it to Phoebe,
Holden's
most
innocent
Holden
t０.”(36) It was
Estelle
he
after
ａ record
that
the
show Phoebe's
day
ashamed
to give
to consider
us
to buy
a little kid
but
if he
he
has
is a
knows
what
what
knows it
because
not
know
movies
when
mind
more,
to
phoney
she
something,
has
and
Holden
and
second
order
wants
anybody,
that
I want
tionateﾊﾟ'
０ｎ the
singer,
Holden
enough
the
movie.
because
t（5recognize
affectionate. 。
Lastly,
was
Allie.
over
troubled
all the
enough
movieドshe
point,
brother's
smart
good
teil her
important
her
above,
cry
to ａ lousy
Phoebe
not
is smart
not
to ａ pretty
if you
very
are
Phoebe
does
is taken
sister
depression
she
contrary,
is taken
exactly
shown
is very
it,
is a
adults
Phoebe
smart that
smart
intelligent”
in
if she
knows
his
deep
０ｎ the
if she
Phoebe
loves
phoney
Therefore,
a child;
other
or
very
girl
School
happy
and
has
and
ｏｕtﾊﾞ'(37) NeverPhoebe's
record
A
when
he goes
crying,
record
he loves.
is broken
into
pieces,
and
Therefore,
when
is that Phoebe
puts
Feeling
them
in ＴｈｅＣａtｃｈｅｒ
i71 匯ｅＲｖｅand
half frozen lake.
Nevertheless,
which
collects the pieces and
scenes
ｎ（Ｔ．Ｍ人ｓUI）Ａ）
of ＴｈｅＣａtｃｈｅｒ
緬仙ｅ
to see the ducks
Holden
sorrowful
Study
to make
he sees Phoebe
receives
so terrible that
in his pocket. This
we
cannot
matters
worse
Holden feels so
and gives
he
cannot
her the pieces, Holden
hand,
near
eyes.
find any
and lonesome
Holden's
he comes
to
is one of the most
read it with dry
depressed
the useless pieces from
49
Phoebe's
ducks
in the
that he goes
feels good.
saying “I'm
crazy.
The
saving
reason
them”(38)
and she puts them in the drawer of her table.
イ ’
It is clear what
Holden
buys
she loves
them
and
From
him
a farthing.
of her table, Phoebe
shows
Phoebe
receives
and
is not loved
that he is deeply
and innocent
the pieces,
deeply
loved
by
and
for
saving
love for Holden.
each
by
because
are not good
the useless pieces
thanks
taking
spiritual love.
the pieces
the pieces of the record
her deep
Holden
altruistic and
by receiving
giving
Although
for the first time
Phoebe's
Phoebe;
Nevertheless,
say “she kills me. ”(39)By
he knows
It shows
because he loves
takes ｅ･ach other's love.
his love,
means.
ａ materialistic viewpoint,
not worth
in the drawer
It makes･
and
the 01d record
Holden.
anything
the story above
of them
the other
Phoebe.
She
gives
objects of
is indeed “a
little too affectionate.”
Let us refer to ａ second
day
after Holden
because
was
he is “feeling
and be loved by.
pneumonia
and
better sneak
at home,
going
home
the catcher
Phoebe
to die because
and see Phoebe,
is “glad as
in the rye,
As
me,
came
goddam
worse,
and
in case he dies.
Then,
Therefore,
Hotel,
find anyone
to love
he is getting
he thinks that he had
he starts home.
When
ｈ６arrives
hell to Ｓｅｅ”（41）ｈｉｍ
because “she's even ｌθＱaffectionate.”(42)
if he can,
b叫as
all her Christmas
身辺”<"' him.
However,
full 0f phonies” and
the first step
I
money.
me
saying “You
started to cry.
It scared
tried to make
Holden
this time
was
he
finally explains
tells her that he wishes
is going
to work
him
some
to be
on ａ ranch
in
Then
can take it all”(45) It makes
Holden
I couldn't
but once
Holden
money.
help it. I did it so nobody
hell out of old Phoebe
stop,
feeling depressed
he is crying
defrauded Holden
all the cigarettes and
０ｎ the contrary,
money:
cannot
he begins to worry that
of his bitter chillness.
it“was
all of a sudden,
０ｎ the second
Bar of the Seton
when I
you get
started doing
started,
you
could
it, and
she
can't just stop on ａ
ｄｉｍｐ..”（“）
Because
Sunny
love for Holden.
and lonesome”: (40) he
because
but l did it.
over
innocent
he cries in the Wicker
he is “practically brｏｋｅご（4幻Holden asks her t０lend
gives him
Ｃrｙ:“ Then,
you
depressed
tells a lie but he is afraid “Daddy'11
Colorado.
But
Phoebe's
school,
make the matter
to her that he left school
hear
to show
from
so damn
To
Phoebe
Holden
example
dismissed
it makes
blue
in Phoebe's
room
because
of five dollars and“those
the drinks
however,
him
and !onesome.
they
Phoebe
cry.
Although
had:
he was
crying
she is too affectionate,
three stupid
their lousiness
and
phonihess
he said: “Goddam
money.
an exception
in
him
made
all her
It always ends
Phoebe,
a
Hotel.
Maurice
girls”made
gives her troubled brother Holden
as hell,”（47）Ｈ０１ｄｅｎ
at last has found
in the Seton
and
pay
him
for
crazy.
Christmas
up
making
too affectionate
girl.
Here,
I want
to turn
my
attention to the change
of Holden's
heart: Phoebe's
deep
and
50
Res. Rep.
innocent
love
proved
causes
Holden to
in his following
it was
caught
wished
they
me.
Univ.
waver
greatly in his decision
words:“It was a
getting in, for some
if they
Kochi
reason
helluva lot easier getting
For one
l really didn't.
thing, l didn't give
l figured if they caught
did, in ａ ｗａｙｊ（48）HiSwords “l almost wished
that he can
stop going
adults' phoniness
west
and
and repeated
to go west.
remain
from
of ａ damn
they
caught
standing
still0n
in his house, although
he
the innocent
and
prevent
despair
and
he is in a position to be the catcher in the rye ｙ Therefore,
don't like a
wrong
million things.
―that's exactly
But
after he
longer
stand
was
still0n
Finally,
again
You
you're
betrayed
by
what
l decided
and I'd never
I'd start hitch-hiking
going
knows
brother.
Holden
and
my
way
stops taking
she makes
strong
decision:“I'm
away
not going
into
the
Phoebe
away
I said.
At
song
away
quixotic
anywhere? Are
ｌ meant
any
it, too.
rate, Phoebe
gladly goes
Holden
the carousel,
The
by
following
Holden
of
back
lying
feels happy
significant and
child.
and
you're
can
no
go home
dough,
and
she is “smart” enough
with
him,
love
he
tries to stand
must “catch everybody
must
innocent,
the cliff with
my
you mean
mind.
stilland
it what
which
Seeing
sentences
Holden
him
indeed
happily
express
you
does
said? You
asked
going
depression
and
not
cliff.
really
me.‘Yeah',
afterwards”(56)
not going
this fact.
his own
positive on the
away
is playing‘Oh･Marrie!,'
Phoebe
sees in
by
So stop crying
afterwards?’ she
decision: “I'm
if
pretty,
protect at all costs from
to ｈｅr･. l really did go home
Holden's
how
disturbed
tries to be the catcher in the
falling over
home
knows
for her
is a little child very
whom
saying “I’m
attitude, Holden
her innocent
for the firsttime after his long
wonderful
You
I'd just see ０１ｄ
Phoebe
out west,
I changed
but
on the carousel
as an innocent
l’ｄnever
at least one fact that Holden
words: “Did
by
says
as usual.
fear―all 0f the attributes which
you really going
I wasn't
Phoebe
schools.
her Christmas
to go west
attitude and
who
from
show
world,
is reassured
for a ride
heard
l decided
her
her words
anywhere.
words
lust and
Holden
world
l decided
the catcher in the rye
conceit and
It can be proved in the following
aren't going
the quixotic
mind
is his littlesister Phoebe
shut ｕｐﾊﾟ’（55）Ｔｈｅ
above-quoted
try to run
give
is because
at a11 costs, because
of lust, hypocrisy,
when
respected,'"'
l’ｄgo away.
up her
his usual quixotic
society.”（54）Ｈｏｌｄｅｎ
tries to protect
adult world,
mendacity,
out west.(")
for the first time
affectionate“She
the phantoms
he had
into
all, and
start to go over the cliff”
； especially Phoebe
smart
and
whom
away
against
b’ｅ
the catcher in the rye.”(50)
to another schoo! again.
to her and
positive Phoebe's decision
rye to protect Phoebe
they
Antolini
clearly
can Ｓａｙ:“ldo! That's where
I'c!just
I'd d0， l decided
and
with ｙｏｕﾊﾟ･'"'Here,
and
...
l almost
to 'stand stillバ
don't like any
that her brother Holder) will hitch-hike
that he is unhappy
innocent
Mr
go away
then
Phoebe
wrong.
the cliff but tries to run
sort of say good-bye
to know
don't.”(49) Holden
where
and
When
the cliffinto withdrawal.
like any thi‘ngthat゛Ｓ happening. You
more
that only Phoebe's
the phoney
can
don't
falling over
child world
Holden
to him: “You
himself from
me.
became‘crazy'
the realities. It ･is of great importance
the cliff between
any
they did, in ａ ｗａｙ”
show
ゝ
innocent love for Holden
causes him to become
calm and to begin wishing
By
is clearly
out of the house than
much
me.
This
anywhere”
the same
round
nice
and round
and ionesomeness.
on
A
Study
Boy, it began
and
mothers
so they
to rain like
and
wouldn't
for quite
a bastard.
went
get soaked
to the skin or anything,
ａ while.
over
hat really gave
me
care,
I felt so damn
round
to know
though.
and
round.
the truth.
way
she kept going
been
therｅ.（57）
it is very
important
the cliff,although
and
withdrawal.
could
stand
symbol
and
stillagainst
stood
happy
such
right under the
feeling consists
cannot
to the opinion
and
can
the necessary
that he did not know
strong enough
to break
as the body
of’all the things
read
that make
that there
behind “things
worthy
that
story
him
make
him
because
of Phoebe's
decided
against
him
and
when
was
she
going
at the same
started
call others
is Holden's
He
west,
time
to go over
because
and
he
and
knew
the cliff.
She
cannot
Holden
on
for running
who
the cliff as
at the same
was so oversensitive
time
he is
and immature
away
along
the
is the reason
why “he is con―but not quite
comment
find the book
condition
that “Holden
wish
to be
nothing
are probably
is himself guilty
We
can,
and
the catcher in the ｒyｅ･
Ｃａtｃｈｅｒ
緬￡ｈｅＲｉｆｅ
ｉｓa significant
half an adult,
tries to stand still and
the adult world as the catcher in the rye with
positive love
he finally became
and
and the adult world,
can stand
and
except
This
but innocent
the child world
innocent
over
innocent
It is only
that irritates Holden's
half a child and
hat, the
went
iS“not really phony
call others‘phony'.”Ｔｈｅ
Holden,
the
Holden
In this sense, Ｉ
'phony ”'(62)are to be questioned.
immature
to
that Holden's
of Phoebe's
the rye.
completely.”(CO) I( is true that “those who
positive on the cliff between
the assistance
the adult world.
gesture.”（59）H01den
the ‘phoniness'
become
why
hunting
shows
the child world
Holden
himself,"‘61）bｕt those who
in order
catcher in the rye.
child innocence
adult world.
falling into despair
“everybody
child world.
the difficult real world
and
quixotic
than ａ satirical attack upon
as disturbed
and
to meet
away
the
the innocent
the nice
falling
but the catcher in the ryｅﾊﾟ'(58'Phoebe
to be
to be the catcher in the rye.
has
decision from
his red
recognition
want
｢ぽ, the
ｙりｕcould've
is the reason
the catcher in
is nothing
for Holden
the phoney
the
his being
kept
if you
I wish
above-mentioned
on the cliff between
he
child world
tinually performing
must,
of
anyway.
so damn
he finally could
though
My
old Phoebe
with Phoebe
a bastard”which
even
pants.
happy,
love from
but home
completely,
points: Holden's
of the rye,
condition
how
border between the
more
standing
in the rye ･because
in a position to recognize
innocent
of it or not. This
like
that “Phoebe
she lives in the midst
have
Phoebe's
on the bench
my
but l got soaked
the way
by Holden's
the world of innocence,
but the sufficent condition
the catcher
by
shelter him
two
and
l felt so damn
not to go anywhere
ａ real“rain
not
around
neck
just that she looked
was rescued
conscious
the value
be the catcher in the rye,
because
was
of these
for him,
agree
bawling,
roof of the carousel.”The
positive love
is nothing
he
could
my
a11 0f a sudden,
It was
All the parents
the roof of the carousel,
but I stuck
especially
51
to God.
right under
in her blue coat and all. God,
saved
decided
the rye,
whether
near
why.
that Phoebe
was
Holden
０ｆinnocence,
damn
know
here
falling from
catcher in the rye,
wet,
happy
and round,
Holden
When
protect her from
Ｉ was
round
stood
quite ａ lot of protection, in ａ way,
I don't
to note
over
and
I got pretty soaking
l didn't
(T. masuda)
In buckets. I swear
everybody
hunting
going
n
of Ｔｈｅ Ｃａtｃｈｅｒ i71 ￡hｅ
how
for him.
innocent
Holden
and
felt very
happy
positive Phoebe's
the catcher in the rye who
caught
love
and
for
Phoebe
52
Res.
Holden
knows “if we
the experiences
Kochi
cannot love.
with his innocent
as the catcher in the rye.
whom
he has hated,
everybody
because
they.
through
Therefore,
Even
too, need
‘missing'
Phoebe's innocent love for
can
be rescued
go back
standing
him,
Holden
can,
or
of innocence
for those
I think l even
miss
he ｎ０ longer ‘hates' them,
and
positive on the cliff
rescued
as he does.
at least is ready
depression
even
is, I sort ｏt miｓｓ
stilland rather
to be loved
his crazy
into the paradise
that
stillon the cliff
and love
all l know
for instance.
indicates
By
in love for others through
his compassion
Ackley,
them
4.
he could stand
words: “About
also need
from
grows
because
shows
01d Stradlater and
finds that they
catcher in the rye and
he on longer
Holden
understanding.”(65)
Holden
No.
cannot】iｖｅ”(63)
and
in the following
Mauriceﾌﾞ'(64)“His
as the catcher,
we
Vol. 25, Hum.
little sister Phoebe,
as shown
l told about
that Goddam
Univ.
Only
t０，become
and lonesomeness,
even
the
though
in ｓｐａｃｅ（Sr
in Zz‘777ら
NOTES
（1） Arthur
Ａ
Heiserman,
James
Ｅ. Miller,
Jr｡Edgar
Branch,
Chapter
IX
Ｑｕｅｓt
ｉｎ Ｓａｌｉｎｇｅｒ
； Ａ Ｃｒitｉｃａｌ
ａｎｄ Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ
Ｆｏｒtｒait introduced
Anatole
Grunwald
(2)
Salinｇｅｒ.
Ｔｈｅ Ｃａtch,ｅｒ
iれ仙ｅ Ｒ･り'<?,
Penguin,
J. D.
（3）Ibid。p.
Peter
Owen,
1962,
Ｈｏｌｄｅｎ
ａ ｎｄＨｕck.･
and
edited
by
Henry
p. 200.
1974,
p.
105.
99.
（4）‘Ibid･，ｐ． 207.
（5）ｈｏｃ. cit，
（6）Ibid.，ｐ， １，
(7)
Loc.cit．
(8)
Loc.cit.
（９）Ｌｏｃ． cit. :゛
（10）Ibid.,
p. 203.
（11）Ibid。p.
(12)
204.
Loc.
cit.
（13）Ibid。pp.
(14)
W.
(15)￡oc.
(16)
41-42.
H.
Hudson, Ａ
J. D.
Salinger,
（17）Ibid.， ｐ.
(18)
Ｔｒａｖelleｒi？ILittｆｅＴｉｌｉｎｇｓ,Dent&
Sons,!921,
p. 246.
cit.
Martin
op.
cit., p.
178.
204.
Green,
Christopher
Parker,
Chaptｅr
ｘ１ Ｔｈｅ Ｐｈｏｅｎｉエｉｎ･
Ｓａｌｉｎｇｅｒ
； Ａ Ｃｒitｉｃａｌ
ａｎｄ
Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ
Ｐｏｒtｒait,p. 257.
(19)
J. D.
(20)
Loc.
Salinｇｅｒ, ｏｐ.
cit., p. 5.
cit.
(21)
Loc.
cit.
（22）Ibid.,pp.
(23)
71-73.
Although
phoney
Holden
says
that his father
world,
because
Holden
they
go around
saving
innocent
kind
of stuff if you're
bridge
did
and
really
be
cars
the goddam
movies？(pp.
(24)Ibid。p.
｢｡,
(26)Tbid.,
166.
12.
p.
166.
A11 you
with
and
and
all, how
everybody
trial was
is clear that he also partly belongs
over,
or you
time,
do is make
martins
lives
guys' lives,
178-179)｡
p.
drink
guys'
ｔむanted to save
guys' lives all the
ａ lawyer.
and
saving
ａ terrific lawyer,
when
(25)乃
buy
go around
is “nice,”it
severe】ｙ criticizes the lawyers
did
slapping
look
like
it because
you
the reporters
of dough
and
a hot-shot.
And
you
if you
know
what
on the back
and
: “they're
ａｎｄ】ike that, but you
ａ lot
would
as follows
you
and
everybody,
don't
play
Even
congratulating
way
to do
you
that
play
if you
it because
ｒeallｙwanted
the
do
golf and
besides.
did
to the
all right if
you
was
in court
it is in the
dirty
5ろ
(27)
Ibid.,
p.
121.
p.
48.
p.
108. 1’
（28）Ibid。p.
122.
(29)Ibid.,
（30）Ibid･,
(31)Ｌｏｃ.
cit，
（32）Ibid.，p.
109.
(33)
Ibid。p.
75.
(34)
Loc.cit.
(35)Ibid。p.
56.
(36)乃id.,
(37)
p.
121.
Loc.ｃtt.
（38）Ibid。p.
170.
(39)￡∂ｃ. ごμ. ，
（40）Ibid.,p.
159.
（41）Ibid。p.
(42)
168.
Loc.
cit.
(43)乃id.,
p.
173.
（44）Ibid.,p.
185.
(45)Ibid。p.
186.
（46）Ｌｏｃ.
cit.
(47)乃id.,
p.
119.
p.
176.
（48）Ibid.,pp.
186-187.
(49)乃id.,
（50）Ibid.，pp.
(51)
17←180.
Judging
as
from
Holden's
regard
the
words
Mr.
Antolini
(52)Ｉｂｉｄ.,p.
205.
(53)Ibid.，p.
212.
(54)
Arthur
(55)
J.
Salinger,
p.
218.
(57)Ibid.,
p.
219.
(59)
Shigenobu
Ihab
that
(60)
Martin
James
op.ぷ.,
(61)
Warren
（62）Ibid.,p.
Press,
Ｅ.
p.
Sadoyａ. Ｏｎ
Green,
a
was
flitty
the
pass
first man
at
me,
to
"
embrace
(p.
201)
James
Castle
it is possible
as
well
enough
Miller,
Jr.,
Edgar
Branch,
oか. cit･，p. 198･
213･
ＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎＮｏtｊｅｌｓTaibundo,
1970,
p.
204.
Ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｃｅ.･ Ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ
in ｔｈｅＣｏｍtｅｍｐｏｒａりＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎ Ｎｏ-ｕel，Princeton
1971,
p.
273.
Christopher
French， Ｊ.
Antolini
making
ａ sodomite.
Hassan,Ｒａｄｉｃａｌ
University
Mr.
was
as
Heiserman,
D.
(56)Ibid.,
(58)
fact
: “he
Ｄ.
Parker,
（や.dZ･，ｐ.
ＳａｌｉｎｇｅｒKansas
State
255･
University,
1963,
p.
109･
109. ，●
(63)
Arthur
(64)
J.
(65)
Warren
D.
Heiserman,
James
Salinger,砂.
French,
Ｅ.
cit･，p.
op.
cit･，p.
Miller,
Jr･,
Edgar
Branch,
op.
cit･，p.
200･
220.
116.
(Manuscript
received; September
(Published; January
6， 1977)
6， 1976)
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