《麦田守望者》与《挪威的森林》的艺术风格比较研究(3)

Sexuality is a big concern for the narrator and protagonist Holden Caulfield, aseventeen-year-old boy. He presents the point of view that sexuality is inherentlydegrading for a woman, and therefore cannot reconcile acting sexually toward awoman that he respects. The Catcher in the Rye also includes mention of possiblechildhood molestation, and examines the way in which such events affect youngadults as they try to understand their own sexuality.

The crucial moment of Jane and Holden’s relationship shares a curiousresemblance to Holden’s present situation. After her stepfather’s intrusion, Jane isoverwhelmed by a pain she cannot say, a deep sadness that she cannot put into words.Holden, full of silent sympathy and understanding, knows what to do to help her getthrough hard times. Now, he finds himself stranded in a similar situation, strugglingwith a pain that he can’t talk about with anyone. He desperately needs the same deep,compassionate connection he once experienced with Jane. Much like the Mr. Antoliniincident, Holden leaves it up in the air as to whether or not Jane has been the victim ofsexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Even if Jane’s step-father hasn’t raped her,we know there’s at least something wrong; Jane refuses to look the man in the faceand cries after he leaves the room. Holden’s suspicions that sexuality has somethingto do with it don’t seem far off the mark. So this, combined with Holden’s history ofpossible sexual abuse, is a pretty good reason for their stunted sexual relationship.

2．Similarities in Characters

 The writersneed to create believable characters that readers can relate to in any way. Readerscould hate them, love them, feel bad for them, laugh at them, cry for them, and worryabout them. A good novel has characters that come to life on the pages.

The characters of The Catcher in the Rye and Norwegian Wood have a lot incommon. They are both young and have personal tragedies. They look forward to lifebut are lost to their inner struggle. Finding the similarities in the two novels can betterunderstand the theme of the two novels.

Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher in the Rye, is everybody’sfavorite critical cynic. He also has a bit of a problem: he’s totally alone and he has nodoubt about it. The apparent conflict here is that he judges and dislikes everyone, butmeanwhile wants them to join him for a drink and chat it up for the whole night. Hefaces these problems with a kind of naivety that thwarts him from completelyunderstanding why it is that he is so dejected. His life revolves around his problems,and he seems powerless in evading them. Among others, Holden finds himself facingthe issues of acceptance of death, growing up, ane describes a very deep emotional connection. Additionally, their moments ofintimacy are subtle and extremely personal, free of any sort of posturing or phoniness.

Sexuality is a big concern for the narrator and protagonist Holden Caulfield, aseventeen-year-old boy. He presents the point of view that sexuality is inherentlydegrading for a woman, and therefore cannot reconcile acting sexually toward awoman that he respects. The Catcher in the Rye also includes mention of possiblechildhood molestation, and examines the way in which such events affect youngadults as they try to understand their own sexuality.

The crucial moment of Jane and Holden’s relationship shares a curiousresemblance to Holden’s present situation. After her stepfather’s intrusion, Jane isoverwhelmed by a pain she cannot say, a deep sadness that she cannot put into words.Holden, full of silent sympathy and understanding, knows what to do to help her getthrough hard times. Now, he finds himself stranded in a similar situation, strugglingwith a pain that he can’t talk about with anyone. He desperately needs the same deep,compassionate connection he once experienced with Jane. Much like the Mr. Antoliniincident, Holden leaves it up in the air as to whether or not Jane has been the victim ofsexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Even if Jane’s step-father hasn’t raped her,we know there’s at least something wrong; Jane refuses to look the man in the faceand cries after he leaves the room. Holden’s suspicions that sexuality has somethingto do with it don’t seem far off the mark. So this, combined with Holden’s history ofpossible sexual abuse, is a pretty good reason for their stunted sexual relationship.

2．Similarities in Characters

 The writersneed to create believable characters that readers can relate to in any way. Readerscould hate them, love them, feel bad for them, laugh at them, cry for them, and worryabout them. A good novel has characters that come to life on the pages.

The characters of The Catcher in the Rye and Norwegian Wood have a lot incommon. They are both young and have personal tragedies. They look forward to lifebut are lost to their inner struggle. Finding the similarities in the two novels can betterunderstand the theme of the two novels.

Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher in the Rye, is everybody’sfavorite critical cynic. He also has a bit of a problem: he’s totally alone and he has nodoubt about it. The apparent conflict here is that he judges and dislikes everyone, butmeanwhile wants them to join him for a drink and chat it up for the whole night. Hefaces these problems with a kind of naivety that thwarts him from completelyunderstanding why it is that he is so dejected. His life revolves around his problems,and he seems powerless in evading them. Among others, Holden finds himself facingthe issues of acceptance of death, growing up, and his own self-destructiveness.

One of the adversities Holden must cope with is his incapability to come to termswith death, in particular that of his younger brother, Allie. Holden seems to haveexperienced a fairly happy and carefree childhood; he lived with his siblings, Phoebeand Allie, and had his older brother D.B. to look up to.

Then Holden suddenly is faced with the awareness that he has to grow up, andlearn to live without Allie. The early reaction is painful; Holden hurts his hand in a fitof emotion soon after the death of Allie. By the time Holden is sixteen years old, hehas done nothing more than accept the reality that Allie is dead. We still see Holdenseeking Allie in his bouts of despair. In chapter twenty-five, Holden, while walkingalong Fifth Avenue, begins to believe that he will not be able to get to the other side ofthe street each time he reaches the end of a block, as if he will just fall off. He talksaloud to Allie to help him get through the ordeal. Holden also continues to take Allieas one of the few things he likes about life.

Yet another devil that Holden avoids is the process of having to grow up.Throughout the book, he seems uncertain to develop any real ambitions or goals. Heis always a failure at school. He refuses to associate himself with mature ways ofliving, and so separates himself from anyone his own peer or older. This is all directlyconnected to Holden’s imaginary image of his childhood. He sees this particularperiod of his life as his own private paradise. He does not want to finalize the fact thathe has to give in its innocence in the end. Towards the end of the book, Holden showshis desire for life to remain as it was. He believes that certain things should stay theway they are. One ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases andjust leave them alone.

Chapter III Differences Between the Two Novels .................................51

1. Different Narrative Styles ..................................51

2. Different Rhetorical Description........................................57

3. Distinctive Styles of Language ............................................63

Chapter Four Different Narrative Styles

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