7;t find a way out. Whenever Holden believes that he has found something that could help him, he himself some how shuts the door to his own happiness.Pond of which Holden keeps referring to is a very important. Holden keeps asking random people about the pond, and tells them about how they are gone during the winter. The pond itself is a symbol of Holden; the pond to him is like his own heart. During the summer, the pond is full of life and a fun place to be. Yet during the lonely and cold winter, the pond is cold, empty, and nothing looks like it will make through the winter alive. Without the pond, it is hard to compare what Holden is really feeling, and what things look like through his eyes. Holden is obviously telling these people what he is feeling, but no one seems to notice or care.The main conflict throughout the book is Holden’s search for happiness. The only person he conflicts is with himself. There is a part of him that keeps fighting the part of him that is trying to reach out to others, and trying to gain some affection. Mind versus mind is the conflict, there isn’t any other conflict important to the plot other than that, and Holden can’t pick which side he wants to be on. He doesn’t know if he wants to just be depressed or try and to reach out to some on for his own happiness. Why he doesn’t try to find some light inside himself, no one doesn’t really know. The only thing you can conclude is the fact that it is beyond Holden’s control, and it must be something inside his own head, which is making him not be happy. So Holden chooses to stay in between, and he chooses to stay lost, and never really take charge in his own life.The most important thing I learned about this book is how to cope with your stress. This novel is great in pointing out what will happen when you don’t use any constructive coping techniques. When you continuously use negative self-talk and never try to...
