He isolates himself by choosing to not interact or go out with people. And further, when he does, he only ends up doing things that ruin the interaction with ...

The reason that I found for Holden's isolation is how much the death of his brother Allie affected him. Even though its been 3 years since his death Holden ...

Because Holden depends on his isolation to preserve his detachment from the world and to maintain a level of self-protection, he often sabotages his own ...

Holden wants to protect himself from the phoniness in the world. Because Holden equates the norms of adult society with phoniness, he alienates himself from ...

In turn, he becomes trapped in a cycle of self-destruction: his fear of human contact leads to alienation and loneliness, which encourages him to reach out to ...

Although, Holden loves and adores his little sister, Phoebe, he feels alienated because he isn't able to get a hold of her.

He feels alienated from the actions and thoughts of others and even takes measures to alienate himself from the connections he has potential to create.

Holden isolates himself from everyone by the judgment he places on people in society. This isolation correlates to him immaturity and the reason he doesn't ...

As the novel progresses, we begin to perceive that Holden's alienation is his way of protecting himself. Just as he wears his hunting hat (see “Symbols,” below) ...