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FAMILY, : : : : : : - Coggle Diagram

- - - - breadwinner
      - advice giver
      - family disciplinarian
    - - housewives
      - few wives worked
    - - “Children were precious assets and the center of the family.”
        
        A contrast between Holden’s family relationships and the considered ideal family is observed by the audience. This is because the reader can understand that in Holden’s family, he is not the one who is the “precious asset”.
      - “Parents did everything possible to make life ‘good’ for their kids and grow them into successful adults.”
        
        This also helps the reader to realise the contrast and compare Holden’s parents’ behavior with the behaviors of ideal parents in the 50s. Holden and his parent’s relationship is superficial. Holden’s parents sometimes seem like they care about their son, but when it comes to opening up about his problems, Holden does not feel comfortable enough to talk.
  - - - The audience can understand that boys were taught to have a dominant, masculine energy at such a young age. If the audience thinks about Holden and his characterization throughout the whole novel, they will clearly realise that the main character, who is a boy, wasn’t described as much as a manly figure. Also, this indicates one of the topics that Holden is different among his peers and creates the question “whether he will be accepted, or not?” which is about the theme of isolation.
- - - - Holden is tormented by Allie's death
        
        Holden still carries Allie's baseball glove
        
        "blames himself for not being able to 'catch' Allie[,] even though there was nothing he could do to save him from cancer."