How has Holden Caulfield from 'catcher in the rye' caused his own isolation/hostility?

The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger.





The novel's antihero, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion and defiance.





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After his brother's death, he felt like nothing he did would really matter in the end. He isolated himself from the rest of the world to prove to himself and others that he was strong and smart and didn't need to ask for help from anyone even though throughout the book he is indirectly asking people to help him.





While he asks the driver where the ducks went in the winter he was really asking, ';What do I do now that I'm here';. And when he picks up the phone to call someone, he retreats because he realizes there is no one he can call after he did much to push them all away.





His pride and fear of rejection by others caused him into his own isolation that would grow deeper and deeper the more he tried to talk to people.