In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield is 16 year old boy who defies society and pushes himself away from the society around him. While he pushes himself away, he starts getting the title of an antihero. The qualities of an anti hero that Holden possesses include the of lack heroic traits, defies conventional codes of behavior and is not a villain. Holden in my opinion possesses all 3 of the main qualities to be classified as an antihero. The first quality is they lack heroic traits such as bravery. Holden is not the bravest person for multiple reasons. One example is he does not want to tell Ernest Morrow’s mom about himself and Ernst. “Then I started reading this timetable I had in my pocket.
