麦田的守望者读后感

《麦田里的守望者》是J. D. 赛林格发表的唯一的一部长篇小说。这部小说写于20世纪40年代，在1951年出版发行。这段时期美国处于二战结束后社会政治混乱和道德价值观混乱之际。物质生活虽然富裕，人们的精神世界却一片荒芜，没有了支撑。美国梦也已经失去了往日的美好，徒留一片虚幻。小说巧妙地构建了众多典型意象，如潘西中学、霍尔顿、麦田等，将战后美国梦的典型代表、主人公对美国梦的拒绝以及梦碎后的归属展现了出来。其中，潘西中学和纽约象征着美国梦的浮躁与虚幻；霍尔顿对凯迪拉克的拒绝和霍尔顿一身经典装扮象征了霍尔顿对美国梦的拒绝；艾力、菲比以及麦田则是美国梦碎后的精神归属。

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