the journey of two picaresque

Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye depict journeys from which the main characters learn many life lessons. Huck traveled down the Mississippi River and Holden wandered the streets of New York City. Even though these journeys are very different in setting, there are similarities in what Huck and Holden learned about themselves, about American society, and about the world in which they lived. “Both …showed first 75 words of 816 total…

…showed last 75 words of 816 total…of these two characters, Huck and Holden, describes the similarities in life lessons learned. Cruelty from others, hypocrisy, death and the search for love are themes that Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Catcher in the Rye have in common. Some of these experiences make the quest for Huck and Holden more difficult, and some help them along their journey. As a result of these life lessons, Huck and Holden transitioned from adolescence to adulthood.