The Game of Life

In all existence, everyone in life from the young to the old participate in the “game of life”. Weather we want to or not, we are forced to continue down the path until the end. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in The Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield resents the ‘game’, and is not a believer.

Holden states, “game my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hot-shots are, then it’s a game all right- I’ll admit that. But if you are on the side where there aren’t any hot-shots, then what’s the game about? Nothing. No game.” (Salinger 8)
Holden shows that he believes there’s no real game in his life. The phonies have the game though. They compete in life so they can one day buy a Cadillac, as Holden explains.

The game is real however. You may not think so, but everyone must play it- and play by the rules. The game is played until the end of your days, and the winners are the people who succeed in life. If you ca...