Holden Caulfield as Early Prototype for the Modern-Day Incel/Generally Disaffected Male

Seeing as how the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in the Rye occurred on July 16th, there’s been the usual amount of “honoring” the book and its ongoing legacy. But it seems that one legacy about it that still doesn’t get talked about enough is just how much Holden Caulfield served as a blueprint for the type of male now commonly referred … Continue reading Holden Caulfield as Early Prototype for the Modern-Day Incel/Generally Disaffected Male

Genna RivieccioJuly 18, 2026July 19, 2026Leave a comment

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The World In The Evening Persists in Addressing Christopher Isherwood’s Favorite Topic: Repressed Homosexuality

When it comes to studying who perfected the art of expressing repressed homosexuality in a protagonist, one need look no further than Christopher Isherwood. As something of a universal spokesman for gay boys with no voice of their own everywhere, even Isherwood’s first novel, All the Conspirators, addressed the most common adversary of the homosexual male: his mother. Divided into three segments, Isherwood’s 1954 novel, … Continue reading The World In The Evening Persists in Addressing Christopher Isherwood’s Favorite Topic: Repressed Homosexuality

Genna RivieccioJune 21, 2017June 21, 20171 Comment