"Catcher in the Rye" vs. "About a Boy"

The novels "Catcher in the Rye", and "About a Boy", are fundamentally very similar. They are very similar in theme, style, and setting; however, they also have fundamental differences. Nevertheless, the theme of isolation in the two novels is very similar. The theme is the most similar in these books. In "Catcher in the Rye", the protagonist Holden Caulfield is a teenager who isolates himself from the rest of the world; because he believes everything …

…yet humorous at times. "About a Boy", attempts to be serious and depressing, but the overall mood is light, and not very serious. The theme is expressed static throughout both of these novels. The theme is interwoven and expressed through the style and setting. The style and setting may contrast between the novels "Catcher in the Rye", and "About a Boy", but the main theme of isolation remains the same. <Tab/>