Critical readers have to look no further than Holden’s self-described dream job: being a literal catcher in the rye: “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field ...

you probably read this book too early. If you’re a bit late to this Salinger classic, let me fill you in — Holden Caulfield is a recently-expelled 16-year-old prep school student, and “The Catcher in ...

"If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies," says Holden Caulfield. "Don't even mention them to me." The young hero of J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel "The Catcher in the Rye" is often described as ...

Holden Caulfield, would go on to become one of the most iconic characters in literary history. But the intense public scrutiny brought on by the success of “Catcher in the Rye” pushed Salinger ...

Today is J.D. Salinger’s 100th birthday, but Holden Caulfield is still 17. The iconic teenager of The Catcher in the Rye will forever be a symbol of our youthful alienation. Although a few ...

"The Catcher in the Rye" explores themes of loneliness ... someone about your experiences makes you miss them suggests that Holden feels a deep void when he opens up to others, as it highlights ...

He had lived for decades in self-imposed isolation in the small, remote house in Cornish, N.H. "The Catcher in the Rye," with its immortal teenage protagonist, the twisted, rebellious Holden ...

Many classic works of literature, including “The Odyssey,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “Brave New World,” and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” have sexually explicit scenes.