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 ...

Excerpts Here is the opening of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye,” narrated by Holden Caulfield, a tormented prep-school flunk-out who is headed for mental collapse. If you really ...

"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 ...

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 ...

The title of the book, "The Catcher in the Rye," connects to the first line by reflecting Holden's desire to protect the innocence of childhood. Isolation and Alienation: The first line ...

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.