CATCHER IN THE RYE J.D. Salinger. Catcher in the Rye. Boston, 1951 Holden Caulfield is the sixteen year-old narrator whose experiences form the action of the novel. He seems to have a history of expulsion and failure because of his inability to adjust to institutional life and the world in general. His recent expulsion from Pencey Prep and a series of other traumatic experiences lead him to an inevitable emotional breakdown. The Catcher in the …showed first 75 words of 837 total…

…showed last 75 words of 837 total…it. The Catcher in the Rye will probably remain an essential book for teenagers. It goes into the details of the problems and struggles that people have. There are essential lessons to learn about society in the book, and it shows the process of going through them and learning them. Relationships, growing up, and finding your place in the world is a process which people must go through and this book is a great example.