A young man, Holden Caulfield, is in a mental institution where he is recovering from a recent mental breakdown. The entire novel is a flashback of the events that had led up to his emotional destruction. The flashback begins with Holden leaving the boarding school he had been attending because of bad grades. Holden had been sent to boarding school by his parents. One conflict encountered in The Catcher in the Rye is Holden vs. …showed first 75 words of 599 total…

…showed last 75 words of 599 total…parents. This is where are Journey in the life of Holden Caufield concludes. Many views of life are expressed in this novel and has helped me to even form my views on some things. This one reason that I love this book. In addition, some of the things Holden goes through are things we all have to deal with. I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone who needs a good book to read.