The Catcher in The Rye

The Catch­er in the Rye by J.D. Salinger fol­lows Hold­en Caulfield, a dis­il­lu­sioned teenag­er who has just been expelled from his prep school. As he wan­ders through New York City, he grap­ples with the con­fu­sion of ado­les­cence, the pain of los­ing inno­cence, and his fear of grow­ing up. Through his sar­cas­tic and cyn­i­cal lens, Hold­en nar­rates his strug­gles with iden­ti­ty, lone­li­ness, and the phoni­ness of the adult world, all while yearn­ing to pro­tect the inno­cence of chil­dren, sym­bol­ized by his fan­ta­sy of being the “catch­er in the rye.” This clas­sic nov­el explores themes of iso­la­tion, men­tal health, and the tran­si­tion from youth to adult­hood.