Catcher in the Rye

"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger is one of the most classic and recognizable book titles of all time. In the story, the reader is immediately introduced to the narrator Holden Caulfield. Holden is a sixteen year old boy who has problems with fitting in with the societies that surround him, including his own family. We first discover Holden's inability to "fit in" at his fourth boarding school Pencey Prep. Holden failed out of his first three schools, and Holden soon discovered that Pencey Prep would be his fourth. Holden does not appear to ever have the chance to settle into one place and make true friends, therefore making him a loner. After Holden received news that he had been expelled from Pencey, he decided that he would spend a night in Manhattan before returning upon to his family where he...