Catcher in the Rye

JD salingers book, “Catcher in the rye” captures a few days in the life of Holden Caulfield. Holden’s journey of self descovery begins when he is kicked out of Pencey College. Holden’s feelings, the people he encounters and often his concerns are revealed to the reader through his thoughts. He adresses the reader as “you” and often repeats what he says, as if he is talking to you. It is an autobiography with …

…his wealthy parents are willing to provide. His changing opinions that are always based on his situation at the time, are what make him the flexible character that I liked. Is Holden the one who was going insane??? I think it was Western society that was so used to being told everything and everybody is ok… They put him away because they could not handle Holden’s behavior just as he could not handle theirs