holden caulfield

Holden Caulfield, the narrator and the main character of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, is a young adult, who, at first seems to simply describes his four day adventure in New York City after bring expelled from his forth school. However, at the same time he narrates more; through his many experiences, which he describes in the book, we can see the themes of the work. The theme that definitely stands …

…the events following the incident give us an idea and a clear understanding. Holden also, while watching Phoebe on the carousel, decides that, "The thing with kids is, if they want to grab . . . you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them" (211). Holden can never be a catcher in the rye anymore, and he has grown up.