Most children often want to say something about their parents, but since they know how strict they can get, they choose not to. Is this a common narrative among children? Of course, yes. Even before he lets the reader know, he clarifies he would steer clear of anything personal about his parents as they are somewhat touchy, especially his father, and would not like to say anything that will upset them. He recounts his encounters at Pencey Preparatory Academy, a school that only the rich attend. The book starts with the narrative of a sixteen-year-old American teenager, Holden Caulfield, from New York, recalling his last Christmas experience. Love it or hate it, The Catcher in the Rye has withstood the test of time, and as things currently stand, it is sure to stick around fora long time still.
You can barely imagine it is 67 years old, maybe because the author tackles all inclusive-generational issues. It introduces you to interesting characters experiencing everyday challenges, and you learn from them in so doing. The book remains just as relevant today as it was when it was written.
Given this is something we have all witnessed, Jerome David Salinger has more than enough to talk about in his book, The Catcher in the Rye. Without a strong support system, you can give up long before you are even halfway through the journey. You go through significant life changes, and many things, from your love life to career choices, confuse you until you reach a point of despair. No one has ever grown up before hence no one has the experience to know how it is. There is the first time in almost everything, but none is as challenging as growing up. Salinger tackles a wide range of themes, including childhood, phoniness, alienation, angst, sex, identity. The author exploits the challenges that young adults face at different stages and illustrates the dramatic struggle of teenagers against growing up and transitioning into adulthood. Salinger is a novel that recounts the life of a 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after his expulsion from Pencey Prep school. Published in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye by J.