This is the story of a 16-year-old boy, Holden Caulfield, and his two-day experience in the phoniness of the adult world.
This is the story of a 16-year-old boy, Holden Caulfield, and his two-day experience in the phoniness of the adult world. After being expelled in prep school for having low grades, Holden wanted to be the “catcher in the rye”—someone who prevents children from falling off the cliff, which can be a metaphor for adulthood.