Often in literature, the protagonist is faced with major challenges in which they can either run from them or overcome these challenges. In both masterpieces, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger and Black Boy by Richard Wright exemplify characters who have evolved due to their challenges and goals, ultimately showing their weaknesses or strengths. Holden Caulfield, narrator in Catcher in the Rye, strives to find closure in the unforeseen death of his younger brother Allie. While in Richard Wright's autobiography he expresses his awareness to survive in the cruel world of Jim Crow Laws, segregation and the perpetual trophy of starvation. Both boys account their journeys in a narrative style which emphasizes their strength of character used
