The novel, The Catcher In The Rye, elucidated the stresses of high school and taught me how someone my age has experienced the difficulties of losing something important, while also dealing with the difficult aspects of being a teenager. Holden Caulfield, the main character, continues to refrain from opening up about his brother’s death to his teachers, family, and friends. This ultimately puts him in a dark and depressed state and makes him search for his true identity. Holden’s loss of innocence helped me learn how life will not always be balanced, and how one must persevere in overcoming the hardships that arise. To add, it revealed how a kid from a privileged life can struggle severely and that the people who love him are not always going
