The Catcher in the Rye is a book that has been famous for years, for its main character Holden Caulfield. The book is about a series of events that took place in his life told by himself in the past tense. By writing this book through Holden’s point of view, the reader gets a much deeper sense of who Holden Caulfield is as a person. Right from the start, it is made obvious that Holden is struggling in his school life, his social life, his romantic life, and with his family. Holden resents phonies. He hates the phony prep schools his parents make him attend, filled with phony people. Holdin doesn’t fit in with the other students and the environment at these schools, which is why he has to keep being transferred. But when he gets kicked
