It is because the story is told through the eyes of a teenager that Catcher in the Rye is so prevalent for its time. This type of storytelling is so successful because of the narrator's excessive use of slangs and profanity making it easy for any teenager reader to interpret but what surprises so many readers is how relate able Holden's story is from their owns. Since nearly every serial killer is said to have owned a copy of this novel and reportedly many adults have fallen in fascination by Catcher in the Rye's themes of teenage alienation, the novel continues increase in popularity! As we enter adolescence we do indeed grow a need for independence and Catcher in the Rye does a great job at this by putting Holden in a situation where he
