Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: J. D. Salinger The catcher in the rye is a work of fiction and a tragic-comedy. I came to choose it because I heard it is about a boy who is around my age. In this book, the main character, Holden Caulfield, tells us a story about what happened during his Christmas vacation. Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy who has flunked out of a private prep school. Because …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…about the concerns of teenagers who feels the pressures of society. The some parts of the message of this book can be dangerous because they suggests rejecting school or society, but it also made me think about many things filled with the false standards, and I could find some of the real truths. I also appreciate the way Holden talks which is very comical even though heÕs dealing with a serious and sad subject.