The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is set in the 1950s and is narrated by a young man named Holden Cualfield . Holden is not specific about his location while he's telling the story, but he makes it clear that he is currently undergoing treatment in some sort of medical facility. The events he narrates take place in the few days between the end of the fall school term and Christmas, when Holden is sixteen years old.Holden's story begins on the Saturday following the end of classes at a Pencey prep school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. Pencey is Holden's fourth school; he has alrea…
