"The Catcher in the Rye" is a novel written by Jerome David Salinger, an American writer born in 1919 in New York. The novel narrates the story of a 16 years old boy named Holden Caulfield, who's desperately seeking to find who he really is, and his purpose in life.
More than just a story about an unusual boy struggling with his teenage problems, the novel is a deep study of Holden's reactions and emotions. Throughout the story Salinger constantly uses metaphors and symbols to make the reader navigate through the depths of Holden's personality.
The entire novel is a flashback. The story…
