Unless you’ve been hiding in seclusion for the past few decades (ironically) you know that J.D. Salinger, great American novelist, has died this past week. Therefore I felt it would be appropriate to take a look at the writer of The Catcher in the Rye, one of our most famous modern works of literature from this country. Salinger created Holden Caulfield, who has grown into one of our easiest to associate with teenage characters. It’s why we have The Catcher in the Rye in so many reading lists across schools in the U.S. The argument is often made that nowadays the character can not be related to as easily with today’s youth. However, there’s always someone out there that has plenty to learn from a young man who is clearly unhappy with the way their life is panning out.
