The catcher in the rye is a work of fiction and a tragic comedy. In the book, the main character, Holden Caultfield, 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. He doesn't want his parents to find it out, so he goes to a hotel in New York City instead of going home before the Christmas holidays start.In New York many things happen to him within a few days. He goes to several bars, trying to impress women and trying to find someone to spend some time with. He manages to arrange a meeting with a prostitute, but he sends her back without having sex with her because she makes him feel depressed and sorry on her behalf. He was further disappointed when she tries to rob him for his money even though he tries to be nice to her. He also has a date with an old girlfriend, and asks her to flee from this corrupt world and live in the woods with him. She doesn't share the same opinion. Holden meets some more people, but non of them can solve his problems. He feels more depressed and lonely. He walks around in the rain soaking wet, he is sure he is going to catch pneumonia. But before he leaves this world he wants to visit his little sister, Phoebe, to say good bye. He admires her a lot and they communicate very well.Holden realises that there are things he cannot solve by him self, and decides to rejoin his family.The style of the book is very unusual because it is told by a sixteen-year-old boy. It can give you some problems because some of the things he tells about and observe might not be true, but extremely exaggerated. We are not even sure that he is mentally stabile since the writer of the book J. D. Salinger lets Holden tell the story from a hospital bed.Although the problems the style of writing lets us better understand and get involved in Holdens problems and persona.We also get to know Holden through the characters surrounding him.I...
