Caulfield, a teenager tells about his insight about life and world around him. Holden

shares many of his opinions about people and leads the reader on a five day visit into his

mind. Holden portrayed others to be inferior to his own kind all throughout the book. He

made several references as to how people are not as perfect as he was. "The reason he

[Stradlater] fixed himself up to look good was because he was madly in love with

himself." (pg. 27) Holden had an inferiority complex. He was afraid of not having any

Some common words found in the essay are:
Holden Caulfield, Catcher Rye, HoldenHold On , JD Salinger, Holden's Holding, Summary Plot, jd salinger, pg 150 holden, 150 holden, pg 150, throughout book, catcher rye,
Approximate Word count = 422
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)