is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write "Fuck you" right under your nose. Try it sometime. I think, even, if I ever die, and they stick me in a cemetery, and I have a tombstone and all, it'll say "Holden Caulfield" on it and then what year I was born and what year I died, and then right under that it'll say "Fuck you." I'm positive, in fact (204)This classic thoroughly, corroborates the viewpoints of Holden Caulfield, the character in The Catcher In The Rye.In conclusion, the ingenuity of J. D. Salinger's theme and character in The Catcher In The Rye intrigues, enlightens, inspires and draws the reader into the world of the author. The single theme presented requires the reader to think in order to extract it from the novel's many events. The character, Holden Caulfield, is a mirrored projection of J. D. Salinger. Caulfield allows the reader a glimpse at Salinger's reclusive life. "Every student of mine who has read Catcher In The Rye (which includes those of low, average, and high intelligence) has readily identified himself with its hero, Holden Caulfield. They see in him, not the ideal young man, but a young man in search of himself, in search of his place in the human scheme of things, and in conflict with the narrowness of the society in which he lives. Students come away from the book with a better understanding of themselves and with a deeper penetration into American life" (Alley 16-17). If a book is capable of these things, if it has the ability to intrigue, inspire, enlighten, pull the reader into the world of the author, provide a glimpse of a recluse's life, and unveil a better understanding of one's self, the book is no longer solely a book, a novel, a masterpiece, or a critically acclaimed title. It has earned the honor and prestige of being labeled a classic. ...
