This article aims at throwing some light on the spiritual world of Holden Caulfield,the protagonist of J. D Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye . Holden is a teenager who is considered "mad"in the eyes of many,but who sees the world as full of"madman stuff". He is like a stray dog whose wish of being a"catcher in the rye"is nothing but a strong wish to be caught or cared by the indifferent people around him.
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