"When I really worry about something, I don't just fool around."
by Maxine
The above quote belongs to the one and only Holden Caulfield, the anti-hero of J.D. Salinger's classic, Catcher in the Rye which was published on July 16, 1951. Salinger wrote the book over a period of ten years never thinking it was good enough for publication. In this semi-autobiographical novel, Holden is a sixteen year old troublemaker who runs away from Pencey Prep School a few days before his winter break. Caulfield became an icon of alienation to generations of teenagers. Salinger's other works including his collection of short stories are also somewhat autobiographical. His World War II experiences are reflected in one of his most famous stories, "For Esme, With Love and Squalor." His Glass family books contain characters who were precocious T.V.quiz kids who are later tormented by religious and moral questions expressed with deadpan humor.
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