But he's not sure it was ever a masterwork of subversion: "Holden Caulfield is a rich kid, who blew an opportunity at a prep school; he seems a bit phony, a lot spoiled... and those of us who read ...

As students tackle their summer reading lists, many will have their first encounter with Holden Caulfield. The swaggering, disaffected (and slightly more innocent) precursor to Bret Easton Ellis's ...

I am writing in response to James Wallenstein’s excellent essay on “The Catcher in the Rye” (“Holden Caulfield ... was not part of my life, but I related to his loneliness.

Holden Caulfield is back in all his teenage angst – but with a whole new gender to complain about. A new book by Mary O’Connell, known mainly for her young-adult work such as “The Sharp Time ...

Are we equally impatient with the apparent lifelong quest of acquiring the meaning and identify of Holden Caulfield himself? You wonder, sometimes, when examining books and films on a deeper level ...

Some call him the original sullen teenager. Since his debut in 1951, Holden Caulfield — the funny, complex, wry protagonist of J.D. Salinger's classic The Catcher in the Rye — has given voice ...

The fencing equipment Holden Caulfield leaves on the subway on the way to a prep school team match; his farewell visit up the hill to grippey Mr. Spencer, whose bedroom reeks of Vicks Nose Drops ...

Since his debut in 1951, Holden Caulfield — the funny, complex, wry protagonist of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye — has given voice to... Holden Caulfield: Giving Voice to Generations ...