He envisions himself as a "catcher in the rye," someone who saves children from falling off a cliff while playing in a field of rye. This title connects to the first line as it reflects Holden's ...

The Catcher in the Rye was not originally marketed as a book ... Texas in Ben Philippe’s forthcoming young-adult novel, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager. Salinger himself, the ...

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger depicts a few days in the life of 17-year-old Holden Caulfield after he gets kicked out of his prestigious ...