Monologue For The Catcher In The Rye

There are very few characters in modern literature who have evoked as much controversy, dedication and empathy as Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the novel which was widely banned in the American education system upon initial publication in 1951. It chronicles the teenager’s three day odyssey through the unsavory corners of New York. We witness Holden’s emotional descent as he falls victim to his internal conflicts upon being expelled from Pencey Prep.
Written as a first person monologue, Salinger describes the inner thoughts and feelings of Holden, so the reader can experience Holden’s social plight from his perspective. Holden is so addled by the world that surrounds him, that it directly