Similarities Between Salinger And Holden Caulfield

As a young man J.D. Salinger lived in New York, flunked out of school near his home, was sent to a military academy in another state, and was hospitalized for his mental health, which are all very similar to the experiences of Holden Caulfield. Holden is the main character in Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye. It is said by many that Salinger based this character largely after himself. In addition to these major events in both the author and the character’s lives, there are smaller similarities between the two. Both J.D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield have parents who have different religious beliefs, and come from upper-class families. Before Salinger wrote this novel he served in the military, and was involved in major events in world