J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye - Summary - Reading Guide - Glossary - Thesis - Antithesis - Synthesis

- Summary of The Catcher in the Rye : The Catcher in the Rye (1951) follows forty-eight hours in the life of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old boy who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Instead of going home to face his parents, Holden wanders around New York City, grappling with grief, isolation, and a profound disillusionment with the adult world, which he repeatedly labels as « phony."