My enthusiasm for literature began with my father’s enthusiasm for a fart joke. One night he and I were driving home from a bad play when our conversation turned to flatulence (as conversations with a ...

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 to ...

Holden No Typical Teen Guardian's Theo Hobson takes issue with the usual characterization of Holden-as-Everyteen, arguing that Holden's particular neuroses are what gives Catcher its power. "The novel ...

I am writing in response to James Wallenstein’s excellent essay on “The Catcher in the Rye” (“Holden Caulfield, 70 years on,” Ideas, Nov. 21). I, too, read “Catcher,” as a 17-year-old — in Catholic ...

I read “The Catcher in the Rye” this week. I should say, “re-read” because I did, actually, read the book in high school, though the fact that I couldn’t remember anything about the plot or characters ...

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 Some ...