Get the Summary of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Holden Caulfield’s story has resonated with generations of teenagers – and adults – ever since J.D. Salinger published The Catcher in the Rye (1951). In this American classic, Holden rails against what he sees as a world full of phonies. When he’s expelled from prep school, he avoids going home at first. He stays at a hotel in Manhattan and has run-ins with nuns, a prostitute, and old acquaintances, each interaction highlighting his angst. He finds a moment of happiness when he watches his little sister ride the Central Park carrousel, and he wishes he could save all the world’s children from falling out of innocence into adulthood...
