Holden Caufield as a Male SA Victim
“Boy, I was shaking like a madman. I was sweating, too. When something perverty like that happens, I start sweating like a bastard. That kind of stuff’s happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid. I can’t stand it,” (Salinger, 251). J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is a renowned coming-of-age novel focused on the story of Holden Caulfield and his daily endeavours following his expulsion from Pencey Prep. The novel is told in a first-person narrative by Holden, giving the readers a unique look into his inner monologue. We get well acquainted with him throughout the book— his way of thinking, what he likes, what he dislikes (though he has considerably more dislikes than likes). He goes off into tangents very easily about what he witnesses in things and people. Notably though, Holden doesn’t talk about himself as much as you’d assume, seeing that the story is told from his perspective. I feel that one of the most important scenes in the book, if not the most import...