The Catcher in the Rye written by JD Salinger is one of the most controversial and timeless books written in our history. A “catcher in the rye” is someone who stands at the edge of a rye field and saves children from falling off a cliff. Holden Caulfield, a troubled young teenager and also the main character of the novel, imagines himself as a "dreamcatcher in the rye" who protects all children from losing their innocence. Towards the end of Catcher in The Rye he realizes that this idea is something impossible because growing up and getting old is inevitable for him too. Over the course of the novel we notice how Holden is digging himself deeper into a hole as he moves from adolescence to adulthood. He continues to head towards despair as we see how pointless his life becomes. Holden thinks that by moving to a new environment the course of his life would change, but this is not the case. Things continue to get worse until we finally learn that he is in a ward somewhere in California. Holden Caulfield has nothing to live for, so maybe he should give up altogether. Holden is like most teenagers: he tries to find his place in society without having any kind of direction. One of the main reasons this is difficult for Holden is because it has no role model and is misguided. His brother DB lives all the way in Hollywood "being a prostitute" (Salinger 2) and resents his parents. Everyone around him seems to be a “fake” and Holden continually tries to be different but notices that the lifestyle he wants simply doesn't fit the world he lives in. He constantly rejects certain ways of living but can't seem to find a purpose for his and for this reason he criticizes the life of... medium of paper... history all this time. It's sad to say, but there is no hope for Holden Caulfield. Catcher in the Rye was truly a story of desperation and even Holden was aware of it. There were never truly happy moments for Holden and if there were they never lasted. I would suggest that Holden goes back to the drawing board and finds a better purpose for his life other than his unrealistic idea of ​​saving all children from losing their innocence. The idea is simply completely unrealistic. The Catcher in the Rye showed a sequence of unfortunate events that I wouldn't wish on any teenager to experience. Unfortunately this is what happens to many teenagers like Holden, but fortunately Holden did not commit suicide like many do. Holden needs to realize that having meaning comes from within and maybe if he changed his attitude towards life and those around him, life would get better.