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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. He especially wishes that he could have saved his brother Allie from dying of leukemia. Holden ends up taking a time-out in a mental health facility. While still struggling, he realizes that by sharing his story, he has come to miss the people in it.