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In J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye” Holden Caulfield’s judgment of society is jaded by his loss of innocence much like many other adolescents in today’s world. Holden Caulfield is a symbol of today’s youth more so then when the character was first introduced. Holden faces loneliness, fear of people, fear of intimacy, feelings of superiority among others. Holden is scared to death of change symbolizing his fear of adulthood. He view society as being phony. Many of today’s youth have exactly the same thoughts as Holden. Holden after the loss of his brother turned is anger inward and harmed himself. He punched in the glass windows of hi