Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye is a boy who was born in a wealthy middle-class family in the 1950s, who grows up in Manhattan, and attends the private school.

• 摘要霍尔顿是美国中产阶级子弟，他孤寂、彷徨、痛苦，对这个世界有着种种困惑，在成长的呼唤面前踌躇不前，甚至逃避。