Catcher in The Rye, Holden Caulfield, Nine Stories Author Dead at 91

The previous could possibly change the fact, that for essentially 60 years, a Catcher in the Rye film hasn’t happened.

J.D. Salinger dies at 91 years old, but his spirit will forever live through Holden Caulfield. “The Catcher in the Rye” Salingers most well known novel, has had an enduring legacy since its release in 1951, and although banned and (partially due to such banning) instantly became not only a cult classic, but a classic in the sense of required high school reading. Caulfield, like Salinger lived a hermetic lifestyle, was born an old spirit, and kept a young outlook, and has influenced anyone familiar with the character/author in one way or another.

John Hinckley Jr. Mark David Chapman, and Lee Harvey Oswald are a couple of the most famous Catcher in the Rye fans, however, walk into any high school, college, or work place and find me five people in any given room that didn’t find comfort in Holdens quest to never be a phony, and you will surprise me. Salinger was no phony, pick up a copy of “Nine Stories” read the opening short story “Perfect Day for Banafish”, and you will be shocked to find that Catcher was never Salingers best work.