the qualities we think of when we take a look at America. What

we don¡¦t see is the seamier aspects of the American cultural landscape. In

J.D. Salinger¡¦s novel The Catcher in the Rye, he reveals a behind the

scenes look at American culture using a male teenager as the narrator of the

book. The behaviour displayed by the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, is an

example of the teenage American culture. Also teenagers are faced with the

threat of violence in schools. An example that we can¡¦t forget are the

school shootings that happened in the United States. The novel deals with

issues that our youths face with. Underage drinking and prostitution are

The behaviour and attitudes displayed by Holden Caulfield show a

stereotype of a typical North American teenager. Holden is the protagonist

in this novel, as well as the narrator. As I read J.D. Salinger¡¦s The Catcher

in the Rye, I found that Holden has a lot of negative attitude. He

like they are better than him. However, not every teenager in North America

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