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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Holden is a Type IV/V.
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Holden is either a shining beacon of morality amongst all that was wrong with the 1950s, or a whiny prototype [[Emo Kid]] who refuses to let himself see anything good in the world, OR just one of the first examples of teenage disillusionment in a post-World War II world. Or you think he's telling you to kill pop-culture icons (see [[Loony Fan]] on the main page). It really depends on the reader.
* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: One thing a lot of people have noticed about Holden is that he could very well qualify for quite a few of these. Given how he loves to think about his deceased brother Allie and also frequently remembers the corpse a boy he knew who committed suicide left behind, it's very possible that he could be suffering PTSD (Which interestingly enough, is something a lot of people thought J.D. Sallinger himself suffered from due to him being a war veteran). He also shows a lot of symptoms for things like Bipolar disorder (He often experiences sudden mood swings, which could also be a sign of Borderline Personality Disorder) and ADHD (He frequently goofs around and acts childish, and also has a bit of a difficult time paying attention to things in general) to name a few.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Why is this book so frequently banned? Because it uses the word "Fuck"- during a scene in which Holden, discovering it scribbled where grade-schoolers can see it, tries to scrub it out so it can never offend anyone again. Considering how much Holden swears BEYOND "fuck," this is somewhat justified. However, this does miss the point, considering how iconic the book is.
** The underage protagonist spending the entire novel smoking, drinking (when he can get served), hiring a prostitute, having a generally negative attitude AFTER being kicked out of school might also have something to do with why people ban it ...
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** Holden refers to how attractive Stradlater is all the damn time.
* [[Hype Backlash]]: Considering its reputation as both one of the most controversial and most loved books in history, it has lead to quite a few people being a little underwhelmed when they read it the first time.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: While Holden does have an obvious attitude problem apparent with even his biggest defenders, it's also not hard to pity the guy due to all the crap he puts up with.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]:
** Catcher in the Rye is uncontroversial by today's standards. See above entry for [[Loony Fan]] that has helped fuel an undeserved reputation as a dark and controversial book. It's current 'tame' status was referenced in a recent episode of [[South Park]], where the boys, disappointed by the book's content, try to write the [[Refuge in Vulgarity|most disgusting story imaginable.]]
** In the '50s, Holden Caulfield probably was a great character, just for being so ''[[Darker and Edgier|different]]'' from other literary protagonists of the time. Today... Not so much. Considering that so many characters are like him nowadays, he [[Alternative Character Interpretation|can sometimes come off as the]] [[Ur Example]] of a [[Jerkass
* [[Security Blanket]]: His hunting cap can be seen as this, in that he's constantly putting it on and taking it off only when he's in a situation where he knows he will be mocked for wearing it.
* [[Wangst]]: The nonstop swearing and pessimistic, holier-than-thou type of attitude that the narrator had (due to ''everyone'' being a "phony") made the book
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