Holden
Caulfield, Class of '53
Holden Caulfield
Class of 1953
Holden, a troubled youth that attended virtually every private school
in the state, came to WPSA after suffering a tremendous nervous breakdown.
A listless student, he despised people who were “phony” and adored small
children. Holden used flippancy to mask his disgust for the horrible
egocentric nightmare America has become. In this way, he came to
symbolize an entire subculture that grew from the conformist 1950s.
He now lives in a secluded estate, where he dreams of hiding in a rye field
and catching children that fall from a tall cliff.
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