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low in The Catcher in the rye whisky       The Catcher in the Rye by, J.D. Salinger is told through Holden the narrative in the story.  The setting of the novel takes place in the 1940s early 1950s.  Holden is sixteen years old and he has a dance band of problems in his life.  He becomes seriously depressed to the point he can non kitty with people and life around him. The 1940s were different from today.  However, Holden Caulfield is similar to many new(prenominal) teenagers who go through the same problems.          The 1940s were a time of nationalism.  Men had to let an appearance of a tough attitude.  They were never allowed to let their real feelings show. ace of the major reasons Holden becomes depressed is the death of his associate Allie.  He described is pal as being nonhing but perfect.  He keeps this guilt locked up inside him because he blames his death on himself.  A memory t hat haunts him is when he excluded his brother from a b-b gun game.  Another memory that he held on to and was never able to forgive himself for was when Allie asked Holden to go bike riding and he didnt go.  Holden did not expect a good relationship with his Mother or Father.  He needed them the most(prenominal) right after the death of Allie.  However, we match Holden crying out help and attention when he threw a baseball game through the window and broke it and still nobody talked to him.  His older brother went off to Hollywood. The only one he adores is his younger sister Phoebe. He is able to talk to her and he thought she understood him.   He could not deal with reality.  He quoted I am the most terrific prevaricator you ever saw in your life. He couldnt gift people not even himself.  He drank to make himself feel better but it yet made him angrier.  Many adolecesents go through the same problems as Holden does.  They have no one to turn to.  So they dig deeper into this hole and cant face life. However, no matter what, losing a loved one is probably the most painful loss a person can face.