The Misfit Hero of The Catcher In The Rye The Catcher In The Rye by JD Salinger was published in 1951. "A recurring theme in JD Salinger's stories concerns people who do not fit into mainstream American culture. Salinger's "misfit heroes", unlike the rest of society, are involved in the struggle between a superficial world and a conscious morality" (1 Wildermuth). In his attempt to create a new and realistic representation of the times, Salinger first actually created Holden Caulfield, the main character. Secondly, he sends his character on a mission, and thirdly he titles his novel to summarize the entire overview of the story. In creating his character, Holden Caulfield, Salinger uses profanity and obscenities as an attempt to portray the world of most teenagers. Create a character who is not really in rebellion against the established values ​​of the adult world, but as a victim. Holden is possessed by a strong sense of justice and respectability. His moral system and sense of justice force him to find horrible flaws in society, which he sums up with the word "fake". "Holden's main difficulty is not that he is a rebel, or that he hates the society he lives in, or its morals, or even that he is a coward, but rather that he is incapable of solving the problem or freeing himself from his burden of sensation Is blocked by memory and experience, and Salinger points to this in the intentional confusion of time in his thoughts" (53 Kaplan). Holden, just like Salinger himself, is a person removed from society and therefore more independent than the person who has to rely on society. Catcher In The Rye is an episodic novel about a teenager on the brink of adulthood. Yet, the action itself is... at the center of the paper... Frangedis, Helen. “Addressing the Controversial Elements in The Catcher In The Rye.” English newspaper. 77.7 (1988): 72-75.Kaplan, Robert B. Cliff Notes: Catcher In The Rye. Lincoln: Cliff's Notes, Inc., 1999.Marsden, Malcolm M. If You Really Want to Know: A Catcher Casebook. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1963.Miller Jr., James E. "American Literature." World book encyclopedia. Volume 1. Chicago: World Book Inc., 1983.Pinsker, Sanford. The Young Friend: Innocence under pressure. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1993. Roemer, Danielle M. “Personal Narrative and Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.” Western Folklore 51 (1992): 5-10. Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Wildermuth, April. "Nonconformism in the works of JD Salinger." 1997 Brighton High School. November 24 1999.