On writing the teenage character by Asiya Haouchine LRR, April 23, 2016February 8, 2025 People give J.D. Salinger too much flak about his ability to write when it comes to Holden Caulfield of Salinger’s most famous novel, The Catcher in the Rye. When adults (and students) complain about Holden and discuss how annoying he is, I get why they might think that—Holden is whiny… Continue Reading