The Catcher in the Rye

[b:The Catcher in the Rye 5107 The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1349928703s/5107.jpg 3036731] is about being a teenager. One who happens to have at least one (if not more) mental disorder. It's okay to dislike Holden or to not love this book, opinions are opinions after all. But I take issue with people who fail to realize that he writes from a mental hospital. He's messed up. And to think he's a whiny spoiled brat ... well, yeah, he's spoiled, but the reason he is the way he is is because he's got a mental disorder. Those who like this book either know what it's like firsthand to be depressed (or even different in general) or know someone who has felt the adverse effects of it.