“Catcher in the Rye” by JD Salinger is, in simplest terms, a book about life. A novel about what it means to exist, to be human and to live - and a sixteen-year-old boy mercilessly critical of the world of 1950s New York in which he lives. Movies, music, people are all meaningless to him. him, even despicable. He hates the way life works: the divisions between rich and poor, the endless walking in circles, and the inability to understand one's purpose. Holden believes that life is sad and empty due to unfair economic inequalities, the fragmentation of society into different groups, and the boredom of adult life. First, Holden finds existence sad and melancholy due to unfair economic inequalities. He doesn't want anyone to feel inferior or embarrassed, feeling that this kind of emotional sadness over material possessions is depressing. A good example of this is how he describes his experience rooming with someone who came from a poorer background than Holden and how much tension this difference created. Holden had better suitcases than the other boy, and while Holden eventually hid them under the bed to try to eradicate the economic barrier that divided them, the boy put them back because he cared more about the others thinking that the suitcases were his, and thought that he comes from an upper-middle class background, so he cannot be judged based on his economic background. Holden doesn't want to feel guilty about making someone feel like an inferior person because of material possessions. She describes: “The thing is, it's really hard to be roommates with people if your bags are so much better than theirs – if yours are really good and theirs aren't. You think if they're smart and all, […] and they have... some paper...... Holden believes that adult life is boring, which depresses him, and this is one of his most great fears and insecurities. According to Holden, life is depressing because of social division – between different groups, between economic classes. Furthermore, he believes that life becomes more boring and depressing as a child becomes an adult and adapts to social norms. Holden sees himself as the “catcher in the rye,” saving children from falling into this abyss of repetitive corruption. I agree with him on some points, although, unlike Holden, I believe that a person can think individually based on group opinion and that society does not always divide into well-defined groups. However, it cannot be argued that life doesn't have its downside – and Holden Caufield presents readers of Salinger with a unique interpretation that rings true to the hearts of many..