"The American Hamlet"

In an age of fameosexuals like Heidi Montag and the various Kardashians, it's strange to imagine a man capable of striking such a deep and resonant chord with millions choosing to walk away from fame so completely. But that's what J.D. Salinger did. But first, he wrote one of the greatest anti-heroes in American literature.

If you're seraching for the meaning of Holden Caufield, I think Andrew Pyper said it awfully well.