I think we can learn a great deal from Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in the novel, "Catcher in the Rye." I think we can learn to see the viewpoints of someone that is similar adolescent stage. It is also, very interesting to see the thoughts of many teenagers, actually written as a book. Also, I think we learn that Holden Caulfield is not really "mad" as he calls himself, but actually very sane and many …showed first 75 words of 343 total…

…showed last 75 words of 343 total…The Rye" song to his needs to defend the innocence of the young. His views and opinions are not outrageous, neither are his actions. His beliefs on society being phony are very reasonable. Therefore, I think the main thing we learn from Holden Caulfield, and the novel "Catcher in the Rye", is that in fact the American society is very phony and bogus. It is not that Holden that is mad, it is the society.