In all literary works of art, the author chooses a tone to exhibit throughout the story line of his writing. That statement holds true about J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Some authors use comedy, others pure entertainment, but Mr. Salinger decided to set a “real life” tone to this particular novel. By exhibiting some aspects of reality, he lends his own philosophies to the reader. This gives the reader more incite and able to relate to the characters. Hence, making The Catcher in the Rye a philosophical novel. This novel is a non-fiction story of a young man’s life and what he does to get away from it all. Holden, the main character is Salinger̵