“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.”- Holden Caulfield
Effectiveness
"Catcher in the Rye", with no doubt, is believable. The first person narration of Holden gives us a better insight into his character and the feelings and views he demonstrates make him seem more realistic in the eyes of the reader. Also, the use of foul language and name calling is very effective in making readers relate to the characters better and make the characters seem realistic. All in all, the life and story of Holden is very believable as teenagers may be experiencing the same thing as him.