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In The Catcher in the Rye, a boy named Holden Caulfield is faced with the obstacles of both society and life. He struggles to find direction, and to discover his relationship with the world. From page one, the reader can both understand and relate to what Holden has to say about the society in which we live, and the way in which people in that society govern themselves. The more we read, the more we identify with Holden Caulfield. It seems like the typical, adolescent dilemma: How do I find my place in this life? In most respects, Holden is not unlike the typical teenager. He, too, is on his own quest to find himself. He needs to find acceptance. Going to school at Pency, Holden becomes the manager of the fencing team. In doing so, he tried to gain friends as well as social status within his peer group. Even then the whole team "ostracized him"(page 3). Like most teens at that age, Holden was having trouble gaining acceptance and making friends. "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I'm on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the opera. It's terrible." (pg.16) Holden's ability to lie is one of the first t