《麦田里的守望者》是美国作家杰罗姆·大卫·塞林格唯一的长篇小说。小说刻画了一个身心备受煎熬的青年霍尔顿·考菲尔德的成长故事。在这部小说中,塞林格将青年人的心理特征以及在成长过程中普遍存在的成长困惑刻画得入木三分。本文重点分析了霍尔顿的成长困惑,希望能为当代年轻人提供一些启示,帮助他们早日走出困惑。《麦田里的守望者》自1951年出版以来,备受推崇,被奉为二战后当代美国文学中的现代经典。小说故事情节 Catcher in the Rye is the only novel by American writer Jerome David Salinger. The novel portrays the growth story of a young, well-to-be-struck young Holden Coughfield. In this novel, Salinger characterizes the psychological characteristics of young people and the growing confusion that has prevailed during their growth. This article focuses on Holden’s growth confusion and hopes to provide some inspiration for contemporary young people to help them out of the confusion as soon as possible. The Catcher in the Rye has been highly regarded since its publication in 1951 as a modern classic in contemporary American literature after World War II. Fiction storyline