Nineteen million American adults suffer from a major case of depression (Web MD). This represents one in fifteen people (2 in our class alone). Holden Caulfield is clearly one of those people. Depression is a life-threatening illness, but it is also preventable. Psychology, stressful events and prescription medications are causes of depression. Stressful events caused Holden to become depressed. Holden tried to cope with the loss of a brother, living with neglectful parents, and not having many friends. The Catcher in the Rye is a book that introduces us to the exhausted life of Holden Caulfield, who seems to be just an ordinary teenager. But by listening to his thoughts and through the heartbreaking events of the book, the reader learns that Holden is not the innocent boy he once was. In his book, The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger shows that Holden's depression not only affects him, but also the people around him through Sally, Phoebe and Sunny. The first way that J.D. Salinger shows that Holden's depression affects not only him, but also the people around him is...