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Though the sensitive and rebellious Holden claims to be an atheist, he nonetheless seems to have a better understanding of Jesus than many Christians. The conflict between these two faiths played a significant role in the author’s life, as it indeed does in Holden’s life. There are striking similarities between the author and the fictional Holden nonetheless: both grew up in the city of New York, and their parents practiced different religions (Salinger’s mother was Catholic, and his father was Jewish). However, the author wanted to narrate an experience that would resonate with more people, and the novel accordingly contains fictional events to make it more relatable. It could very well have been the story of J.D. The Catcher in the Rye is a semi-autobiographical novel. He then leaves the school to explore the city of New York. The book describes two days in the life of Holden, who is expelled from Pencey Prep, a private school, after he has a fight with his roommate, Stradlater. It is a world that is unkind to anyone who does not fit in. Based on the author’s own life, the book is about Holden Caulfield, the adolescent protagonist who finds himself at odds in a world of grown-ups, whom he routinely calls “phonies.” The world he encounters is both flawed and utterly devoid of empathy. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye was first published in 1951.