The Catcher in the Rye is a novel published in 1951.Since its publication,it has been listed as one of the world greatest masterpieces.The story in the novel deals with a rebellious teenage schoolboy Holden and his quixotic experiences in New York,taking place in December.Through the tone of a middle schoolboy,the author shows the deepest confusion of teenagers during 1950s in their lives.It also exposes a clearer understanding of adolescents’particular psychology.This article gives a discussion of Holden’s confusion of life viewed from his inner world. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel published in 1951. Since its publication, it has been listed as one of the world greatest masterpieces. The story in the novel deals with a rebellious teenage schoolboy Holden and his quixotic experiences in New York, taking place in December.Through the tone of a middle schoolboy, the author shows the deepest confusion of teenagers during 1950s in their lives.It also exposes a clearer understanding of adolescents’particular psychology.This article gives a discussion of Holden’s confusion of life viewed from his inner world.