Psychological problems in Salinger's The Young Hunter Jerome David Salinger was a very famous American author who wrote several books. One of his most successful books was The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger's other works include the short story collection Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey and Raise High The Beam, Carpenter and Seymour. In the book The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, he became a model of the rebellious and confused teenager who discovered the "falseness" of the adult world. (Microsoft Encyclopedia 98). This showed that he had a serious psychological problem. She never wanted to grow up and she never wanted her sister to face the world. She thought the world was too bad for her to go out because of the problems she had faced in her life. A person's psychology determines that person's personality. This research paper will attempt to explain why Holden suffered from psychological problems. Holden is a teenage character who has suffered a lot in his life. He suffered a lot. He doesn't care about anyone except his sister Phoebe. He didn't like adulthood because he thought every adult was an impostor. Holden thinks that when people lie, they are fake. Holden doesn't like fake people, but he himself always acts fake..