本书的主人公,16岁的中学生霍尔顿·考尔菲德是当代美国文学中最早出现的反英雄形象之一。霍尔顿出生在纽约一个富裕的中产阶级的家庭。学校里的教师和自己的家长强迫他好好读书,为的是“出人头地,以便将来买辆混帐凯迪拉克”,而在学校里“一天到晚干的,就是谈女人、酒和性”。
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