“Do Holden’s frustrations and struggles resonate for the youth of today?”

[Marie b]

What kind of connection can today's teens share with Holden?
Consider in relation to your text response:
'Holden Caulfield requests you as a friend on Facebook. You reluctantly accept. Write a transcript of a conversation you and a couple of friends (one or two) have with Holden on Facebook'
In doing so, you should endeavour to show as much knowledge of the text as you can.

[Dominic]

After reading the novel for ourselves and having a deep class discussion, the majority of students in our class believe that Holden share little (to none) connections with the teenagers of today's society.

However, in a sense, the novel offers its readers an insight into an alienated individual like Holden, the kind of person who would be a widely misunderstood individual, noting this his likeable qualities, especially the compassion and his desire for love and acceptance despite his flaws and mistakes.

However, importantly, the novel does not shy from depicting flaws and contradictions in the attitudes and behaviors of the teenage protagonist, or from presenting counter-arguments to Holden's adoption of several more mature attitudes to become more accepting and appreciative of what life has to offer.

It is these two things, the likeable qualities that are found in Holden's character, and the process of him "growing up", that today's teenagers can relate to the most.

[Marie b]

If Holden was a year 10 student at MHS how would you expect him to behave in class?

[Aksaran]

If holden were a MHS student, I think he would be the slacker. He just doesn't care at all about his future. He would probably be good at english though.