Did Holden Caufield need a dose of Prozac or a slap upside the head? [View All]

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My kids have read Catcher in the Rye one by one for English class, and the question here is whether Holden is actually clinically depressed or merely adopting a depressive personna to make himself feel superior to others. We live in an economically depressed area and my kids know families with real problems getting by day to day. They are also personally familar with clinical depression. As a result, they tend to be rather skeptical of Holden's angst.