The Catcher in the Rye: Setting

I have just started The Catcher in the Rye a couple of days ago, and I really like this book. This book accurately shows what it is like to be a teenage boy at a boarding school. This book is about Holden Caulfield's life at boarding school and how he deals with issues like fitting in and not being satisfied. Being at a boarding school is really pressuring. You have to get good grades, you have to fit in with the other kids, and you have to raise the social ladder to enjoy boarding school. Unlike other schools, if you do not fit in with the kids, you have no one to be with. The other setting is Mr. Spencer's house. At other schools, you have kids outside school and your family to be with. I believe that the setting of the boarding school and Mr. Spencer's house plays an important role in the issues and the characters.
First of all, the setting of boarding school plays an important in the issues. The issues include fitting in and not being satisfied. Holden doesn't really fit in with his peers. Like for example, when Ackley walked into Holden's room and started a conversation with him, Holden just continued reading the book that he was reading and he was being mean to Ackley (26-28). Most boys at boarding school on their free time wouldn't read. They would create trouble or do something that they think is more fun. That is why Holden doesn't really fit in. He doesn't do what others do. If Holden wasn't at boarding school, he could read in peace and not be irritated by other kids. Also, if the setting in this book wasn't at a boarding school, then Holden probably wouldn't complain about everything. Holden is never satisfied. At Holden's old school, Pencey Prep, he was never satisfied. He thinks that "It was a terrible school, no matter how you looked at it" (5). He also complained about how the school advertised itself. He complains about its false advertising. I believe that if Holden actually fitted in at boarding school, he will enjoy the school more, be happier there, and have nothing to really complain about. Holden is a kid who struggles finding friends and no one really understands him. If the setting wasn't at a boarding school, he could fit in with others that are more like him.
Second of all, the author describes the setting in a way that stands out. The author describes the setting as a place that has so much wrong with it, and is so bad. Like for example, when Holden went to Mr. Spencer's house, he described it as a dark, gloomy, and depressing place (10-17). Holden complains about everything in there, including the smell of it, which smelled like Vicks Nose Drops, and the shape of Mr. Spencer's body (10-17). Nothing seemed to be any good at his house. Not even the way Mr. Spencer put away Holden's paper (10-17). The reason why the author described this place as a dark, gloomy, and depressing place is because Holden hates this teacher, because he flunked him. Holden hates everything pertaining to something that he doesn't like. That is the same to why he complains about boarding school. He complains about Mr. Spencer's house because he doesn't like him and gets annoyed by him.
The emotional quality that the author gives to the setting of the boarding school and Mr. Spencer's house is that of unsatisfactory and being irritated. Holden thinks that everyone is annoying and that both places are horrible. There are not many settings, but there is more than one. The multiple settings show that Holden has to deal with the issues of not fitting in and not being satisfied everywhere he doesn't like.
In conclusion, I really want to continue reading The Catcher in the Rye. The Catcher in the Rye is a very great book, and J.D. Salinger wrote this book beautifully. This book has many issues that teenagers have to deal with, and it accurately portrays the life of a teenage boy at boarding school. This book really shows how the setting is integral to the issues and characters, and the role the setting places in a story.