A few days ago we heard the news that JD Salinger had died. He was most famous for his novel "Catcher in the Rye". I only got around to reading the novel a few years ago, and my only thought was "grow up, kid, and stop whining". Now, don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the novel but just could not identify with Holden at all. Perhaps because I was not a teenager when I read it.

I wonder, was the term "Cheer up, emo-kid" coined for Holden Caufield?