Harold Bloom, a prominent literary critic, has claimed that Holden Caulfield's literary ancestors clearly include Huck Finn and Jay Gatsby from the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby. Holden Caulfield may not be a direct descendant of the two, but he shares many of the same genetic similarities described by Jay Gatsby and Huck Finn in their novels. In all the books, none of the characters seem to fit into the society they live in at the time and they also seem all alone. They also all lie to change the situations in their lives into what they believe to be a story more suited to what they are telling. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby himself spends his life creating his lifestyle and image of wealth so that he can win back. Daisy. Gatsby wanted to convince her so much that he did everything he could to make her want him. He changed his name and became involved in organized crime, from which he derived his wealth. This was all aimed at creating this elegant living persona that he had, but there is much more to the story. Through...