Even though this book was written in 1951, it is still relevant in the 2010's. Holden is a troubled youth who experiences the loss of someone close to him. This causes him to lash out and develop mental issues along with bad behavior, including running off to New York. Just like Holden, teenagers in the 2010's suffer great losses of people or things dear to them. This can send them into a stage of depression, loneliness, and bad behavior. Teenagers today can and do distance themselves from others and often participate in bad behavior to deal with loss. Some bad behavior that teenagers do can involve harming one self or harming others around them. This bad behavior is a way to ignore and bottle up the feelings of losing someone/something. However, that isn't the only way The Catcher in the Rye relates to today's youth. Holden is experiencing several stress factors at once such as, loss, school, loneliness, pressure from his parents, and the mold of how he is suppose to behave. Teenagers today face just as much stress. A lot of high school students are faced with the stress of sports, grades, clubs, family, friends, parent expectations, and society's expectations. Throwing all this together can cause teens to become depressed or feel like they are a failure. Holden ran away to deal with his failure at another school. Sure, in today's world most teenagers don't run away, but they do drop out of activities, distance themselves, and give up. The Catcher in the Rye is still important in today's society, because a lot of teenagers can still connect with him.