塞林格的《麦田里的守望者》自问世就受到了广泛的关注,并被誉为二十世纪美国文学的“现代经典”。本文拟从存在主义哲学的角度来解读该小说,通过分析主人霍尔顿挥之不去的死亡焦虑及其在困境中的选择来重新解读这部经典之作。 Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye has received widespread attention since his publication and is known as the “Modern Classics” of American literature in the twentieth century. This article intends to interpret the novel from the perspective of existentialist philosophy and reinterpret the classic by analyzing the drowsy death anxiety of the host Holden and its choices in the difficult situation.