j.d. salinger (january 1, 1919 – january 27, 2010)
Catcher in the Rye: Narcissistic rich white frat boy has break down when he realizes the world might not revolve around him. Hires a prostitute but is too disgusted by sex to do anything. Gets beat up by a pimp and feels better. Sneaks into his parent's apartment at middle of night with creepy incestuous hints he has a thing for his little sister, Phoebe. The book ends, in typical frat boy fashion, making a HUGE deal out of the possibility that another man might be interested in him when he crashes at Mr. Antolini's.
Unexamined social privileges, narcissism, homophobia, fear and loathing of sex. It's really no surprise why the Baby Boomers championed this book nor why they keep praising it today. Apparently this is what speaks to their generation.