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The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, the novel has become a common part of high school and college curricula throughout the English-speaking wo...
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Within the next two or three years, though, I was on a forced march through a couple of schools similar to Pencey Prep, from which J.D. Salinger's 16-year-old protagonist Holden Caulfield is dismissed as the novel begins, and I was an unhappy camper;
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In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the main character of Holden Caulfield has a unique and profound vision of the world. ... Holden Caulfield is an idealist clinging desperately to the notion that basic human kindness is far more vital to a happy existence than material wealth.
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Jun 21, 2009 ... Young readers now see the protagonist of JD Salinger's “Catcher in the Rye” as a whining preppy, not as a virtuous outcast.
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It is narrated by seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield, a schoolboy in rebellion against the dubious values of the adult world. ... In 1949, while "recovering" in a California sanitorium, 17-year-old Holden relates events that occurred during three December days in 1948--when he was sixteen. Within this part of the story,
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Holden Caulfield, a teenager growing up in 1950s New York, has been expelled school for poor achievement once again. In an attempt to deal with this he leaves school a few days prior to the end of term, and goes to New York to 'take a vacation' before returning to his parents' inevitable wrath.
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FREE Study Guide-The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger-CHARACTER ANALYSIS/HOLDEN CAULFIELD-Free BookNotes Chapter Summary Literature Study Guides Downloadable Texts ... Holden Caulfield is characterized as a young, impulsive, self- declared loner. He does not fit in anywhere, often not even trying to find a place for...
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Holden is by far the most complex character in the book (arguable the only complex character). He serves three major purposes in the novel. Firstly, he stands as a critic of society, taking a stance against phoniness, hypocrisy, obscenity, and passiveness. ... Phoebe, Mr. Antolini, DB Caulfield...
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