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The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school.
In an effort to escape the hypocrisies of life at his boarding school, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield seeks refuge in New York City.
Story of an alienated, disillusioned youth who drops out of school, and spends three days and nights in New York City on a quest for self-discovery.
Presents a collection of essays analyzing Salinger's The catcher in the rye, including a chronology of his works and life.
The classic 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger is analyzed.
" The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield.
This jargon-free guide to the text sets The Catcher in the Rye in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure, and presenting an up-to-date account of its critical reception.
By looking at the novel as both an artifact of the 1950s and a living testament to the turmoil of teenage angst, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye provides a riveting discussion of one of the most enigmatic novels and authors of all ...
This volume brings together critical essays on The Catcher in the Rye (1951), representing three decades from the 1950s through the 1980s. It includes a number of key reviews that...
WARNING: This is not the actual book The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger.