
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger (1951)
“The most banned book in American high schools is also the most honest portrait of what being sixteen actually feels like — because Holden Caulfield says what everyone thinks and nobody admits.”
EraPostwar / Confessional
Pages214
Difficulty★★☆☆☆ Moderate
AP Appearances18
Major Themes
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alienation
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identity
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phoniness
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death
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