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- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel written by J. D. Salinger, and features the iconic symbol of teenage rebellion, Holden Caulfield. The book is regularly assigned by Mr. Moll to his literature students. Madeline Bosch read the book in 2012, and compared her father to Caulfield.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. Around 250,000 copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel'sprotagonist, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger (also the author of a short story called ‘The Laughing Man (Salinger)’). It follows the protagonist Holden Caulfield and is considered a classic coming of age story.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger, which is famous for its themes of sexuality, angst, rebellion, alienation, and teenage confusion. This book is a driving plot point in the episode "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs".
- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by the late, reclusive author J. D. Salinger. The story concerns Holden Caulfield, a smart but troubled kid who, after being expelled from his boarding school in December 1949, spends his time wandering New York City, mourning for the loss of innocence in children, and failing to understand the people that surround him. Holden himself can come off as a Jerk with a Heart of Gold as he unkindly judges almost everyone, but as the book explores his underlying psychological issues and reaches its Bittersweet Ending, Holden's true nature becomes apparent.
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- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by the late, reclusive author J. D. Salinger. The story concerns Holden Caulfield, a smart but troubled kid who, after being expelled from his boarding school in December 1949, spends his time wandering New York City, mourning for the loss of innocence in children, and failing to understand the people that surround him. Holden himself can come off as a Jerk with a Heart of Gold as he unkindly judges almost everyone, but as the book explores his underlying psychological issues and reaches its Bittersweet Ending, Holden's true nature becomes apparent. The book is considered one of the best novels of all time, is practically the textbook for First-Person Narration, and is regularly found in critical lists of the greatest English works of fiction. The novel is a frequent target of the Moral Guardians for its offensive language and nihilistic attitude.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. Around 250,000 copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel'sprotagonist, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It also deals with complex issues of identity, belonging, connection, and alienation.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger, which is famous for its themes of sexuality, angst, rebellion, alienation, and teenage confusion. This book is a driving plot point in the episode "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs". When South Park Elementary un-bans The Catcher in the Rye, Mr. Garrison's class, and particularly the boys are extremely excited to a read book that was considered so controversial and vulgar, that it was banned. However, after reading the book, they are annoyed to find it hardly vulgar by their modern standards. Upon research, the boys discover that the book was supposedly the cause of a man to murder the famous musician and member of the Beatles, John Lennon. Unable to believe that the book could do that, the boys proceed to write their own vulgar book entitled The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel written by J. D. Salinger, and features the iconic symbol of teenage rebellion, Holden Caulfield. The book is regularly assigned by Mr. Moll to his literature students. Madeline Bosch read the book in 2012, and compared her father to Caulfield.
- The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger (also the author of a short story called ‘The Laughing Man (Salinger)’). It follows the protagonist Holden Caulfield and is considered a classic coming of age story. The novel has become associated with shootings, the most well-known being Mark David Chapman's shooting of John Lennon. On the night he shot Lennon, Chapman was found with a copy of the book in which he had written "This is my statement" and signed Holden's name. Later, he read a passage from the novel to address the court during his sentencing. Daniel Stashower speculated that Chapman had wanted Lennon's innocence to be preserved by death, inspired by Holden's wish to preserve children's innocence despite Holden's later realization that children should be left alone. After John Hinckley, Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, police found The Catcher in the Rye among half a dozen other books in his hotel room. Robert John Bardo, who murdered Rebecca Schaeffer, was carrying the book when he visited Schaeffer's apartment in Hollywood on July 18, 1989 and murdered her. Togusa is also seen with a copy in the episode Public Security Section 9, Once Again before he angrily sets off for the courts.
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