The Passage of Adolescence in the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1440 words, 2 pages)
The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as ...
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