Popular among adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation, this 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger was first partially published in serial form in 1945–1946. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The story starts with Holden Caulfield, a teenager, who is living in an unspecified institution in Southern California near Hollywood in 1951. Caulfield intends to live with his brother D.B, an author and World War II veteran whom Holden resents for becoming a screenwriter, after his release in one month. As he waits, Holden recalls the... Show more Popular among adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation, this 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger was first partially published in serial form in 1945–1946. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The story starts with Holden Caulfield, a teenager, who is living in an unspecified institution in Southern California near Hollywood in 1951. Caulfield intends to live with his brother D.B, an author and World War II veteran whom Holden resents for becoming a screenwriter, after his release in one month. As he waits, Holden recalls the events of the previous Christmas. Show less
Popular among adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation, this 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger was first partially published in serial form in 1945–1946. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The story starts with Holden Caulfield, a teenager, who is living in an unspecified institution in Southern California near Hollywood in 1951. Caulfield intends to live with his brother D.B, an author and World War II veteran whom Holden resents for becoming a screenwriter, after his release in one month. As he waits, Holden recalls the events of the previous Christmas.
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