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  • Essay / The Catcher in the Rye - Review of the novel - 590

    1. The title of this novel is The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.2. In the novel, Holden Caulfield begins recounting how his career at Pencey Prep was ruined by his refusal to apply himself, thus failing four of his five classes. However, before leaving, Holden makes sure to visit one last teacher, Mr. Spencer, who tries to convince him to think about his future, which Holden does not like. As the novel progresses, Holden invites his friends Mal, Ackley and Brossard to go to the movies, however, they grab a bite to eat, play paintball and return to school. Following this event, Holden begins writing a composition assignment on a baseball glove that his brother Allie, who died of leukemia, gave him. At the end of the mission, his roommate, Stradlater, bursts in and an altercation occurs between the two. After the fight, Holden walks to a train station and takes a train to New York, when he meets the mother of one of his hated classmates. During two days in New York, he met teachers, prostitutes, an ex-girlfriend, nuns, a...