The Catcher in the Rye Summary
J. D. Salinger

Everything you need to understand or teach The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.

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The Catcher in the Rye Summary

Although The Catcher in the Rye caused considerable controversy when it was first published in 1951, the book—the account of three disoriented days in the life of a troubled sixteen-year-old boy—was an instant hit. W ithin two weeks after its release, it was listed number one on The New York Times best-seller list, and it stayed there for thirty weeks. It remained immensely popular for many years, especially among teenagers...

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