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Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on The Catcher in the Rye introduces you to a coming-of-age novel with a twist. J.D. Salinger's best-known work is more realistic, more lifelike and authentic than some other representatives of the genre. Get to know the unforgettable main character, Holden Caulfield, as he navigates the dangers and risks of growing up. This study guide enables you to keep up with all of the major themes and symbols of the novel, as well as the characters and plot. You'll also find valuable information about Salinger's life and background. Other features that help you study include Classic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 13,2000

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112 pages, Paperback
Published
May 30, 2000 by Cliffs Notes
ISBN
9780764585913
ASIN
0764585916
Language
English

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KyokoAkataiyo
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April 17,2025
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Yes, I am a librarian & Yes I read Cliffs Notes.

Yes I am a librarian & Yes I have never read The Catcher in the Rye.

No, I have no intention at this time of reading The Catcher in the Rye.

I picked this up as I want to read King Dork. Based on the suggestion of the individual who gave me the book, I need to have some familiarity with The Catcher in the Rye as the main character in King Dork is obsessed with the book / Holden.

I must thank Cliffs Notes / Baldwin as I believe the did an excellent job giving an overall summary as well as a chapter-by-chapter summary (both of which I read.) I didn't delve into the analysis' but I believe they too would have provided great depths of knowledge had I read / sought them.
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dazedcowcow62
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April 17,2025
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Holden Caulfield....you're dissatisfied with everything ....you hate everyone....but I loved you ....you made me laugh like a madman. Crazy sense of humor...Kudos! what a book!
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Chie_Satonaka
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Holden Caulfield....you're dissatisfied with everything ....you hate everyone....but I loved you ....you made me laugh like a madman. Crazy sense of humor...Kudos! what a book!
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As always, I enjoy CliffNotes to enhance my own experience with the actual book. I particularly enjoy learning the historical context that impacted this novel, as well as which of Salinger's own personal experiences which shaped The Catcher in the Rye.


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But for the most part, Salinger tried to dissuade any republishing of these [earlier] works. As he said in a rare interview with the New York Times in 1974, he preferred that such inferior efforts "die a perfectly natural death." (3)

Perhaps readers appreciate Holden more because he is not a perfect "hero." Certainly we are attracted to him because he has a heart. (23)


ISBN10: 0-7645-8591-6
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As a teenager I found this a wonderful pal of a book. I also loved the "casual" way Salinger wrote: he gave me a sense that you could really describe the world the way you saw it. You didn't have to write in a "formal" manner to convey the truth
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This book makes no sense but the Cliffs Notes at least help you understand enough to be able to write a paper on the book and still get an A-, as I did in 10th grade English class.
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