The Catcher In The Rye: Holden
Beginning of paper
Preface -
This book has been steeped in controversy since it was banned in America after
it's first publication. John Lennon's assassin, Mark Chapman, asked the former
beatle to sign a copy of the book earlier in the morning of the day that he
murdered Lennon. Police found the book in his possessi ....
Middle of paper
.... condition. Holden Caulfield, a teenager growing up in
1950s New York, has been expelled school for poor achievement once again. In an
attempt to deal with this he leaves school a few days prior to the end of term,
and goes to New York to 'take a vacation' before returning to his parents'
inevitable wrath.
Told as a monologue, the book describes Holden's thoughts and activities over
these few days, during which he describes a developing nervous breakdown,
symptomised by his bouts of unexplained ....
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Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
