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
.... 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 unexp ....
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Word count: 1430
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
