J. D. Salinger's famous and enduring chronicle of Holden Caulfield's journey from innocence to experience is the quintessential coming-of-age novel--though it's an unusual one, in which the hero tries to cling to the simplicity of childhood, achieving a kind of maturity almost in spite of himself. As the novel begins, Holden runs away from his ...
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"Letts Explore Literature Guides" help you to get to grips with the novels, poetry and plays most commonly studied for GCSE coursework and exams. This guide covers Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye".
J. D. Salinger's famous and enduring chronicle of Holden Caulfield's journey from innocence to experience is the quintessential coming-of-age novel. Holden runs away to New York City from his vulgar and stifling prep school full of "phonies." After a series of illuminating failures and disasters, he goes home to see his beloved sister Phoebe, and ...
Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains - author details, background to the work, summaries of the text, critical commentaries, analysis of characterization, and sample questions with guideline answers.
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