The Catcher in the Rye

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Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Author: J. D. Salinger

Genre: Bildungsroman (coming-of-age novel)

Setting: A hospital in California; Pencey Prep in Pennsylvania; New York City.

Protagonist: Holden Caulfield

Antagonist: Society, Phoniness, Holden’s own self

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