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Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye

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The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence as it remains both a bestseller and a frequently challenged book. Numerous works in popular culture have referenced the novel. Factors contributing to the novel's mystique and impact include its portrayal of protagonist Holden Caulfield; its tone of sincerity; its themes of familial neglect, tension between... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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    Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye

    The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence as it remains both a bestseller and a frequently challenged book. Numerous works in popular culture have referenced the novel.
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    The Catcher in the Rye

    The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger.. ... Main article: Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye
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    Holden Caulfield

    Holden Caulfield is a fictional character, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. ... Main article: Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye
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    Rye (disambiguation)

    Rye is a cereal crop. ... The Catcher in the Rye, a novel by J.D. Salinger
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    J. D. Salinger

    Jerome David Salinger (pronounced /ˈsælɪndʒər/, SAL-in-jər; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. ... Mehrjui called Salinger's action "bewildering," explaining that he saw his film as "a kind of cultural exchange."
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    Great American Novel

    The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that most perfectly represents the spirit of life in the United States at the time of its writing. ... 1951: J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
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    Ghost World

    The Village Voice stated that “Clowes spells out the realities of teen angst as powerfully and authentically as Salinger did in Catcher in the Rye for an earlier generation.” ... Some of the references in the book (Sassy, etc.) date the book very specifically to the 1990s, which Clowes has said was intentional.[citation needed] He wanted to emulate the way that throwaway cultural references in The Catcher in the Rye root the novel in a time and place.
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    Six Degrees of Separation (play)

    Cultural Influences A strong influence on the play is the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
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    Greatest Generation

    J.D. Salinger: (1919-2010), an author best known for the controversial 1951 novel, The Catcher in the Rye ... | Cultural Generations of Western Society |
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    Problem novel

    Problem novel is a term used to refer to a sub-genre of young adult literature that deal exclusively with an adolescent's first confrontation with a social or personal ill. ... Notable problem novels: The Catcher in the Rye, often considered one of the progenitors of modern young adult literature, is sometimes considered a problem novel.

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Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye