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*The Catcher in the Rye: New Essays* brings together diverse scholarly perspectives on J.D. Salinger’s seminal work. The essays cover intertextual connections with Cormac McCarthy’s *All the Pretty Horses*, assess Salinger’s mythic stature in American film and popular culture, and explore the personal significance readers attribute to the novel. Together, they illustrate the continuing relevance of *The Catcher in the Rye* and its central character, Holden Caulfield, to American literature and cultural studies.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Coming of Age/Teen Coming of Age
Authors: J. P. Steed
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