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Catcher in the Rye presents the coming of age tale of a teenage boy, Holden Caulfield. His angst and confusion fuels his journey throughout New York City, and portrays the unhappiness and helplessness of an adolescent in an adult world.
Quickly into the beginning of the novel, it becomes apparent that Holden is a very troubled child. He has been kicked out of numerous schools, and does not seem to show positive feelings towards anyone he encounters. As he falls through the cracks, his parents continue to push him into more boarding schools, in hopes of his eventual maturing. Despite their attempts, Holden seems to only drift further away from the path to which he is expected to take as a boy growing into a young man. The city of New York is symbolic for the harshness of the adult world, as it becomes the setting for Holden’s aimless and lonesome journey. “New York’s terrible when somebody laughs on the street very late at night. Your can hear it for miles. It makes you feel......

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