The Catcher in the Rye"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. |
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Page 47
... never had any chairs in their room . I don't know what the hell they did with their chairs . " Listen , " I said , " do you feel like playing a little Canasta ? " He was a Canasta fiend . " You're still bleeding , for Chrissake . You ...
... never had any chairs in their room . I don't know what the hell they did with their chairs . " Listen , " I said , " do you feel like playing a little Canasta ? " He was a Canasta fiend . " You're still bleeding , for Chrissake . You ...
Page 79
... never did find out what the hell was the matter . Some girls you practically never find out what's the matter . I don't want you to get the idea she was a goddam icicle or something , just because we never necked or horsed around much ...
... never did find out what the hell was the matter . Some girls you practically never find out what's the matter . I don't want you to get the idea she was a goddam icicle or something , just because we never necked or horsed around much ...
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... never read books . Guys that are very boring - But I have to be careful about that . I mean about calling certain ... never stopped talking , practically . He never stopped talking , and what was awful was , he never said any- thing you ...
... never read books . Guys that are very boring - But I have to be careful about that . I mean about calling certain ... never stopped talking , practically . He never stopped talking , and what was awful was , he never said any- thing you ...
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