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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye is a well-known novel by J.D. Salinger published in 1951. The novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield. From what is implied to be a sanatorium, Holden, the narrator and protagonist, (30) the story of his adventures before the previous Christmas. He reveals to the reader that he has been expelled for (31) most of his exams. After he visits Spencer, he (32) across his roommate, Ward Stradlater, who asks Holden to write an essay for English class for him while he goes on a date with a longtime friend of Holden’s. Having agreed, Holden writes about the baseball glove of his younger brother, Allie, who died of leukemia. When Stradlater returns, he tells Holden that the essay isn’t good. This causes Holden to give (33) the study out and leave Pencey for New York City a (34) days earlier than planned. Once he arrives in New York, he cannot go home, as his parents do not yet know that he has been expelled. (35) he rents a room at the Edmont Hotel. This is where the flashback ends. The novel closes with Holden explaining that he has (36) sick but is expected to go to a new school in the fall.