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Literary References in //The Catcher in the Rye// The novel, //The Catcher in the Rye// by J.D. Salinger, chronicles three days in the life of Holden Caulfield, a teenage rebel living in America during the late 1940s. Holden, who often contradicts himself, says, "I am quite illiterate, but I read a lot" (Salinger 18). Because he frequently reads, Holden knows much about well-known authors and novels. Throughout the novel, many are referenced, both in quick passing and in detail. Every allusion has a reason behind it, an explanation explaining why Salinger chose to include it.

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