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Catcher In The Rye Book Vs Movie

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J.D Salinger is most notably known for his coming of age novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, written in 1951, 6 years after world war 2 ended. His only novel takes place in the 1950s, about the same time as when the book was published, so view of how things were then were quite accurate for the time period. In the novel, it is shown that the main character’s sister, Phoebe,has a favorite movie,called the 39 steps. In real life, the author of the book says it is one of his favorite movies as well. With subtle love interests, comedic misunderstandings, and continuous action, It's not surprising that Salinger would show his love for the movie through the eyes of a naive child. The main character of Salinger's signature book, Holden Caulfield,
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