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Holden Caulfield Setting

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The beginning of the book shows that Holden Caulfield is in a mental institute in California. He then has a flashback that takes us back to where the real story begins. The setting takes place at Pencey Preparatory School in Agerstown, Pennsylvania and New York City, New York during 1948 or 1949 (post World War 2). The story is over the course of only three days. When Holden gets tired of and expelled from Pencey Prep, he catches a train to New York City where he decides to spend the last two days before Winter break without his parents knowing. This definitely affects Holden as he encounters intense situations, strange people, and what it’s like to be an adult.
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