Disillusioned teen Holden Caulfield flunks out of prep school and roams New York City, ranting against adult phoniness and grappling with grief over his brother's death.
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Disillusioned teen Holden Caulfield flunks out of prep school and roams New York City, ranting against adult phoniness and grappling with grief over his brother's death.
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Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there.
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Romance & sex
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Discussions of sex and losing virginity; protagonist hires a prostitute but no act occurs; implied sexual advances. Implied sexual advance by an adult on the teen protagonist; references to past pervy incidents.
Violence & gore
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Brief fistfights and a beating; no graphic gore.
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity and crude language throughout the narration.
Substance use
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Protagonist drinks alcohol excessively and smokes cigarettes; portrayed as coping mechanism.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Critiques of religious hypocrisy in passing.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Social critique of adult hypocrisy, conformity, and loss of innocence.
Self-harm / suicide
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Protagonist contemplates suicide; self-harm via punching windows after a death.
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional suffering from grief and alienation; implied child neglect and insensitivity. Implied sexual advance by an adult on the teen protagonist; references to past pervy incidents.
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