“You ought to go to a boy's school sometime. Try it sometime," I said. "It's full of phonies, and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day, and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses, and all you do is talk about girls and liquor and sex all day, and everybody sticks together in these dirty little goddam cliques.”
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
This classic novel delves into the psyche of Holden Caulfield, a young man who has been expelled from prep school and is navigating the complexities of adolescence. The narrative is a first-person account of Holden's experiences and interactions with various characters, including his younger sister Phoebe, his former teachers, and the other students he encounters. The story is set in the backdrop of post-war New York and is characterized by Holden's cynical and often humorous perspective on the adult world. more
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