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**Literature project**
And the winner is: J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye

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Literary analysis

1. J. D. Salinger – the author - 2. The response to the novel through the years - 3. The setting, context, point of view - 4. Holden Caulfield - 5. Holden’s father and mother, Phoebe, D.B. and Allie. - 6. Schoolfriends: Stradlater, Ackley - 7. Girls: Jane, Sally, Sunny - 8. Teachers: Mr Spencer, Mr Antolini - 9. Language and style - 10. Theme 1: Holden as an outsider, incapable of forming relationships with other people - 11. Theme 2: Holden as an outsider, incapable of “fitting in” in society - 12. Theme 3: Growing up - 13. Theme 4: Phoniness vs. innocence, adulthood vs. childhood -