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Study Guide
Ossenburger in The Catcher in the Rye
By J. D. Salinger
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Ossenburger
The rich alumnus who made all his money from inexpensive funeral parlors. Gives boring speeches about applying oneself and praying. (Check out "Symbols, Imagery, Allegory" for more on Ossenburger.)
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