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The Catcher in the Rye Themes
By J. D. Salinger
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Innocence
Mortality
Youth
Isolation
Sexuality and Sexual Identity
Sadness
Wisdom and Knowledge
Lies and Deceit
Madness
Religion
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- Holden Caulfield
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- Allie Caulfield
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