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The links below will bring you to various sections of the Sparknotes Study Guide:
Background and context of the novel
Chapter summaries and analysis:
chps 1-2 chps 3-4 chps 5-6 chps 7-9 chps 10-12 chps 13-15
chps 16-17 chps 18-20 chps 21-23 chp 24 chps 25-26
Important quotations explained
Burns's "Comin' thro' the rye"
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Salinger's main aim was to teach us about loss
Interactive map of Holden's wanderings around Manhattan