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Holden Caulfield and the Ducks of Central Park

Summary by Front Porch Republic
With The Catcher in the Rye (1951), J.D. Salinger wrote not only one of the greatest novels of all time but what would become one of the most storied. Since the 1960s, it has been banned in many school districts, mostly for “foul language” but also for sexual content (including homosexuality). John Hinckley Jr. claimed in 1981 that it, along with Jodie Foster, inspired him to shoot President Reagan. The book, it seems, holds a strange power to o…
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Front Porch Republic broke the news in on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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