Title: The Catcher in the Rye
Author: J.D. Salinger
ISBN: 0316769533
Plot Summary: Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from his prestigious prep school for failing all of his classes. Rather than confront his parents with this news, he checks into a hotel, leaving only to visit his sister in secret, confiding in her as he can never do with his parents. After a failed sexual encounter with a prostitute, a disturbing one with a teacher, and another brief outing with his sister, Holden reflects on his current situation, regretting the fact that he cares about his old friends enough to miss them.
Showing posts with label Fiction: Coming of Age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiction: Coming of Age. Show all posts
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Title: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Author: James Joyce
ISBN: 1556904215 (Audio Book)
Narrator: Donal Donnelly
Plot Summary: Stephen Daedalus is a young man growing up in Dublin, Ireland at the turn of the century. He is raised in a loving family, goes to good schools, and receives a fine academic and religious education, considering at one point becoming a member of the clergy. As he grows older, though, he grows increasingly disillusioned with what he has been taught to believe, and yearns to grow beyond the geographical and intellectual borders that have been set up for him.
Author: James Joyce
ISBN: 1556904215 (Audio Book)
Narrator: Donal Donnelly
Plot Summary: Stephen Daedalus is a young man growing up in Dublin, Ireland at the turn of the century. He is raised in a loving family, goes to good schools, and receives a fine academic and religious education, considering at one point becoming a member of the clergy. As he grows older, though, he grows increasingly disillusioned with what he has been taught to believe, and yearns to grow beyond the geographical and intellectual borders that have been set up for him.
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