Similarities Between Holden And Salinger

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Is Holden Caulfield like J.D. Salinger? Some believe that Salinger made a “copy” of himself in his novel The Catcher In The Rye. we will discover that Salinger is like holden trough his personality, thoughts, and feelings. There was a documentary titled Salinger made in 2013 that reveals some similarities between Holden and Salinger. Additionally There are some articles that show some similarities.

Salinger is in many ways similar to Holden. Salinger is more of a person who likes to be secluded and separated form the outside world. For example, in the movie it is revealed that salinger lives in a cabin in the woods that is at the end of a long dirt road. Salinger also has a place where the goes to write where sometimes he doesn't come

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