Books like The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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What it is about
- Holden Caulfield
- Runaway teenagers
- Teenage boys
Where it happens
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both are bildungsroman books.
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The Catcher in the Rye: "Bildungsromans" (OL subject); "Bildungsroman" (WD genre); "Bildungsromans." (LoC 655)
To Kill a Mockingbird: "Bildungsromans" (OL subject); "Bildungsroman" (WD genre)
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Why: Both are bildungsroman books.
What both books share
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The Catcher in the Rye: "Bildungsromans" (OL subject); "Bildungsroman" (WD genre); "Bildungsromans." (LoC 655)
The House on Mango Street: "Bildungsromans" (OL subject); "Bildungsroman" (WD genre)
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Why: Both are bildungsroman books.
What both books share
- bildungsroman
The Catcher in the Rye: "Bildungsromans" (OL subject); "Bildungsroman" (WD genre); "Bildungsromans." (LoC 655)
Jane Eyre: "Bildungsromans" (OL subject); "Bildungsroman" (WD genre)
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