Explanation:
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by and published in 1951. The novel is set in a post-World War II era in New York. The novel is set in the city of New York, but the majority of the story takes place in various locations throughout the city, including Holden Caulfield’s school, his family’s apartment on the Upper East Side, and various bars and hotels. New York City is a central setting in the novel and is described by Salinger in great detail. Holden Caulfield, the novel’s protagonist, is a teenage boy who has been expelled from his boarding school in Pennsylvania and decides to spend a few days wandering around.
