The Catcher in the Rye

Book • 1951  

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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there bestiality?
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GreyCaprice
Not explicitly SPOILER The last chapter of the book could be interpreted as the main character being hospitalized after a suicide attempt, but it is ambiguous.
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Giov
There is no actual gore per-say but the main character does believe he is injured at some point in the book. (Pg.166 to be exact)
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Counting alcohol as a drug, which is used several times.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
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saturn
a few references to shaving. one man shaves with a rusted blade and is worried he'll "cut his head off" when a friend sneaks up behind him.
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will.i
holden comments several times that he struggles to breathe due to physically exerting himself. this is both because he is unfit and because he smokes
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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ProfessorProcyon
There is a mention of Holden's 11 year old brother dying before the events of the story.
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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GreyCaprice
No toys are destroyed, but a record that Holden buys for his younger sister breaks.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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cygnus_0
they are in a bathroom talking about showers, but no one actually takes one
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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saturn
not explicitly, but referenced once or twice. the phrase "makes me p*ke" is also used to express disgust.
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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theradicalace
The ending of the book has the main character in a mental institution.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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JnsHy
Also, Holden lies to a lady on the train that he has a tumor
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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cygnus_0
there are at least 3+ mentions of suicide, some pretty graphic. no one dies in the timeline of the book but some pasts are mentioned
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
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saturn
"flit" is used by the main character to describe any man he thinks may be gay, and it is used in a derogatory manner.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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cygnus_0
there are a few slurs specifically used in the museum scene
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there n-words?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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cygnus_0
the main character talks about fighting and violence multiple times throughout the book
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Does someone drown?
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Giov
Holden believes that he was shot on page 166
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