The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath · Modern · Poetry / novel
Modern · Novel
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger. A distressed teenager wanders New York while condemning “phoniness” and struggling with grief, isolation, and adulthood.
- Date
- 1951
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A distressed teenager wanders New York while condemning “phoniness” and struggling with grief, isolation, and adulthood.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of modern broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.