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The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
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NOTE:  This novel is intense and mature on several occasions.  The following subjects will be approached with maturity and an educational perspective.  

SEXUAL CONTENT
• Several sexual references
• The main character thinks about and talks about sex
• The main character hires a prostitute, however, no sexual activity ever takes place.  He simply talks to her
• The main character witnesses an engaged couple engaged in foreplay in which a man starts dressing up in a woman's clothes

VIOLENCE
• Teen boys are often violent
• The main character is punched several times
• The main character reflects on another student at his boarding school who committed suicide by jumping out of a window
• The main character hears a story about someone who attempted suicide by taking aspirin

RACISM SEXISM AND SOCIAL NEGATIVITIES
• Few instances in which black and asian characters are represented in a stereotypical manner
• Women are objectified and stereotyped by the main character

PROFANITY
• Strong language throughout
• f*ck a handful of times
• g*dd*mn throughout
NOTE: these words will not be openly spoken in class

DRUGS/ALCOHOL
• Nearly all characters drink alcohol sometimes to the point of drunkenness (including teens)
• Nearly all characters smoke cigarettes
• An alcoholic becomes angry when drinking, often leading to domestic abuse