Examples Of Inappropriate Language In Catcher In The Rye

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The Catcher in the Rye is about a revolting boy that gets kicked out of school. Many people feel that the novel is inappropriate for students to be reading in class. Some reasons why they feel this way is that the novel uses inappropriate language, the novel’s main character and characters think about girls and sex, and the main character is a revolting young man. An example of inappropriate language in the novel is when multiple characters use the word “sonuvabitch”. Holden is talking about one of his friends when he says, “I still say he’s a sonuvabitch, He’s a conceited sonuvabitch” (29). Many people feel that this is not something students should be reading. Another reason many people disagree with the book is the idea of sex. In the novel,

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