It's Holden Caulfield's New York, We Just Live in It

By NYPL Staff
July 13, 2016

Holden Caulfield is our favorite misfit, the hero of every adolescent even 65 years later.

In honor of his mad-cap adventure (har, har) we put togther this interactive map of places mentioned in J.D. Salinger's seminal work The Catcher in the Rye.

Like Salinger, who used to joke his initials stood for Juvenile Delinquent, we believe that adults can be phony, ducks can be confounding, and authors can speak directly to you.

Leave your favorite quote or place in the comment section! 

For instructions on how to use the map, see below.

This is an interactive map.

To see a list of all of Holden's places, click on the box in the upper lefthand corner. 

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This will open up a list you can read in order or click at random:

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You can also click on the places themselves and see quotes from Catcher in the Rye that apply:

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