The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger.

Cultural References

The 1997 film Conspiracy Theory, featuring Mel Gibson, uses the book quite prominently, although it does not explicitly link the book's content to the theme of mind control.

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1997 - Conspiracy Theory - Mel Gibson

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In the 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation, the character Paul (played by Will Smith) pretends to be writing a thesis on the book and gives a brief analysis of it.

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1993 - Six Degrees of Separation - Will Smith

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"We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel made reference to the book in the song.

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We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

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The anime series ' has references to the book throughout the series. The main story arc involves the case of a cyber-terrorist known as The Laughing Man, whose name is taken from one of Salinger's short stories, and the use of symbolism referring to the novel as well as some quotes of it. The most notable quote is the one plastered on the Laughing Man's logo: "I thought what I'd do was pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes".

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The Laughing Man - One of Salinger's short stories

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The film Igby Goes Down borrows heavily from the plot of Catcher in the Rye, and contains numerous allusions to the work throughout the film.

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American rock band Green Day, in their Kerplunk! album, has a song titled "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?"

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Green Day - Kerplunk!

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"Life Is A Flower", featured on Swedish band Ace Of Base's 1998 album "Flowers", includes the line "No catcher in the rye can help you from yourself".

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One of the main characters in the film The Good Girl calls himself Holden and is seen reading the book and constantly referring to it.

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Kevin Smith?s 1997 film Chasing Amy features the characters named Holden McNeil (a reference to Holden Caulfield) and Banky Edwards (a reference to the Pencey baseball coach Ed Banky).

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1997 - Chasing Amy - Holden Caulfield

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The song 'Magna Cum Nada' on The Bloodhound Gang's album Hooray for Boobies refers to Holden Caulfield. The opening lines of the song are:

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Bloodhound Gang - Hooray for Boobies

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'Why try? I'm that guy/Holden Caulfield from "Catcher In The Rye"/Put away 'cause he wasn't all there/Like a jigsaw puzzle you might compare/Me to him not a liver but wurst/Been much better off as a still birth'

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The song 'Get It Right' on The Offspring's album Ignition alludes to Holden Caulfield. The singer states: 'Like Holden Caulfield, I tell myself/There's gotta be a better way/Then I lay in bed and stare at the ceiling/Dream of brighter days'

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The Offspring - Ignition

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Christian ska band "Five Iron Frenzy" makes reference to Holden Caulfield in their song "Superpowers." It feautures the line "Sometimes I feel like Holden Caulfield, sometimes Jack Kerouac. I wanted to be famous, now I want to take it back."

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The song "Good Year" from The Refreshments' album Bottle and Fresh Horses mention trading Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle for a Catcher in the Rye.

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The Refreshments - Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle

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The song "Machination" by Nothingface alludes to the book with the lyrics "Read Catcher In The Rye/One hundred and ten fucking times/Brain washed and programmed/Obsession defined."

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