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lusciousroxy
lusciousroxy
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High School - 11th Grade

In "The Catcher in the Rye", how old is Holden's brother, D.B?

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Posted by lusciousroxy on Saturday September 6, 2008 at 7:25 PM and tagged with age, characters, db, the catcher in the rye.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Although the exact age of D.B. is not given, we know that he is a successful screenwriter in Hollywood who had previously written another book. This would seem to make D.B. at least 10 to 15 years than Holden, who is 16 during most of the novel.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Saturday September 6, 2008 at 8:06 PM