Question

In a story by this author, the protagonist’s boyfriend tells her that the religious experiences she describes “have a very obvious psychological background” during a conversation intercut with him eating frog legs. The protagonist of a short story by this author claims that people have to vomit up the logic contained in the apple from Eden while talking to the teacher Nicholson. One of this author’s characters practices (15[1])praying without ceasing after reading the book (*) The Way of a Pilgrim. (10[2])While discussing reincarnation, the protagonist of a short story by this author predicts his death from his sister Booper (10[1])pushing (10[1])him into a (10[1])swimming pool. (10[1])After meeting Sybil Carpenter (10[1])on (10[1])a beach, (10[4])the protagonist (10[1]-5[1])of a short story by this author returns to (10[1])his hotel room and shoots himself. For 10 points, name this creator of the Glass family, (10[1])the author of The Catcher (10[1])in the (10[1])Rye. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: J. D. Salinger [or Jerome David Salinger]
<CM, American Literature>
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