The Stranger is a short story written by J. D. Salinger. It tells the story of Babe Gladwaller, who has recently left the 12th regiment of the army and has gone to visit the former girlfriend of Vincent Caulfield (known as D.B. Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye), with his younger sister Mattie. Explaining that he is in a rush, he sits down with the woman and gives her the details of Vincent's death, "shooting down" the lies of how soldiers deaths are portrayed in movies and popular culture.

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  • The Stranger is a short story written by J. D. Salinger. It tells the story of Babe Gladwaller, who has recently left the 12th regiment of the army and has gone to visit the former girlfriend of Vincent Caulfield (known as D.B. Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye), with his younger sister Mattie. Explaining that he is in a rush, he sits down with the woman and gives her the details of Vincent's death, "shooting down" the lies of how soldiers deaths are portrayed in movies and popular culture. Upon leaving it is clear that Babe is having trouble readjusting to the civilian world, striving but failing to explain to civilians the hardships of war. This was first published in the December 1945 issue of Collier's magazine.
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  • The Stranger is a short story written by J. D. Salinger. It tells the story of Babe Gladwaller, who has recently left the 12th regiment of the army and has gone to visit the former girlfriend of Vincent Caulfield (known as D.B. Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye), with his younger sister Mattie. Explaining that he is in a rush, he sits down with the woman and gives her the details of Vincent's death, "shooting down" the lies of how soldiers deaths are portrayed in movies and popular culture.
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  • The Stranger (short story)
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