Section: Humanities

29) Which of the following is a "coming of age" novel that utilizes the concept of the anti-hero?

1. Tom Sawyer
2. The Great Gatsby
3. Martin Chuzzlewit
4. Sister Carrie
5. Catcher in the Rye

Catcher in the Rye is recognized as a coming of age novel in which the main character, Holden Caulfield, is an "anti-hero", a character whose appeal is that his flaws are dominant.