The Apology - Something I Never Noticed
After Dan's apology, in the nice exchange between Dan and Casey about who is and isn't cool, J.D. Salinger is mentioned (and appropriately deemed "cool" by Dan, IMHO). Salinger's most famous book, The Catcher in the Rye, is about a troubled and conflicted young man who struggles to discuss the passing of his own younger brother Allie. The brother's (Sam and Allie) even share some similarities (smart, funny, source of pride to the parents) and their deaths result in the respective sons (Dan and Holden) feeling disconnected from their parents. Not a huge Easter Egg or anything, but I'd never made the connection before.
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