Robert Ackley, Mr. Spender, and Sally Hayes are literary characters in which of these famous novels?

"The Catcher in the Rye" is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger. It was partially published in serial form 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Intended originally for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique on the superficiality found in the human society. The novel explicitly deals with themes of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, connection, sex, and depression.

The main character, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. Caulfield, nearly of adult age, gives his opinion on a wide variety of topics as he narrates recent events in his life.

Other characters also include: Mr. Spencer, Holden’s history teacher at Pencey Prep, who is trying to shake Holden out of his academic apathy; Sally Hayes, a very attractive girl whom Holden has known and dated for a long time (though she is well read, Holden claims that she is “stupid”, although it is difficult to tell whether this judgment is based in reality or merely in Holden’s ambivalence about being sexually attracted to her since she is certainly more conventional than him in her tastes and manner); and Robert Ackley, Holden’s next-door neighbor in his dorm at Pencey Prep, a guy who is a pimply, insecure boy with terrible dental hygiene and often barges into Holden’s room and acts completely oblivious to Holden’s hints that he should leave (Holden believes that Ackley simply loves to make up elaborate lies about sexual experiences).