The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, one of the most popular young adult novels of all time. It is written from the perspective of Holden Caulfield, a rebellious teenager who suffers from depression and finds social conventions oppressive. After being expelled, Holden decides to run away, and spends three days roaming the streets of New York in search of meaning, a better understanding of himself, and somewhere he belongs. The Catcher in the Rye was first published in 1951 and remains a firm favourite with teenage readers around the world. It is the best-known work by J. D. Salinger, a reclusive American writer who died in 2010.
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AMERICAN WRITER
Born in New York in 1919.
Died in New Hampshire in 2010.
Notable works:
Nine Stories (1953), short story collection
Franny and Zooey (1961), short story collection
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters (1955), novella
Jerome David Salinger, better known as J. D. Salinger, was an American novelist and short story writer. He was an admirer of Ernest Hemingway (American writer, 1899-1961) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (American writer, 1896-1940), which inspired him to start writing at the age of 15. In 1940, he published his first short story in Story Magazine, and his popularity as an author grew throughout the 1940s thanks to other work he produced which was published in the New Yorker.
As his writing became more successful, Salinger found his newfound celebrity increasingly unbearable, and began isolating himself. His last published work appeared in 1965, after which point he withdrew to a small village in New Hampshire and refused to hold any more interviews with the press. However, his continued silence only served to increase his readers’ curiosity. He died at his home in January 2010.
A COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL
Genre: novel
Reference edition: Salinger, J. D. (2010) The Catcher in the Rye. London: Penguin.
1st edition: 1951
Themes: adolescence, running away, depression, solitude, social criticism
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