Jerome David Salinger was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City. He came from a family with seven kids, a Jewish father and a Scotch- Irish mother. All of his childhood Salinger attended public schools until his father sent him to a prep school which Salinger had trouble adapting too. In 1934 J.D.'s father enrolled him at Valley Forge Military Academy near Wayne Pennsylvania. Salinger stayed there for about 2 years then graduated in the summer of 1936. During lower school Salinger began writing and participated in the schools drama department frequently. In 1938 Salinger enrolled in Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. There he participated in the school newspaper and wrote a humorous article for each issue. After one semester at Ursinus Salinger transferred to Columbia. After taking a class on short stories it inspired him to write his first book "The Young Folks". This book was published in the spring of 1940. After this success it inspired Salinger to go on and pursue his writing career.
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Plot Synopsis:
Holden Claufield is a young man that thinks he can take on the world. Holden leaves his Pennsylvania prep school and takes a 3 day solo trip to New York City. On Holden's trip he discovers that he may not be ready to take on life by himself yet. During his trip he stays at a filthy motel and runs into many undesirable situations. Read this book and Holden Claufield will take you on his wild adventure throughout New York City.
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Literary Information:
The Catcher In the Rye is written in first person point of view. Holden Claufield is the main character and he is also the Narrator. This means you only read Holden's thoughts and read his opinions on others. You can also tell it is written in first person because you do not see any quotations in the book followed by "he said", "she said" etc. The genre of The Catcher in the Rye is classified as Bildungsgroman which is a book about a young person developing into an adult and searching for answers. This genre is perfect for the book because Holden is exploring life and finding answers during his adventure to New York City.
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Literary Analysis:
The diction of The Catcher in the Rye varies tremendously. At times Holden will be using very informal diction filled with slang terms. When Holden uses slang terms or informal diction this is usually when he is around his peers. Otherwise when Holden is narrating and conversing with the reader his diction shifts to more of a formal style. I think this is because Salinger wants you to portray Claufield as an educated, smart boy that maybe just makes the wrong decisions sometimes. For the most part the book was written in formal diction so that is how I would classify it.
Criticism:
On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I would rate this book at a 8. Here is why, The Catcher in the Rye had dull spots that almost made you want to put the book down. The only reason you keep reading is because there sections that are funny, intense and parts of sadness. These parts make you keep reading through the dull parts to get to the exciting parts listed before. Overall I recommend reading this book because it is an American classic and in my opinion everyone should read it. The beginning of the story starts off a little slow but the book has a great ending.
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. SalingerWiki by Sean BurkeAuthor Biography:
Jerome David Salinger was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City. He came from a family with seven kids, a Jewish father and a Scotch- Irish mother. All of his childhood Salinger attended public schools until his father sent him to a prep school which Salinger had trouble adapting too. In 1934 J.D.'s father enrolled him at Valley Forge Military Academy near Wayne Pennsylvania. Salinger stayed there for about 2 years then graduated in the summer of 1936. During lower school Salinger began writing and participated in the schools drama department frequently. In 1938 Salinger enrolled in Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. There he participated in the school newspaper and wrote a humorous article for each issue. After one semester at Ursinus Salinger transferred to Columbia. After taking a class on short stories it inspired him to write his first book "The Young Folks". This book was published in the spring of 1940. After this success it inspired Salinger to go on and pursue his writing career.
*The information used in the creation of this article is found here .Interesting News Broadcast on the death of J.D. Salinger
Plot Synopsis:
Holden Claufield is a young man that thinks he can take on the world. Holden leaves his Pennsylvania prep school and takes a 3 day solo trip to New York City. On Holden's trip he discovers that he may not be ready to take on life by himself yet. During his trip he stays at a filthy motel and runs into many undesirable situations. Read this book and Holden Claufield will take you on his wild adventure throughout New York City.
*The information used in the creation of this article is found herein the synopsis section .Literary Information:
The Catcher In the Rye is written in first person point of view. Holden Claufield is the main character and he is also the Narrator. This means you only read Holden's thoughts and read his opinions on others. You can also tell it is written in first person because you do not see any quotations in the book followed by "he said", "she said" etc. The genre of The Catcher in the Rye is classified as Bildungsgroman which is a book about a young person developing into an adult and searching for answers. This genre is perfect for the book because Holden is exploring life and finding answers during his adventure to New York City.
*The information used in the creation of this article is found here .Literary Analysis:
The diction of The Catcher in the Rye varies tremendously. At times Holden will be using very informal diction filled with slang terms. When Holden uses slang terms or informal diction this is usually when he is around his peers. Otherwise when Holden is narrating and conversing with the reader his diction shifts to more of a formal style. I think this is because Salinger wants you to portray Claufield as an educated, smart boy that maybe just makes the wrong decisions sometimes. For the most part the book was written in formal diction so that is how I would classify it.
Criticism:
On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I would rate this book at a 8. Here is why, The Catcher in the Rye had dull spots that almost made you want to put the book down. The only reason you keep reading is because there sections that are funny, intense and parts of sadness. These parts make you keep reading through the dull parts to get to the exciting parts listed before. Overall I recommend reading this book because it is an American classic and in my opinion everyone should read it. The beginning of the story starts off a little slow but the book has a great ending.
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