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"The Catcher in the Rye," published in 1951 by J.D. Salinger, offers a profound look into the mind of Holden Caulfield, a troubled 16-year-old navigating life's complexities. Salinger's iconic novel speaks to themes of identity, belonging, and alienation, resonating with both adults and teenagers. We'll explore main characters, their relationships, the context of the 1950s, and the challenges teenagers face. Despite its age and difficult language, the novel remains a must-read that captures the essence of teenage rebellion and the search for connection.
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Reader Project Presentation By Angelo Augusto Freire, 2012.
Title of the Book: The Catcher in the rye Author: J.D. Salinger Genre: Novel Date of publication: July 16, 1951
About the author and the book: • Jerome David Sallinger is a classic author of American Literature • He was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City, U.S.A. • Died on January 27, 2010 at age 91 in Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S.A. • The book was intended for • adults but became very • popular amongst • teenagers
Main Points • Main characters • Holden Caulfield– the book's narrator and protagonist • Phoebe – his 10-year-old sister • Stradlater and Ackley – his former classmates • Sally Hayes – a date of Holden’s • Mr. Spencer – his history teacher • Mr. Antolini – his former and much-admired English teacher • Jane Gallagher – Holden's old friend • Sunny – the prostitute hired by Holden • Maurice – her pimp
Main Points • Favorite characters • Holden Caulfield • He portrays all sorts of problems a teenager can have • We have to understand the context of the book, written in the 1950s – the problems teenagers today face different kinds of problems but it still can be a troubled stage of a person’s life
Main Points • Central Problem • Holden Caulfieldis a 16-year-old troubled teen-ager, with grade problems, from a who is expelled from Pencey Prep, an exclusive private school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania, and decides to go to New York to spend some days there before returning home for Christmas • His parents do not know he had been expelled, so he has to spend some time in the city before going home for Christmas • Meanwhile, he pays a visit to his sister, Phoebe at their parent’s place • Many events develop from Holden’s experience, involving “complex issues of identity, belonging, connection, and alienation”.
Main Points • Curiosities • The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century • The novel's protagonist and antihero, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion • Some shootings have been associated with the novel • The shooting of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman • The shooting of Rebecca Schaeffer by Robert John Bardo • The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr.
Main Points • Conclusion • The novel is an excellent reading • The language is difficult, marked by many expressions from the 1950’s – we have to use the strategy of guessing meaning from context to understand them, for example: • Phony: superficial, hypocritical, and pretentious • That killed me: I found that hilarious or astonishing • Flit: homosexual • Flitty: homosexual behavior • Wuddya: (the ya slang) vernacular rendering, idiomatic • Crumby: inadequate, insufficient, and/or disappointing
Main Points • Conclusion/ recommendation • It is highly recommended for anyone who likes reading, despite the fact that the language may be challenging for intermediate students.
Source: The Catcher in the Rye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Available at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye>
