Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins, "If you really want to hear about it, the first ... (展开全部) Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins, "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them." His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
it's more fascinating to be read in english than in chinese. i really love this guy, holden caulfield. his idea of being a catcher in the rye is great. i mean i...... (2回应)
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J. D. Salinger. The book follows the experience of Holden Caulfield, the main character, at school and in New York....... (1回应)
every time when someone mention about this novel, i always become quite emotional. I cannot stop thinking about the duck, the glove, cannot stop recalling the d......
What’s wrong with Holden Caulfield? There is no sure answer to that question. One key element of classics such as this one is that they can be read in millions ......
What’s wrong with Holden Caulfield? There is no sure answer to that question. One key element of classics such as this one is that they can be read in millions ......
just love it... and anybody know there is a film called Iggby goes down...by any chance? sorta of similar to Catcher in the Rye... another masterpiece!...... (3回应)