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Salinger, J. D. - (Jerome David Salinger)sălˈĭnjər, 1919–, American novelist and short-story writer, b. New York City. Salinger depicts the loneliness and frustration of individuals caught in a world of banalities and restricting conformity. His best-known work, The Catcher in the Rye (1951), is a picaresque novel that describes the adventures of a schoolboy at

10 of the Best Books and Articles on: The Catcher in the Rye

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J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (literary criticism) » Read Now
by Harold Bloom. 169 pgs.

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-- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature
-- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism
-- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index
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Understanding The Catcher in the Rye: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents » Read Now
by Sanford Pinsker. 173 pgs.

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This rich source of social, cultural, and historical documents and commentary will illuminate the reading of The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has become an important rite of passage for many young adults. In addition to a literary analysis, this casebook acquaints students with the larger world...
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This rich source of social, cultural, and historical documents and commentary will illuminate the reading of The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has become an important rite of passage for many young adults. In addition to a literary analysis, this casebook acquaints students with the larger world in which Holden Caulfield moves: Hollywood films, Broadway plays, and jazz musicians. It also presents a detailed account of the censorship challenges to the novel, and provides primary documents on child development and psychology that illuminate Holden's contradictory behavior.
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Holden Caulfield » Read Now
by Harold Bloom. 182 pgs.

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Classic Cult Fiction: A Companion to Popular Cult Literature ("The Catcher in the Rye" begins on p. 47) » Read Now
by Thomas Reed Whissen. 324 pgs.

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Classic Cult Fiction is a history, analysis, and reference guide to books that have become "bibles" to generations of Europeans and Americans over the past 200 years--books like The Catcher in the Rye. Fearlessly taking on "canon formation," Whissen identifies the top 50 classic cult books, first...
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Classic Cult Fiction is a history, analysis, and reference guide to books that have become "bibles" to generations of Europeans and Americans over the past 200 years--books like The Catcher in the Rye. Fearlessly taking on "canon formation," Whissen identifies the top 50 classic cult books, first presenting an informed and witty interpretation of the phenomenon and its characteristics with examples from different cultures and periods. The individual works are each discussed relative to time and place, impact, and audience psychology and analyzed in terms of common cult attributes. A chronological listing of cult fiction adds a number of titles not chosen for the top 50.
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Opposing Censorship in the Public Schools: Religion, Morality, and Literature (Chap. 7 "Religion and Morality in The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger") » Read Now
by June Edwards. 154 pgs.

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The Fiction of J. D. Salinger ("The Catcher in the Rye (1951)" begins on p. 28) » Read Now
by Frederick L. Gwynn, Joseph L. Blotner. 62 pgs.

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...27 6. The Catcher in the Rye 1951 28 IV. Seen through...stories and the novel The Catcher in the Rye were published. It was not...the only other novel, The Catcher in the...
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The Burning Carousel and the Carnivalesque: Subversion and Transcendence at the Close of The Catcher in the Rye, in Studies in the Novel » Read Now
by Yasuhiro Takeuchi. 17 pgs.

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...transcendence at the close of The Catcher in the Rye by Yasuhiro Takeuchi...controversy that has surrounded The Catcher in the Rye since it first appeared, and...contradict...
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Reclaiming Literature: A Teacher's Dilemma ("The Catcher in the Rye" begins on p. 96) » Read Now
by William A. Glasser. 180 pgs.

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Seven classic American novels are examined in Reclaiming Literature: Moby Dick, The Portrait of a Lady, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Turn of the Screw, The Red Badge of Courage, A Farewell to Arms, and The Catcher in the Rye. Each of these has brought forth persisting controversies from the...
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Seven classic American novels are examined in Reclaiming Literature: Moby Dick, The Portrait of a Lady, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Turn of the Screw, The Red Badge of Courage, A Farewell to Arms, and The Catcher in the Rye. Each of these has brought forth persisting controversies from the time of initial publication. This book gives literature teachers the means to resolve these and other critical conflicts by focusing on how each author has crafted his material to control his reader's responses.
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Banned in the U.S.A: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries (Discussion of The Catcher in the Rye begins on p. 212) » Read Now
by Herbert N. Foerstel. 297 pgs.

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Since the first edition was published to acclaim and awards in 1994, librarians have relied on the work of noted intellectual freedom authority Herbert N. Foerstel. This expanded edition presents a thorough analysis of the current state of book banning in schools and public libraries, offering ready...
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Since the first edition was published to acclaim and awards in 1994, librarians have relied on the work of noted intellectual freedom authority Herbert N. Foerstel. This expanded edition presents a thorough analysis of the current state of book banning in schools and public libraries, offering ready reference material on major incidents, legal cases, and annotated entries on the most frequently challenged books.
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The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Adolescent Literature, in Adolescence » Read Now
by Michael Pearlman. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Catcher in The Rye by J. D. Salinger, The Pigman...the same is not true to The Catcher in the Rye where a clearly inverse relationship...to...