The Catcher in the Rye
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Date Created
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1951
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Description
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This iconic American novel was “first published in July 1951 by Little, Brown…and Company” (Benson 51-52). The Catcher immediately garnered popularity: within the first month after the novel came out, “Little, Brown and Company had reprinted the novel five times” (Benson 52). Salinger penned parts of the novel when he was in the military service (Benson 7). The critics’ opinions varied: while some were clearly impressed, others denounced the novel for its expletives and its potential corrupting influence on teenagers (Steinle qtd. in Benson 52). In the novel, the main character, Holden, is kicked out of Pency Prep, an exclusive boarding school, and embarks on a journey around New York City before he goes home for Christmas. Throughout his journey, he meets influences that could either further corrupt or uplift him. He also constantly reaches out to people constantly to ease his loneliness in the metropolis. In the end, he is lucky enough to find some sort of salvation in his ties to his sibling.
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References
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Benson, Josef. J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye : A Cultural History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
“Kinetic Joy-Basic Principles of Paper Engineering.” Georgia Institute of Technology, https://paper.gatech.edu/kinetic-joy/history-origami.
Robinson, Nick. "origami". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Oct. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/art/origami. Accessed 9 December 2024.
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Hachette Book Group, 1995.
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