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JD Salinger. Most Banned Book. Until 2006, The Catcher in the Rye was one of the most frequently banned books. . Controversy. 1960 Teacher was fired 1961-1982 most banned book in the US 2005- Top 10 most challenged book. Profanity Count:. 237 GD 31 JC 6 F
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Most Banned Book Until 2006, The Catcher in the Rye was one of the most frequently banned books.
Controversy • 1960 Teacher was fired • 1961-1982 most banned book in the US • 2005- Top 10 most challenged book
Profanity Count: • 237 GD • 31 JC • 6 F • 58 Bastards
J. D. Salinger Alienation
Biography Born January 1, 1919 Died January 27, 2010
The title of the novel The Catcher In The Rye has a substantial connection to the story
Innocence and Youth His little sister, Phoebe, asks him what he would like to be…
Holden is referring to a poem called Comin’ Thro’ the Rye, by Robert Burns
Values and Themes • The need for inner direction and commitment to action • Balance of sympathy and rejection, joy and sorrow • The recognition of superficial standards of behavior • The ability to feel compassion and to expect justice for all • The adolescence search for identity/sexual experience • The struggle against hypocrisy and worldly corruption
The real Holden was from Idaho… “What you like about Holden (Caulfield) is taken from you, and what you don't like about him, I made up.” J.D. Salinger
Caulfield, his last name, relates to recurring theme of childhood innocence • A “caul” is defined as a part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is around the head of a child at its birth. • The caul protects young children, just as Holden dreams to do when he tells Phoebe his ideal profession would be the catcher in the field of rye. • Being born with or in a caul is rare, probably occurring in fewer than 1 in 1000 births.
Catcher in the Rye And pop culture…
On December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon outside his New York apartment building.
“I’m sure the large part of me is Holden Caulfield, who is the main person in the book. The small part of me must be the Devil.”
In 1981 John Hinckley Jr. attempted to shoot President Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster.
Robert John Bardo, who murdered Rebecca Schaeffer, was carrying the book when he visited Schaeffer's apartment in Hollywood on July 18, 1989.
In the action-adventure game Bully (2006), the main protagonist, Jimmy Hopkins, shares a lot of traits with Holden Caulfield. • In the action game Postal, one of the errands is to return a library book titled "Catch Her in the Eye". • In the game Love Plus, bookish high-school student RinkoKobayakawa quotes from The Catcher in the Rye" at one point, referring to the relationship between Holden Caulfield and his sister Phoebe. It is noteworthy that Kobayakawa herself resembles Holden Caulfield in her contemptuous attitude towards society and those around her. • In the video game Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, there is an Achievement/Trophy named 'Catcher in the Rye.'
