The-catcher-in-the-Rye

ThecatcherintheRye---------------ByJ.D.SalingerJeromeDavidSalingerAmericanwriter(1919~2010)ThewritingmethodstreamofconsciousnessHeisgoodatportrayingprecocious,outstandingyouthimageAbouttheauthor•His“thecatcherintheRye''isoneoftheTwentiethCenturyAmericanliteraryclassicsPlotsummaryHolton'slifeistragicintheshadow.Hesaidhehad“badchildhood”,hissmartandlovelybrotherdied,causinggreatharmtohisheartsothathisfamilywanttosendhimtoapsychiatrichospitalPlotsummaryLatterhehadtodropoutbecauseofhispoorperformance,anditgavehismotherbroughtaheavybeat.ButhedoubtstheonlybelovedgirlfriendQinandroguestudentsStradlatersexualbehavior.InHolton'seyes,allgoodthingsaresofragile,butalsobethreatenedbygrowingcries.ClassicsayingsSoagroupofchildrenplayinaplayinabigfieldofrye.Thousandsoflittlekids,nooneadult,Imean...Aexpectme.Forme,stangingonthecliffedgethatbastard.Myjobistowatchthere.Ifanychilderncamerunningtothecliff.Iwillcatchhim--Imeaniftherearerunning,butdonotknowwheretorun,Ihavetocomefromsomewhere,catchthem.Iamdoingitallday.IjustwanttobethecatcherintheRye.ThethemeofthebookAngerandanxietythispaperreflectstheUnitedStatesyouththeconflictbetweenchaosoutlookonlifeandvaluesafterWorldWarIIThanksforwatching!