The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye
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Publisher : ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع
Total Pages : 232
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Synopsis The Catcher in the Rye by : J. D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye," written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, is a classic American novel that explores the themes of adolescence, alienation, and identity through the eyes of its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel is set in the 1950s and follows Holden, a 16-year-old who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Disillusioned with the world around him, Holden decides to leave Pencey early and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning home. Over the course of these days, Holden interacts with various people, including old friends, a former teacher, and strangers, all the while grappling with his feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Holden is deeply troubled by the "phoniness" of the adult world and is haunted by the death of his younger brother, Allie, which has left a lasting impact on him. He fantasizes about being "the catcher in the rye," a guardian who saves children from losing their innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff into adulthooda. The novel ends with Holden in a mental institution, where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown. He expresses some hope for the future, indicating a possible path to recovery..

A Reader's Companion to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

A Reader's Companion to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
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Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9781603810005
ISBN-13 : 1603810005
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Synopsis A Reader's Companion to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye by : Peter G. Beidler

Peter G. Beidler's Reader's Companion is an indispensable guide for teachers, students, and general readers who want fully to appreciate Salinger's perennial bestseller. Now nearly six decades old, The Catcher in the Rye contains references to people, places, books, movies, and historical events that will puzzle many twenty-first-century readers. Beidler's guide provides some 250 explanations to help readers make sense of the culture through which Holden Caulfield stumbles as he comes of age. It provides a map showing the various stops in Holden's Manhattan odyssey. Of particular interest to readers whose native language is not English is the glossary of more than a hundred terms, phrases, and slang expressions.In his introductory essay, “Catching The Catcher in the Rye,” Beidler discusses such topics as the three-day time line for the novel, the way the novel grew out of two earlier-published short stories, the extent to which the novel is autobiographical, what Holden looks like, and the reasons for the enduring appeal of the novel.The many photographs in the Reader's Companion give fascinating glimpses into the world that Holden has made famous. Beidler also provides discussion of some of the issues that have engaged scholars down through the years: the meaning of Holden's red hunting hat, whether Holden writes his novel in an insane asylum, Mr. Antolini's troubling actions, and Holden's close relationship with his sister and his two brothers.Readers of A Reader's Companion to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye will wonder how they managed without it before.

J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 143
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ISBN-10 : 9781134286553
ISBN-13 : 1134286554
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye by : Sarah Graham

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a twentieth-century classic. Despite being one of the most frequently banned books in America, generations of readers have identified with the narrator, Holden Caulfield, an angry young man who articulates the confusion, cynicism and vulnerability of adolescence with humour and sincerity. This guide to Salinger’s provocative novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The Catcher in the Rye a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of new critical essays on the The Catcher in the Rye, by Sally Robinson, Renee R. Curry, Denis Jonnes, Livia Hekanaho and Clive Baldwin, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of The Catcher in the Rye and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Salinger’s text.

J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1538184168
ISBN-13 : 9781538184165
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye by : Josef Benson

This book provides a fascinating examination of J.D. Salinger and his landmark novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Focusing on Salinger and his beloved protagonist, this book reveals how the novel has affected readers in profound ways across the decades, from war protestors of the 1960s to Black Lives Matter advocates of the 21st century.

J.D. Salinger

J.D. Salinger
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 0761425942
ISBN-13 : 9780761425946
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis J.D. Salinger by : Raychel Haugrud Reiff

A biography of writer J.D. Salinger that describes his era, his major works--especially The catcher in the rye, his life, and the legacy of his writing.

The Digested Read

The Digested Read
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Publisher : RDR Books
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 1571431594
ISBN-13 : 9781571431592
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Digested Read by : John Crace

Literary ombudsman John Crace never met an important book he didn't like to deconstruct. From Salman Rushdie to John Grisham, Crace retells the big books in just 500 bitingly satirical words, pointing his pen at the clunky plots, stylistic tics and pretensions of Big Ideas, as he turns publishers' golden dream books into dross.

Depression in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

Depression in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
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Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000067131556
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Synopsis Depression in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye by : Dedria Bryfonski

Contemporary perspectives on depression. Provides background on the life of author J.D. Salinger and the influences that shaped his work, features twelve articles that explore depression as portrayed in his novel "The Catcher in the Rye," and examines issues of depression in the twenty-first century.

J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye
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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781438119250
ISBN-13 : 1438119259
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye by : Harold Bloom

Presents a collection of essays analyzing Salinger's The catcher in the rye, including a chronology of his works and life.

Killing Mr. Griffin

Killing Mr. Griffin
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780316182645
ISBN-13 : 0316182648
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Killing Mr. Griffin by : Lois Duncan

From beloved author Lois Duncan comes a frightening novel about a group of students who set out to teach their malicious teacher a lesson -- only to learn that one of them could be a killer. Mr. Griffin is the strictest teacher at Del Norte High, with a penchant for endless projects and humiliating students. Even straight-A student Susan can't believe how mean he is to her crush, Dave, and to the charismatic Mark Kinney. So when Dave asks Susan to help a group of students teach Mr. Griffin a lesson of their own, she goes along with them. After all, it's a harmless prank, right? But things don't go according to plan. When one "accident" leads to another and people begin to die, Susan and her friends must face the awful truth: one of them is a killer.

Salinger

Salinger
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 720
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ISBN-10 : 9781476744858
ISBN-13 : 1476744858
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Salinger by : David Shields

"The official book of the acclaimed documentary film"--Jacket.