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MyHome-runBook:TheCatcherintheRye——ByJ.D.SalingerTheCatcherintheRye•TheCatcherintheRyeisa1951novelbyJ.D.Salinger.•Ithasbeenlistedasoneofthebestnovelsofthe20thcentury.JeromeDavidSalinger•JeromeDavidSalingerwasbornwealthyJudeantradepeoples'familyandgrewupinthefashionableapartmentdistrictofManhattan,NewYorkonJanuary1,1919.•Afterrestlessstudiesinprepschools,hewassenttoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademy(1934-36),whichheattendedbriefly.Abouttheauthor•HeservedintheU.S.ArmyinWorldWarIIandparticipatedintheinvasionofNormandyonD-Day,1944.•Aftergaininginternationalfamewiththisnovel,Salingerspenttherestofhislifeavoidingpublicity.•SalingerdiedathishomeinNewHampshireonJanuary27,2010.PlotSummary•ItisastoryaboutarebelliousteenageschoolboyandhisquixoticexperiencesinNewYork,takingplaceinDecember1949.•ThestorycommenceswithHoldenCaulfielddescribingencountershehashadwithstudentsandfacultyofPenceyPrepinAgerstown,Pennsylvania.Hecriticizesthemforbeingsuperficial,or,ashewouldsay,“phony.”Afterbeingexpelledfromtheschoolforhispooracademicperformance,Holdenpacksupandleavestheschoolinthemiddleofthenightafteraphysicalaltercationwithhisroommate.HetakesatraintoNewYorkbutdoesnotwanttoreturntohisfamilyandinsteadchecksintothedilapidatedEdmontHotel.•Holdenspendsatotalofthreedaysinthecity,andthistimeischaracterizedlargelybydrunkennessandloneliness.PlotSummary•Atonepointheendsupatamuseum,wherehecontrastshislifewiththestatuesofEskimosondisplay.Foraslongashecanremember,thestatueshavebeenunchanging.Theseconcernsmayhavestemmedlargelyfromthedeathofhisbrother,Allie.•Eventually,hesneaksintohisparents'apartmentwhiletheyareaway,tovisithisyoungersister,Phoebe,whoisnearlytheonlypersonwithwhomheseemstobeabletocommunicate.PhoebeviewsHoldenasahero,andsheisnaivelyunawarethatHolden'sviewofherisvirtuallyidentical.PlotSummary•Afterleavinghisparents'apartment,Holdenthendropsbytoseeaformer,andmuchadmired,Englishteacher,Mr.Antolini,andisofferedadviceonlifeandaplacetosleep.•HoldenisupsetwhenhewakesupinthenighttofindMr.Antolinipattinghisheadinawaythatheperceivesasflitty.•Holdenleavesandspendshislastafternoonwanderingthecity.PlotSummary•Holdenmakesthedecisionthathewillheadoutwest,andwhenhementionstheseplanstohislittlesister,shedecidesshewantstogowithhim.Holdendeclinesherofferandrefusestohaveheraccompanyhim.ThisupsetsPhoebe,soHoldendoesherafavoranddecidesnottoleaveafterall.•HoldentriestoreversehersaddenedmoodbytakinghertotheCentralParkZoo.Herealizeshismistakesassheridesthecarouselthatlieswithinthezoo.WhilewatchingPhoebe,Holdenrealizesthathecan’tbethe“CatcherintheRyeandthatheisinneedofhelp.PlotSummary•Attheconclusionofthenovel,Holdendecidesnottomentionmuchaboutthepresentday,findingitinconsequential.Healludestogettingsickandlivinginamentalhospital,andmentionsthathe'llbeattendinganotherschoolinSeptember.•Holdensaysthathehassurprisinglyfoundhimselfmissingtwoofhisformerclassmates,StradlaterandAckley,andevenMauricetheelevatoroperator.•Thelastwordsofthenovelare,Don'tevertellanybodyanything.Ifyoudo,youstartmissingeverybody.AboutHolden•Holdenisamiddle-schoolstudent,thefamilybackgroundinthewealthymiddleclassfamily.Althoughheonlythen16yearsold,butstandsheadandshouldersaboveotherscomparedtotheaverageman,alldayisputtingonthewindproofraincoat,wearstheduckbillcap,loafs,isnotwillingtostudy.Hetoinschoolall--teacher,schoolmate,schoolwork,sportsmatchandsoon,allwasboredthoroughly,oncewasschoolfencingteampartychiefs,3timesbyschooldismissal.Asemesterhadended,andfurtherbecausehein5schoolworks4doesnotpassanexaminationbytheschoolauthoritiesisdismissed.•Holdensharesafantasyhehasbeenthinkingabout(basedonamishearingofRobertBurns'Comin'ThroughtheRye):hepictureshimselfasthesoleguardianofnumerouschildrenrunningandplayinginahugeryefieldontheedgeofacliff.Hisjobistocatchthechildreniftheywanderclosetothebrink;tobeacatcherintherye.Althoughmisinterpreted,Holdenbelievesthattobeacatcherintheryemeanstosavechildrenfromlosingtheirinnocence.•Holdendescribeseverythingas'phoney'andisconstantlyinsearchofsincerity.Holdenrepresentstheearlyheroofadolescentangst,butfulloflife,heisthegreatliteraryoppositeofGoethe'syoungWerther.Writingstyle•TheCatcherintheRyeiswritteninasubjectivestylefromthepointofviewofitsprotagonist,HoldenCaulfield,followinghisexactthoughtprocess(awritingstyleknownasstreamofconsciousness).•Thereisflowintheseeminglydisjointedideasandepisodes;forexample,asHoldensitsinachairinhisdorm,minoreventssuchaspickingupabookorlookingatatable,unfoldintodiscussionsaboutexperiences.•Criticalreviewsagreethatthenovelaccuratelyreflectedtheteenagecolloquialspeechofthetime.ClassicSayings•Rememberwhatshouldberemembered,andforgetwhatshouldbeforgotten.Alterwhatischangeable,andacceptwhatismutable.•ComplaintsarethegreatestofferingsthatGodobtainsfromhumanbeings,aswellasthemostfaithfulprayershumanbeingsmightuttertoGod.•Itcanbeinferredthatyoulackconfidenceinavictoryoveryourrivalsfromthefactthatyou’reirritableagainstthem.•Fromthatyouwouldgetangrywithyourfriends,wecanconcludeyoustillcareaboutthefriendshipbetweenyou.•Liketheoutcomeafteranexa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