catcher in the rye
Although the novel The Catcher and the Rye" is a very controversial novel because of the vulgar language, almost every classic book ever written has created a big controversy at one point in time. Although the vulgarity of the language in the novel is inappropriate, it helps reveal the purpose and theme of which the novel portrays.This book has been steeped in controversy since it was banned in America after it's first publication. John Lennon's assassin, Mark Chapman, asked the former Beatle to sign a copy of the book earlier in the morning of the day that he murdered Lennon. Police found the book in his possession upon apprehending the psychologically disturbed Chapman. Of the many criticisms I have read on Catcher in the Rye, I found most, if not all, to be clear and accurate. Most claim that Salinger's use of excessive amateur swearing and course language made Holden's character monotonous and phony. Some of the negative reviews of the b
The rather 'simple' language with 'bad words' used here is essential to giving the book its reality since the narrator is supposed to be a 16yr old. Mr. Salinger's rendering of teen-age speech is wonderful: the unconscious humor, the repetitions, the slang and profanity, the emphasis, all are just right. However, the book itself contains nothing that could be attributed with leading Chapman to act as he did. It could have been any book that he was reading the day he decided to kill John Lennon - and as a result of the fact that it was The Catcher in the Rye, a book describing a nervous breakdown, media speculated widely about the possible connection. This gave the book even more notoriety. So what is The Catcher in the Rye actually about? Amateur swearing and course language are pointed out as large issues which make the book monotonous and phony. Salinger did not put the language into the story to make the novel sound childish but to show Hold
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Approximate Word count = 644
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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