J.D. had a very distant relationship with his father, who worked for a meat and cheese business. He was sent to Poland as a child to see that end of the meat business. He was so disgusted by the slaughterhouses that he decided to take a different career path, rather than inherit the family business like his father wanted him to do. This also led to him becoming a vegetarian. Another reason he and his father had a bad relationship was because his father was Jewish and J.D. didn't want to be classified as a Jew because people were openly racist against Jews in the 30's and 40's. He and his father's relationship got so bad that he didn't bother attending his funeral.

J.D. grew up in Manhattan. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy, which is in Pennsylvania. He got sent to military school for flunking out of two private schools. His mother took him to the entrance interview and he was accepted two days later. He was the manager of

Salinger wrote many short stories and poems. He first started writing in high school and continued through college. His first, "The Young Folks" was published in Whit Burnett's Story Magazine in March-April of 1940. He also had another short story published later that year. "Go See Eddie" was printed in the University of Kansas City Review. Esquire Magazine earlier rejected this story.

J.D. Salinger has influenced many people in their writings. His works of literature and his unusual lifestyle has had an impact on a lot of people. He has been one of the most strange and controversial authors America has ever seen.

Salinger met Ernest Hemmingway in September of 1944. He admired Hemmingway, but sometimes spoke critically of him. Hemmingway was one of his biggest inspirations when he began to write.

In 1941-1944 he had 8 more short stories published in different magazines and newspapers. He continued writing short stories up until July 14th, 1951. This year brought him instant success in the publishing of The Catcher in the Rye. This was his first novel. It is about a troubled teen, Holden Caulfield's search for identity. Holden Caulfield became the prototypical rebellious and confused adolescent. The novel has been banned at some schools in the United States due to its vulgar language.

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