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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye. By J.D. Salinger. Quick Facts. Published in 1951 One of the most frequently challenged/banned books on the American Library Association’s “Banned Books List” Set mostly in Manhattan, New York Features one of the most famous anti-heroes of all time. Anti-hero.

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The Catcher in the Rye

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  1. The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger

  2. Quick Facts • Published in 1951 • One of the most frequently challenged/banned books on the American Library Association’s “Banned Books List” • Set mostly in Manhattan, New York • Features one of the most famous anti-heroes of all time

  3. Anti-hero • Often not trustworthy • Lacks typical “hero” attributes (being noble, selfless, etc) • Not always the “good guy” • Flawed/gritty • Often misunderstood by society

  4. Jerome David Salinger • 1919-2010 • Raised in Manhattan • Saw some of the bloodiest battles of WWII, including D-Day in Normandy • Started his career selling short stories to the famous magazine, The New Yorker • About 10 years after The Catcher in the Rye, published final works • Disappeared in Cornish, New Hampshire

  5. Recluse • Last “interview” was secret recording from woman who lied to get him to talk to her • Only emerged once, just a year before his death, to stop unauthorized sequel • Rumors still swirl about other novels he wrote during the course of his reclusive life • Married three times with two children • Blocked all attempts to make a movie version through lawyers

  6. Notoriety

  7. Notoriety • Mark David Chapman had written “This is my statement” in the copy he carried • Later wrote a letter to his arresting officer asking if the officer had read the book yet • Also asked for his copy of the book back • Declared that John Lennon was a “phony” • Was one of many items in the hotel room of the man who tried to assassinate President Reagan

  8. Slang • Please put the following sentences into slang: • Hello, how are you? • The items at that department store are quite expensive. • The older gentleman was actually quite arogant and unlikable. • That concept is ridiculous.

  9. Catcher slang • Lousy • To be lousy with ___________ (lousy with rocks) • Dough • Crumby • For the birds • The can • Falsies • Shoot the old crap • Crocked • It killed me

  10. Motifs (to be developed into themes) • Alienation and isolation • Phoniness of society versus being “real” or authentic • Loss of innocence • Adolescent problems and pressures • Ability (or inability) to adapt, change, or “grow up”

  11. Annotations • When the novel is done, we’ll finish rounding out these motifs and making them into themes • For now, keep track of them on your annotation sheets • You’ll use the first sheet more often, but definitely make sure to jot down at least some thoughts on the second sheet • As you read, I’ll be asking for you to supply some of your questions or “golden lines” • I’ll also ask you for more specific annotations, too, such as solid examples of characterization or how setting contributes to a scene in the novel, etc.

  12. Totally Irrelevant Fact • If “Holden” wasn’t such a weird name, I’d absolutely name my first born son after the protagonist of this novel.

  13. The hat…

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