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The main character, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. [6] Caulfield, nearly of age, gives his opinion on a wide variety of topics as he narrates his recent life events. The Catcher in the Rye has been translated widely. [7] About one million copies are sold each year, with total sales of more than 65 million books. [8]
Holden Caulfield (identified as " Holden Morrisey Caulfield " in the story "Slight Rebellion Off Madison", and " Holden V. Caulfield " in The Catcher in the Rye) is a fictional character in the works of author J. D. Salinger. He is most famous for his appearance as the lead character and narrator of the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.
According to Jack Sublette in his 1984 annotated bibliography of J. D. Salinger, Collier's fiction editor Knox Burger stated in 1948 that "Ocean Full of Bowling Balls" "contains the greatest letter home from camp ever composed by man or boy." [6] The letter referred to is sent from Holden Caulfield (later the protagonist of The Catcher in the ...
in popular culture. The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence [1][2] as it remains both a bestseller [3] and a frequently challenged book. [3][4] Numerous works in popular culture have referenced the novel. [5][6] Factors contributing to the novel's mystique and impact include its portrayal of ...
The title is a reference to the children's story Peter Pan by the author J. M. Barrie published in 1904. Peter Pan, a boy who is eternally youthful, leads a group of “lost boys” stranded on an enchanted isle to a number of exciting adventures. Vincent lashes out against his mother's concealment of his draft notice.
In 1974, a pirated collection of 22 works of short fiction—gleaned mostly from these early sources—entitled The Complete Uncollected Short Stories of J. D. Salinger, Volumes 1 and 2, began appearing in bookstores. Though unauthorized by Salinger, an estimated 25,000 copies were printed. Published by "John Greenberg" - a pseudonym used by a ...
October 1945. "This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise" is an uncollected work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger which appeared in the October 1945 issue of Esquire. [1][2] The story was published in the 1958 anthology The Armchair Esquire, edited by Arnold Gingrich and L. Rust Hills. "This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise" is the seventh of Salinger's nine ...
Lillian Simmons is an old friend of D.B. Caulfield, whom Holden runs into at a bar that the three of them used to frequent. Holden regards her as a phony, too. Arthur Childs. Holden recalls a conversation with Arthur Childs, whom he knew at Whooton. The two shared an interest in tennis, and converse about the sport.