Why is The Catcher in the Rye a banned book?
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Why is The Catcher in the Rye a banned book?
Image Via Slanted Online. One of the main reasons people have banned The Catcher in The Rye is because it contains foul language. The protagonist, a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden swears throughout the book, which makes parents feel like he’s a bad role model for their teens who are reading the novel in school.
What book is Holden crazy about in Catcher in the Rye?
| Holden Caulfield | |
|---|---|
| An interpretation of Holden Caulfield on the cover of the 2012 book The Catcher in the Rye and Philosophy by Heather Salter and Keith Dromm. | |
| First appearance | “I’m Crazy” |
| Last appearance | The Catcher in the Rye |
| Created by | J. D. Salinger |
Is The Catcher in the Rye The best book ever?
The Catcher in the Rye is the Citizen Kane of coming of age novels, which means it pulls off a much more difficult trick than actually being the best coming of age novel ever written; it’s widely accepted as the greatest coming of age novel ever written. Much like Citizen Kane it is more than a work of art.
What is the book Catcher in the Rye about?
The novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden searches for truth and rails against the “phoniness” of the adult world. He ends up exhausted and emotionally unstable. The events are related after the fact.
What does the last sentence in The Catcher in the Rye mean?
The last line of the book says, “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” From what I remember, this means that Holden made up all of those stories.
Is Holden ignorant about any facts?
Holden was ignorant towards the volatile chemical changes known to occur within the teenage mind during the transition to adulthood; accordingly, he ignored any thoughts of consequence or feasibility. Throughout the story, Holden demonstrates many actions typical of teenagers.
Is The Catcher in the Rye worth the read?
No, really. Smokler explains that Catcher is one of the classics worth reading, worthwhile to understand Holden Caulfield’s perspective to understand teenagers—or just one New York kid grieving over his brother. To find more books that pique our interest, visit theUtne Reader Bookshelf.