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1、MyHome runBook TheCatcherintheRye ByJ D Salinger TheCatcherintheRye TheCatcherintheRyeisa1951novelbyJ D Salinger Ithasbeenlistedasoneofthebestnovelsofthe20thcentury JeromeDavidSalinger JeromeDavidSalingerwasbornwealthyJudeantradepeoples familyandgrewupinthefashionableapartmentdistrictofManhattan New
2、YorkonJanuary1 1919 Afterrestlessstudiesinprepschools hewassenttoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademy 1934 36 whichheattendedbriefly Abouttheauthor HeservedintheU S ArmyinWorldWarIIandparticipatedintheinvasionofNormandyonD Day 1944 Aftergaininginternationalfamewiththisnovel Salingerspenttherestofhislifeavoidi
3、ngpublicity SalingerdiedathishomeinNewHampshireonJanuary27 2010 PlotSummary ItisastoryaboutarebelliousteenageschoolboyandhisquixoticexperiencesinNewYork takingplaceinDecember1949 ThestorycommenceswithHoldenCaulfielddescribingencountershehashadwithstudentsandfacultyofPenceyPrepinAgerstown Pennsylvani
4、a Hecriticizesthemforbeingsuperficial or ashewouldsay phony Afterbeingexpelledfromtheschoolforhispooracademicperformance Holdenpacksupandleavestheschoolinthemiddleofthenightafteraphysicalaltercationwithhisroommate HetakesatraintoNewYorkbutdoesnotwanttoreturntohisfamilyandinsteadchecksintothedilapida
5、tedEdmontHotel Holdenspendsatotalofthreedaysinthecity andthistimeischaracterizedlargelybydrunkennessandloneliness PlotSummary Atonepointheendsupatamuseum wherehecontrastshislifewiththestatuesofEskimosondisplay Foraslongashecanremember thestatueshavebeenunchanging Theseconcernsmayhavestemmedlargelyfr
6、omthedeathofhisbrother Allie Eventually hesneaksintohisparents apartmentwhiletheyareaway tovisithisyoungersister Phoebe whoisnearlytheonlypersonwithwhomheseemstobeabletocommunicate PhoebeviewsHoldenasahero andsheisnaivelyunawarethatHolden sviewofherisvirtuallyidentical PlotSummary Afterleavinghispar
7、ents apartment Holdenthendropsbytoseeaformer andmuchadmired Englishteacher Mr Antolini andisofferedadviceonlifeandaplacetosleep HoldenisupsetwhenhewakesupinthenighttofindMr Antolinipattinghisheadinawaythatheperceivesas flitty Holdenleavesandspendshislastafternoonwanderingthecity PlotSummary Holdenma
8、kesthedecisionthathewillheadoutwest andwhenhementionstheseplanstohislittlesister shedecidesshewantstogowithhim Holdendeclinesherofferandrefusestohaveheraccompanyhim ThisupsetsPhoebe soHoldendoesherafavoranddecidesnottoleaveafterall HoldentriestoreversehersaddenedmoodbytakinghertotheCentralParkZoo He
9、realizeshismistakesassheridesthecarouselthatlieswithinthezoo WhilewatchingPhoebe Holdenrealizesthathecan tbethe CatcherintheRye andthatheisinneedofhelp PlotSummary Attheconclusionofthenovel Holdendecidesnottomentionmuchaboutthepresentday findingitinconsequential Healludesto gettingsick andlivinginam
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11、oldenisamiddle schoolstudent thefamilybackgroundinthewealthymiddleclassfamily Althoughheonlythen16yearsold butstandsheadandshouldersaboveotherscomparedtotheaverageman alldayisputtingonthewindproofraincoat wearstheduckbillcap loafs isnotwillingtostudy Hetoinschoolall teacher schoolmate schoolwork spo
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13、ye hepictureshimselfasthesoleguardianofnumerouschildrenrunningandplayinginahugeryefieldontheedgeofacliff Hisjobistocatchthechildreniftheywanderclosetothebrink tobea catcherintherye Althoughmisinterpreted Holdenbelievesthattobea catcherintherye meanstosavechildrenfromlosingtheirinnocence Holdendescri
14、beseverythingas phoney andisconstantlyinsearchofsincerity Holdenrepresentstheearlyheroofadolescentangst butfulloflife heisthegreatliteraryoppositeofGoethe syoungWerther Writingstyle TheCatcherintheRyeiswritteninasubjectivestylefromthepointofviewofitsprotagonist HoldenCaulfield followinghisexactthoug
15、htprocess awritingstyleknownasstreamofconsciousness Thereisflowintheseeminglydisjointedideasandepisodes forexample asHoldensitsinachairinhisdorm minoreventssuchaspickingupabookorlookingatatable unfoldintodiscussionsaboutexperiences Criticalreviewsagreethatthenovelaccuratelyreflectedtheteenagecolloqu
16、ialspeechofthetime ClassicSayings Rememberwhatshouldberemembered andforgetwhatshouldbeforgotten Alterwhatischangeable andacceptwhatismutable ComplaintsarethegreatestofferingsthatGodobtainsfromhumanbeings aswellasthemostfaithfulprayershumanbeingsmightuttertoGod Itcanbeinferredthatyoulackconfidenceinavictoryoveryourrivalsfromthefactthatyou reirritableagainstthem Fromthatyouwouldgetangrywithyourfriends wecanconcludeyoustillcareaboutthefriendshipbetweenyou Liketheoutcomeafteranexam deathmakesusaware
