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by J.D SALINGER
Do you know how to read? Do you want to read a cool book for cool people? Are you struggling with existential terror and/or teenage angst? Do you drink and smoke habitually despite being underage? So why not read the catcher in the rye by J.D Salinger, it’s not like you have anything better to do.
THIS BOOK'S GOT WHAT OTHERS DO NOT
- THEMES
- TEENAGE ANGST
- COOL HAT(S)
- NEURODIVERSITY
- VINTAGE SETTING
- LIFE LESSONS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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J.D Salinger is an author. He was in World War 2. He made some books, like Catcher in the Rye, but he got the characters from himself and friends of his mainly.
Emerging themes
- Alienation, Conformity, Societal Idealism,
Alienation Messages
- Self Inflicted alienation can be bad
- Alienation Detaches Character from the world
- Compulsive Lying becomes internalized
Conformity Messages
- Never tried to conform or see into aspects of becoming a member of the "phony" adult world
Societal Idealism Messages
- Holden sees kids as perfect, probably due to adolescent onset pedophilia. He values their kindness, compassion, truthfulness, and supple bodies as something lacking in adults and realizes that,as he grows up he too will become the phonies he despises.