{"product_id":"2940014406949","title":"Quicklet on J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye","description":"ABOUT THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalinger wrote a letter to Esquire in 1945: \"The men who have been in this war deserve some sort of trembling melody rendered without embarrassment or regret,\" (Esquire). In 1951, Salinger delivered just that. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye is not a war novel, but a riveting amalgam of the disillusionments and malcontent that Salinger likely incubated throughout his young life. Depression, trauma, and loss of innocence are brought to a point so fine that the book's publication erupted critical and popular disagreement on a scale that remains unmatched today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am a recent college graduate from Boston and an aspiring novelist. I spend my time reading, writing, traveling, and studying Swahili, Spanish and French. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolden first comments that he feels like he's disappearing every time he crosses a road, and then that he and old Spencer are \"too much on opposite sides of the pole\" to talk much. These are both symptoms of Holden's sense of alienation, which will continue to emerge in subsequent chapters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolden is cynical when discussing the Pencey football game. When he tries to think of a goodbye for the school, though, he produces a cherished memory of playing catch with a football. It was no organized game, though, just he and a few buddies chucking a football around as it slowly got too dark to see. To Holden, a few friends struggling to see the ball together is a more authentic experience than attending a school-organized match is.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER OUTLINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuicklet on J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye\u003cbr\u003e  + About the Book\u003cbr\u003e  + About the Author\u003cbr\u003e  + Overall Summary\u003cbr\u003e  + Chapter by Chapter Summaries with Analysis\u003cbr\u003e  + ...and much more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye","brand":"Hyperink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083752882416,"sku":"2940014406949","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014406949_p0.jpg?v=1763607848","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014406949","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}