Bettman/Corbis Having agreed, Holden writes about the baseball glove of his younger brother, Allie, who died of leukemia. The Psychological Structure of The Catcher in the Rye. PMLA, vol. The famously reclusive author shuns public attention and media interviews, and published infrequently after writing Catcher in the Rye. View The Catcher in the Rye .pdf from ENGLISH LA ENG4U at St. Marcellinius Secondary School. The Catcher in the Rye, novel by J.D. J.D. ", 11. Major works "You see that in the book when you can either go to the carousel in Central Park, or you can choose the Wicker Bar. 2, Spring2000, pp. "Anna Freud and J. D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield.". Huber, R. John and Gail Ledbetter. From youth to isolation and mortality, there are a myriad of themes in J.D. 32. 0000037725 00000 n Holdens wish, as expressed to his sister, is to be a catcher in the rye, one standing beneath a cliff waiting to catch any child who falls over it: He seeks to spare children the pain of growing up and facing the world of squalor. 19. Salinger published in 1951. in // You Really Want to Know: A Catcher Casebook (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1962), p. 104. It is important to notice that the family unit is never satirized in Salingers fiction. Whitfield, Stephen J. 35 0 obj 3, 1966, pp. School boards and parent-teacher associations have been hostile toward the novel because of Holdens profanity-laden speech and his sexual adventures following his expulsion from prep school. Weekly Standard. He has survived. Why is the hero of J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (1951) still as irritating, disturbing, challenging, and, for some, as worrisome and cen-sorable as ever?. %PDF-1.5 % This causes Holden to storm out and leave Pencey for New York City a few days earlier than planned for Christmas break. They are lovers of immortal beauty, innocence, purity, and the ideal. Note 2 in page 1074 Carl F. Strauch, "Kings in the Back Row: Meaning through StructureA Reading of Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye" in Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature, 2 (Winter 1961), 5-30; rpt. Good Essays. "Cherished And Cursed: Toward A Social History Of The Catcher In The Rye." After Little, Brown bought the manuscript, Salinger showed it to The New Yorker, assuming that the magazine, which had published several of his short stories, would want to print excerpts from the novel. Miller, Edwin Haviland. But The Catcher in the Rye is far from a perfect novel. He also hopes to provide some useful, sincere activity in the world. Yet when he goes West it is not to freedom but to recover his shattered nerves in the relative restriction of a Hollywood sanitorium. 3. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2000. 33, no. Pettineo, Jeffrey. Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. endobj 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. Although much has been made of Salingers Zen Buddhism, the stories do not seem to be about applying Buddhist principles to modern life, nor do they present a clear and coherent statement of what these principles entail or signify. He looks quickly and may make rash judgments, but once he talks to or acquaints himself with someone, he sees him or her as an individual. <>stream Updates? Lee, A. Robert. 78. Jerome David Salinger. Seng, Peter J. Wannamaker, Annette. Abstract. Ghasemi, Parvin, and Masoud Ghafoori. Corrections? Critical Insights: The Catcher In The Rye (2011): 33-48. 16. His story can be seen as a typical growing process. Salinger was able to create a character whose relatability stemmed from his unreliabilitysomething that resonated with many readers. After he visits Spencer, he encounters his roommate, Ward Stradlater, who asks Holden to write an essay for English class for him while he goes on a date with a longtime friend of Holdens. This is where the flashback ends. 2 0 obj (Image via Wikimedia Commons, fair use). Adaptation, interpretation and influence 6. u9!Aw Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Bloom's Literary Themes: Alienation, Chelsea House, 2009. The Catcher in the Rye . 547562. We want to hear from you. And this reader at least suffered from an irritated feeling that Holden was not quite so sensitive and perceptive as he, and his creator, thought he was. 0000002055 00000 n . Principal long fiction The Catcher in the Rye, 1951. Salinger's 100th birthday, but Holden Caulfield is still 17. The iconic teenager of "The Catcher in the Rye" is forever suspended in the amber of our youthful alienation . , online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/485457?q=the catcher in the rye. While noting that the novel is "brilliant,"reviewer Anne L. Goodman really let Salinger have it, writing: The book as a whole is disappointing, and not merely because it is a reworking of a theme that one begins to suspect must obsess the author. "The Burning Carousel And The Carnivalesque: Subversion And Transcendence At The Close Of The Catcher In The Rye." Holden is fully aware of his duties towards his parents, yet Natural objects give them delight, trigger their imagination, and are the reminder of the simplicity of childhood. Please bid only if you read and know the book. <>5]/P 26 0 R/Pg 41 0 R/S/Link>> The Correctional World 4. exists in several versions, but most render the lines as Gin a body meet a body / Comin thro the rye.) Soon they hear their parents come home after a night out, and Holden sneaks away. "The Saint As A Young Man: A Reappraisal Of The Catcher In The Rye." Pencey Preppy: Culture Codes in The Catcher in the Rye. New Essays on The Catcher in the Rye. The events are related after the fact. 0000001255 00000 n The next morning, Holden calls Sally Hayes, an ex-girlfriend of his. In support of this view, the general features You have requested "on-the-fly" machine translation of selected content from our databases. This feature may be available for free if you log in through your library or institution. In some instances, school boards banned the novel, while others removed it from school reading lists or restricted it, requiring students to obtain parental permission to read it. By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our. 34 0 obj Accessed 5 Oct. 2017. , online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/39410?q=the catcher in the rye. The New York Times, Sept. 3, 1989. . How? An Analysis of the Adolescent Problems in, 6. endobj The Catcher in the Rye was written in a literary style similar to prose, which was enhanced by the teenage slang of the 1950's. It is a widespread belief that much of Holden Caulfield's candid outlook on life reflects issues relevant to the youth of today, and thus the novel continues to be used as an educational resource in high schools . Some characters, such as the young, mixed-up Holden Caulfield, adopt indiscriminate love to aid them in their journey through the world of squalor, while others, such as Seymour Glass, achieve a sort of perfect love, or satori, and are destroyed, in Seymours case by a bullet through his head. Privitera, Lisa. Frederick L. Gwynn and Joseph L. Blotner, in The Fiction of J. D. Salinger (1958), offer an analysis of Salinger that claims he is the first writer in Western fiction to present transcendental mysticism in a satiric mode, or simply to present religious ideas satirically. In any case he is so completely self-centered that the other characters who wander through the bookwith the notable exception of his sister Phoebehave nothing like his authenticity. He ends up exhausted and emotionally unstable. 35. Stephanie Savage, executive producer of the television show Gossip Girl says Caulfield was living on the cusp of an explosion in teen culture just before Elvis, James Dean and rock 'n' roll. endstream At the critical moment his family may not be ready to grant him the salvation that he needs, but it is his only security. <>15]/P 19 0 R/Pg 43 0 R/S/Link>> Trowbridge, Clinton W. The Symbolic Structure of The Catcher in the Rye., 33. "PF tr5 He slowly begins to recognize the phoniness around him and the squalor that constantly presses down on him. The New Yorker rejected it, however, as the editors found the Caulfield children too precocious to be plausible and Salingers writing style exhibitionistic. "Holden In Search Of Identity: Recreating The Picture Of The Flaneur. Although not a Christ figure, Holden does acquire a Christlike positionperfect love of all humankind, good and evil. By the end of the book, Holden has accepted a new positionan undiscriminating love for all humanity. Holden falls asleep on Antolinis couch and awakes to Antolini stroking his forehead, which Holden interprets as a sexual advance. Pettineo, Jeffrey. Try and log in through your institution to see if they have access to the full text. Graham, Ysenda Maxtone. Essay Writing Service. 5, 1977, pp. Baumbach, Jonathan. Once he arrives in New York, he cannot go home, as his parents do not yet know that he has been expelled. The new full-length, This writer who has warned us of the ideological function of both the oeuvre and the author as unquestioned forms of discursive organization has gone quite far in constituting for both these. As he approaches and is ready to cross the threshold into adulthood, he begins to get nervous and worried. 12 Novels Considered the Greatest Book Ever Written, All 119 References in We Didnt Start the Fire, Explained, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Catcher-in-the-Rye, Internet Archive - "The Catcher in The Rye". 63 Years Ago, We Knew That 'The Catcher in the Rye' Was Insufferable and Overrated. "Flunking Everything Else except English Anyway: Holden Caulfield, Author. 0000001593 00000 n Holden Caulfield is supposed to be this paradigmatic teenager we can all relate to, but we dont really speak this way or talk about these things, noted one teacher Schuessler interviewed. At the beginning of the novel he has told us that he is in California recovering from an illness and that he is reconciled with his family. Steinle, Pamela Hunt. Coles, Robert. <>23]/P 21 0 R/Pg 43 0 R/S/Link>> Show full disclaimer, Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Throughout the novel, Holden Caulfield's negativity stops him from trying to fit in society, because he is too narrow minded to the world around him. One of the most censored books in recent U.S. history, The Catcher in the Rye is now a staple of many high school and college curricula. z5C4VQGrFnKdeV+YzztFbA==:c1NrbBcLhieKFR13SrvZ6NclvpnEg3WQ20/2cXfSaYP2RtcTeJDen/TwC2EFWAYpQD9wbN3sI+REBVH+BOdkEOcguyo5V66cIXXRtSgIFxKPERbZnSsZKrpv0uy8fiLeBsinRtREHkjU9Y0+9DstQfB5XddsFb2rTs8st8Fmvotx2dGLjggHMewQtqRjlneQ+/oBlal96JcK1HiX/G2JSIFplvTWzliuTax2aqUszefdXKLYlM3DLbKgku15WKB6P5BsCWUTD6h3Lg9KdhgkGgj4XN7aKPlUQZOzcV77CvVBuERet+X+EBwZcUculJWUOKRQv6bc4SIk0i9MpbwhXDe0KnYhkfS8FPSQYIni9q/Nkp8h2lHWQFrQDbDHlVRUFy0AJfcdFQE+eJ9HIcoGiw==. Holden is a teenager who has a lingering position between accepting and rejecting the cultural codes of his decade. Content may require purchase if you do not have access. Try logging in through your library or institution to get access to these tools. The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Caulfield., 28. Five years later, J. D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield (The Catcher in the Rye, 1951) dreams of fleeing to a rustic cabin to live a sequestered life with his girl. "Holden Revisited. 32 0 obj "The problem with Holden is that to him, everyone after a while seems phony," says Tobias Wolff, author of novels including Old School and the memoir This Boy's Life. He has published articles and book chapters on obscenity, copyright, criminal procedure, legal fictions, and the history of the common law. Contexts 2. Holden overhears: "If a body catch a body coming through the rye." "The kid was swell. 0000043928 00000 n "Salinger's THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. The only people with whom he can communicate are the two young boys at the museum, the girl with the skates at the park, and his younger sister Phoebe: All of them are children, who cannot help him in his growing pains but remind him of a simpler time, one to which he wishes he could return. Nevertheless, Catcher in the Rye is widely regarded as one of the most important contributions to American literature since the end of World War II. The school cannot help him, his peers seem oblivious to his plight, his parents are too concerned with other problems (his mothers nerves and his fathers business activities as a corporate lawyer). endobj Critical Insights: The Catcher In The Rye (2011): 3-17. application/pdf He's terrified of change.". Salinger's classic novel, which gave life to Holden Caulfield. The first reference in the text to a "catcher in the rye" is in Chapter 16. According to the author, the title of the book is a metaphor for Holden Caulfield maintaining his innocence. The Catcher in the Rye is a book that takes us through the frazzled life of Holden Caulfield, who appears to be just a regular teen. 55 0 obj <>13]/P 19 0 R/Pg 43 0 R/S/Link>> In this world, realizing what is squalor and what is good and loving it all is the first step in achieving identity and humanity: Compassion is what Holden learns. , vol. Takeuchi, Yasuhiro. Salinger, On the Road (1957) by, Literary works, in the words of Terry Eagleton (1996), are vehicles for ideas, a reflection of social reality and the incarnation of some transcendental truth. These themes touch on the most important parts of the protagonist, Holden Caulfield 's personality and tortured mental state. Dewey, Joseph. uuid:4c7d8853-b3aa-11b2-0a00-9080e4010000 13. 7. Pettineo, Jeffrey. When he awakes, he goes to Phoebes school and leaves a note telling her that he plans to run away and asking her to meet him at a museum during lunch. Salvation and Rebirth in The Catcher in the Rye and The Bell Jar He cries to Allie not to let him disappear. ", 32. But by hearing his thoughts and through heart-wrenching events in the book, the reader learns that. His quest fails, but his compassion and the growth of his humanity provide him with better alternatives. Total loading time: 0 Salinger's. Their moments of pain and delight are the same as the readers, but Salingers characters articulate these moments more naturally and completely. endobj 1961 Edition 2. J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a story of Holden Caulfield's crises with his society. Svogun, Margaret Dumais. Historical Context of The Catcher in the Rye. <> His quest is to hold on to his adolescent self and to save other children from the pain of growth. Though only 10 years old, she is considerably more mature than Holden, though Holden actually covets her because of her youthful innocence. The society they escape from is packed with phony people who pay no attention to stars, ducks, and roses; in summary to nature. New York: Cambridge, 1991. The pattern is reinforced by such characters as Stradlater and Ackley, the former mirroring Holden's mostly fanciful exploitativeness and the latter his more natural tendencies toward retrogression. The Catcher in the Rye was also linked to John W. Hinckley, Jr.s attempted assassination of U.S. Pres. 0000024054 00000 n Holden is a teenager who has a lingering position between accepting and rejecting the cultural, This study aims to discover the triangulation of madness, power and resistance in Simmons, John S. Holden Caulfield - Alive and Well. The ALAN Review (Winter 2010): 25-30. The Catcher in the Rye is one of those novels that every high school-aged student has to read. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. HtylYz#SHHi$- s`w{}o=gm0G#@[!E*4IU f5UU;>?},da b KcgO{vaOw{ym_-]-t`~q9}o+TZ,AV,F u AvC l@-sAkd !jD!YkN-h^[_gaolE%u8W}hXqke=kz+45/\/` 23, no. "The Catcher in the Rye" and other Salinger novels are coming out in digital formats, and the writer's son plans to release more . 630 Words; 3 Pages; Decent Essays. Achetez et tlchargez ebook Must Read: The Catcher in the Rye (Classic Book): Illustrated (English Edition): Boutique Kindle - Action & Adventure : Amazon.fr Holden Caulfield and 'Catcher in the Rye' are frequently referenced in pop culture. 28. By the end of the novel he learns to take charge of his life and to accept others too. Recently, as part of the 60th anniversary of the book in 2011, The Catcher in the Rye is considered as a new debate on modern teenagers. Takeuchi, Yasuhiro. http://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/794/the-catcher-in-the-rye, The Free Speech Center operates with your generosity! "Catching Holden Through A Cultural Studies Lens." ", Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature, 3-Volume Set. Salvation and Rebirth in The Catcher in the Rye and The Bell Jar.. hasContentIssue false, Copyright Modern Language Association of America, 1974, PMLA / Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. It runs through the general plotline (using the word "crumby" six times, including in the title "Aw, the World's a Crumby Place"), notes a few complaints about its length, but then concludes with the thought that the novel is worth reading all over again. Svogun, Margaret Dumais. The two tendencies converge at that point, and Holden becomes potentially both sexually exploitative and retrogressive. His body has grown, but his emotional state has not. The new essays on the catcher in the rye is universally compatible with any devices to read and is available in the authors' digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly. In a 1957 letter, Salinger calls "Catcher" a "novelistic novel" in which "the weight of the book is in the narrator's voice". Ghasemi, Parvin, and Masoud Ghafoori. "Holden At Sixty: Reading Catcher After The Age Of Irony. That repetition (everyone is a "damn phony" to Holden Caufield) is wearing to contemporary audiences, as Jennifer Schuessler noted in 2009. Masculine Competition and Boarding-School Culture in The Catcher in the Rye. The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger, 2017 Edition, Chelsea House, 2017. She is upset when she hears that Holden has failed out and accuses him of not liking anything. xX]o6} ,")E|-ka"+VY$9Yw(JIZyVMv' yr:I*`1*Ib~? The novel, unlike the other stories of the Caulfield family, had difficulties getting published. Accessed 5 Oct. 2017. Foreword: History and Significance of Foucault's History of Madness Prefaces 1. hide caption. Salinger's only novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Mark David Chapman identified with Holden Caulfield's sensory overload. Love and Death in The Catcher in the Rye. New Essays on The Catcher in the Rye. Only by facing the world and loving it indiscriminately can anyone live fully within it and have any hope of changing it. It was then that Salingers agent, Dorothy Olding, approached Little, Brown and Company, which published the novel in 1951. Literary Criticism and The Catcher in the Rye "Authentic popular fiction of authentic literary distinction is rare."- Harold Bloom The Catcher in the Rye is unquestionably one of the most widely read, most influential, and most controversial novels in contemporary American literature and to this day, sixty-two years after its original publication, it remains one of the most commonly taught . Over the course of the book, Holden becomes incredibly depressed to the point where he is unable to cope with the everyday life and the people that surround him. endobj <> Andrea Seabrook spoke with Wolff and Savage about Caulfield's lasting legacy in American literature. The satire not only touches upon the characters descriptions and reactions to the world but also touches on the characters themselves. The Catcher in the Rye , Salinger's only novel, was published in 1951. The title of The Catcher in the Rye is a reference to " Comin' Thro the Rye ," a Robert Burns poem and a symbol for the main character's longing to preserve the innocence of childhood. Salinger, Wolff says, "does sort of play his piano in a closet now.". "Holden's Irony In Salinger's The Catcher In The RYE." He is not mature enough to know what to do with this love, but he is mature enough to accept it. The Catcher in the Rye also reflects the art of a maturing author. ArtsBeat: The New Yorker's Complete J.D. 0000038726 00000 n Neo-Classic authors, in opposition to the Romantics, believed that the use of imagination instead of reason leads to madness. song "Comin' Thro' the Rye." In Chapter 22, when Phoebe asks Holden what he wants to do with his life, Holden tells Phoebe that he would like to be a catcher in the rye: he pictures a lot of children playing in a big field of rye around the edge of a cliff. The Great Confinement 3. 6 0 obj Home Literature Analysis of J. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye, By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on June 17, 2018 ( 3 ). The episodic middle chapters show Holden vacillating desperately between those tendencies; and the conflict is brought to a curious resolution in the concluding Phoebe section when Holden verges, or rather unconsciously fears he may be verging, on sexual intimacy with his younger sister. vol. 0000047283 00000 n He is gawky, clumsy, and not totally in control of his body. The title symbol of the novel comes from Holdens misreading of a line from a song of Robert Burns. 27. endobj Journal of Individual Psychology (00221805), vol. Click the button below if you want to translate the rest of the document. The central and controlling image of a school dropout is a poignant version of modern alienation. Page numbers from this edition will be cited in the text. After he leaves, he wanders in Central Park until the cold drives him to his familys apartment. New York: Cambridge, 1991. In one scene in the book, Caulfield fantasizes about playing the piano well a skill he'd never share with the public, but rather save for himself by playing in a closet. The Catcher in the Rye reflected their unexplainable sensations and changes of adolescence (24-25). Mydans, Seth. "Anna Freud and J. D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield." "Missing Everybody": Language and Identity in "The Catcher in the Rye." If they fall off, they fall off.. endobj The basic story of The Catcher in the Rye follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, an independent, self-indulgent, idealistic, and sentimental figure of adolescent rebellion, during a forty-eight-hour period after he has been expelled from Pencey Prep, the latest of three expulsions for Holden. 0000024853 00000 n Laleh, Sholeh Abhari;Rikani, Laya Hassani. Holden Caulfield is no better or no worse than any young high school boy; he is merely a bit more articulate and honest in his appraisals, more open with his feelings. 0000045590 00000 n Lawrence, Erica. 10. 0000000936 00000 n A Retrospective Look at the Catcher in the Rye. American Quarterly, vol. J.D. 1972 Edition Part 1 1. Bryan, James. It is a desire for youth, fear of aging, appreciation for death . 20 0 obj<>stream M>x~=W'aco_)|/{IpVc[9h?p_. This situation ends in him being punched in the stomach. Junior English Catcher in the Rye Scholarly Article Worksheet Directions: Respond to each of the following in complete sentences and use specific detail from the text. Although he castigates himself for doing some of the phony things, lying especially, Holden does realize that what he is doing is incorrect: This understanding sets him above his fellows; he knows what he is doing. Wannamaker, Annette. 37 0 obj Find answers to questions about products, access, use, setup, and administration. 14. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that is based in New York City in the late 1940s over the span of a about month. Amy Sancetta/AP startxref (Burnss poem, Accessed 5 Oct. 2017. After interacting with some women there, he goes to another nightclub, only to leave after seeing his elder brothers ex-girlfriend. This essay approaches The Little Prince by Saint-Exupry and The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger through the lens of Romanticism. The Catcher in the Rye is an inspirational book which teaches us about self-perception, being true to yourself and, ultimately, that there is hope for us all. Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye, never realistically considers running away, for he realizes that flight cannot help him. Castronovo, David. 13 0 obj 0000038760 00000 n Chapman called himself "the catcher in the rye for this generation," explaining that each generation has its own catcher, and compared himself to Moses and Jesus. 0000050672 00000 n Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the worlds top political and societal publications. , online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/39408?q=the catcher in the rye. ArtsBeat: Why J.D. There's really not that sense of teen culture that there is now," Savage says. He adds that this battle applies to some opposite elements such as subjectivity, personal, irrational, emotional, and individual for the Romantics and objectivity, impersonal, rational, orderly, and social for the Neoclassics (37). 0000011323 00000 n What does the author say that Holden is trying to become with this "adult occupation"? In the course of 277 pages, the reader wearies of [his] explicitness, repetition and adolesence, exactly as one would weary of Holden himself. Please log in through your library or institution to check if you have access. The entire collection of essays presents intriguing aspects of the. Feature Flags: { %%EOF Accessed 5 Oct. 2017. In this discussion, Holden points out his own dilemma, not having time to analyze his decisions, and his belief in the perfect love that he embraces at the end of the book. 6. 2. 18. 0000012651 00000 n The Bell Jar . He was particularly weak in mathematics. ", 12. 43 0 obj Reading The Catcher in the Rye 4. Trowbridge, Clinton W. The Symbolic Structure of The Catcher in the Rye. The Sewanee Review, vol. His sensitivity, his compassion, his powers of observation, and his references to himself as an exhibitionist are several such clues. , online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/1855?q=the catcher in the rye. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. 0000024433 00000 n Though New York is festive for the holidays, Caulfield seems terrified that he'll share his brother's fate. He calls his former English teacher, Mr. Antolini, who tells Holden he can come stay at his apartment. Explicator 66.4 (2008): 203-206. <> Literature students and graduades are welcomed. View all Google Scholar citations trailer Miller, Edwin Haviland. He seeks to find some consolation, some help during this difficult time but finds no one. Critical Reception and Publishing History 5. 27 0 obj This first review, along with dozens upon dozens of other gushing essays, accolades, inclusion on nearly every "Best Books of the Twentieth Century" list, and one of the best word-of-mouth buzz campaigns in literary history, cemented its reputation as the defining novel of teenage angst and alienation. Seng, Peter J. Holdens name is also significant: Holden can be read as hold on, and Caulfield can be separated into caul and field. Please, http://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/794/the-catcher-in-the-rye. Later, Salinger more fully develops the contrast between squalor and love in the world and reintroduces various elements of his Caulfield family saga in his grand design of charting the story of the Glass family. The story begins with Holden at Pencey Prep School on his way to the house of his history teacher, Spencer, so that he can say goodbye. Ronald Reagan in 1981. 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