Novel+Background

The Catcher in the Rye was published on July 16th, 1951. The book is mainly known for one of Salinger's popular characters featured in other stories of J.D.'s, Holden Caulfield. J.D. Salinger wrote The Catcher in the Rye from Holden's point of veiw later admitting to share his childhood through the main character, Holden. J.D. Salinger has shown how growing up is difficult for children and how keeping innocence in a child is intricate through Holden's personality. The Catcher in the Rye made an impact on different countries through either the scarcity of Adulthood or the slang J.D. uses to capture the realism of the mid 1900s. The Catcher in the Rye caught many reader's eyes when published in 1951. The critiques of the world were both positive and negative. New York Times considered the book a success and thought highly of the novel yet, parents and teachers were concerned about the word selection and influence on adolescents. The book was banned in several countries. One parent even skimmed the pages to count 237 apperances of the word "goddamn", 58 of "bastard", 31 of "chrissake" and 6 of "F***". In the 1970's teachers who assigned the book were fired and or resigned. Years later in 2004, the book was reborn and making 250,000 sales a year.