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• The Cather in the Rye: 麦田里的守望者
  
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• 大小: 467.5 K
• 作者: J.D. Salinger
• 来源: Internet
• 语言: 英文
• 格式：e-book

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Introduction:(from wikipedia)

he Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger. First published in the United States in 1951, the novel remains controversial to this day for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and teenage angst; it was the thirteenth most frequently challenged book of the 1990s according to the American Library Association.^[1]

The novel has become a common part of high school and college curricula throughout the Anglophone world; it has also been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. ^[2] Around 250,000 copies are sold each year, with total sales of more than 10 million.^[3]

Synopsis

The Catcher in the Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.

Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you.

Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expectations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche.

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简介：

文章的主人公是一个中学生，名字叫霍藤(Holden)，在一个名叫Pencey的中学上学。这是一篇自述体小说。作者以一个中学生的视角，写了一个中学 生校内外多层面的生活经历、所见所闻，并由此折射出一幅美国社会的众生相。第三章第一句话就与众不同： I’m the most terrific liar.(我特别会骗人，我是一个几乎没有一句真话的人，我靠撒谎过日子，……。)你不认为这一句话就能 让你感到这本书的内容会与众不同吗？

往下看，你会发现文章字里行间渗透着自嘲自讽，流露着对社会的冷嘲热讽、鞭挞批判。它的这一风格使你想起王朔、梁左的粗俗、夸张、辛辣、诙谐、吹嘘和调侃。

主人公身在学校，但除了英语，其他5、6门课都不及格，但他似乎毫不在乎，他与杰克·伦敦笔下那勤奋好学、挑灯夜战、指望有朝一日能立足于 社会的马丁·伊登的生活态度可谓南辕北辙。他不讲究时尚穿着，喜欢把帽舌推到脸袋后面去。他满口脏话，goddam、bastard这些脏话脱口而出，给 人一个十足小痞子的印象。

读惯了“雅文学”的人们曾对这本书报以鄙视的眼光，但它最终挤入了当代美国文学代表作的行列，进入了中国大学的美国文学名著选篇的课堂。

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Resources:

context of the book:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/context.html

Plot overview:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/summary.html

Character List:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/characters.html

Analysis of Major Characters:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/characters.html

Themes:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/themes.html

Another resource:

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-Catcher-in-the-Rye.id-53.html

About the Author

About the Novel

Historical Setting

The Novel’s Reception and Reputation

A Brief Synopsis

List of Characters

Character Map

Summaries and Commentaries

Character Analyses

Critical Essays