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麦田守望者英文版

麦田守望者（英文版）

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Author:

J.D.Salinger

Title:

TheCatcherintheRye

Originalcopyrightyear:

1951

Genre:

Fiction

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CatcherintheRyeJ.D.Salinger

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1951

J.D.SALINGER'S

THECATCHERINTHERYE

byJosephClaro

SERIESEDITOR

MichaelSpring

Editor,LiteraryCavalcade

ScholasticInc.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Wewouldliketoacknowledgethemanypainstakinghoursofwork

HollyHughesandThomasF.HirschhavedevotedtomakingtheBook

Notesseriesasuccess.

（C）Copyright1984byBarron'sEducationalSeries,Inc.

ElectronicallyEnhancedText（C）Copyright1993,WorldLibrary,Inc.

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

SECTION..........................SEARCHON

THEAUTHORANDHISTIMES.................SCATAUTH

THENOVEL

ThePlot.................................SCATPLOT

TheCharacters...........................SCATCHAR

OtherElements

Setting.............................SCATSETT

Themes..............................SCATTHEM

Style...............................SCATSTYL

PointofView.......................SCATVIEW

FormandStructure..................SCATFORM

THESTORY................................SCATSTOR

ASTEPBEYOND

TestsandAnswers........................SCATTEST

TermPaperIdeas.........................SCATTERM

TheCritics..............................SCATCRIT

AdvisoryBoard...........................SCATADVB

Bibliography.............................SCATBIBL

AUTHOR_AND_HIS_TIMES

THEAUTHORANDHISTIMES（SCATAUTH）-

J.D.SalingersharesatleastoneimportanttraitwithhischaracterHoldenCaulfield-apowerfulurgetoseparatehimselffromsociety.

Holden,thechiefcharacterofTheCatcherintheRye,tellsusthathewantstoliveontheedgeofthewoods;SalingerrealizedthisdreambyretreatingtoasmallfarmtowninNewHampshire,wherethetownspeopleseemasdevotedtohisprivacyasheishimself.There,inCornish,SalingerhasbeenabletoescapethedistractionsoftheliteraryworldandtoavoidpeoplewhohavesoughttocapitalizeonhisinstantfamefollowingthepublicationofTheCatcherintheRyein1951.

LittleisknownaboutSalinger'slifesincehemovedtoCornish.LocalresidentsenjoyprotectingSalinger'sanonymity,andinterviewswiththemtypicallyhaveproducedbland,noncommittalresponsesthatmakeSalingersoundaboutasinterestingaslastmonth'snewspaper.Salingerhimselfrefusestobeinterviewed.

ThefactsofSalinger'searlierlife,however,areontherecord.JeromeDavidSalingerwasborninNewYorkCityin1919,thesonofaprosperousimporterofmeatandcheese.Hewasamediocrestudentinthepublicschoolheattended,andafterheflunkedoutoftheprivateMcBurneySchool,hisparentssenthimtoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademyinPennsylvania.

HelaterspentlessthanamonthatNewYorkUniversityandthen

tookashort-storycourseatColumbiaUniversity.Hisfirststorywaspublishedin1940.From1942to1946hewasintheArmy,continuingtowrite"wheneverIcanfindtimeandanunoccupiedfoxhole."HereturnedtoNewYorkin1946,andinthenextfewyearshadstoriespublishedinvariousperiodicals,notablyTheNewYorker.

In1953SalingermetClaireDouglas,aBritish-bornRadcliffestudent.Sheapparentlybecamethemodelformorethanoneofhischaracters.Theyweremarriedtwoyearslater,andtheyhavetwochildren,MargaretAnn,bornin1955,andMatthew,bornin1960.Theyweredivorcedin1967.

Salinger'slaterpublishedworkshaveallbeenstories.MostofthemdealwiththechildrenoftheGlassfamily,who,likeSalinger,haveaJewishfatherandaChristianmother.ThesestorieshavebeencollectedinNineStories（1953）;FrannyandZooey（1961）;andRaiseHightheRoofBeam,CarpentersandSeymour:

AnIntroduction（1963）.Allthreebooksreceivedconsiderablecriticalpraiseandwereverypopular.

Salinger'spublishedliteraryoutputdeclinedovertheyears.Bytheearly1980s,hehadnotpublishedaworkinsometwentyyears.Still,heisconsideredoneofthemostvitalwritersofthecentury.HisreputationrestslargelyonTheCatcherintheRye.-

InChapter12ofTheCatcherintheRye,HoldenCaulfieldisatabarlisteningtoajazzpianoplayerwhoseworkheenjoys.Theapplausefromtheaudience,andthemusician'sacceptanceofit,leadHoldentosay:

"IsweartoGod,ifIwereapianoplayeroranactororsomethingandallthosedopesthoughtIwasterrific,I'dhateit.Iwouldn'tevenwantthemtoclapforme....I'dplayitinthegoddamcloset."

WhenyouthinkofthelifethatSalingerchosewhilehewasstillayoungmanwithapromisingliteraryfuture,yourealizethatthesesentencesexpressh