Jessica Perez

The Catcher In The Rye

Jerome David Salinger

Born January 1, 1919 Raised in Manhattan, New York Known for writing The Catcher In The Rye Dated Oona O’Neill, who eventually married Charlie

Chaplin

World War II

Used his proficiency in French and German to interrogate prisoners of war

Hospitalized for combat stress reaction Later told his daughter, "You never really get the smell

of burning flesh out of your nose entirely, no matter how long you live.”

Sylvia

Signed up for de-Nazification duty in Germany There, he met a woman named Sylvia

Married her in 1945 & brought her to America The two divorced eight months later Sylvia returned to Germany & they haven’t spoken since

The Catcher In The Rye

His first novel, published July 16, 1951 Was immediately successful & led to unwanted attention

From 1961-1982 it was the most censored book in schools and libraries It was challenged for vulgar language, promotion of rebellion,

drinking, smoking, and promiscuity Many teachers were fired for assigning it in class

Murders Connected to CitR

Mark David Chapman murdered John Lennon (1980) Wanted to change his name to Holden Caulfield Was carrying the book when he was arrested Read a passage from the book at his sentencing

John Hinkley, Jr. attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan (1981) The book was found in his hotel room

However, there is no proof the book encouraged him

Holden Morissey Caulfield

The protagonist of CitR Originally from Salinger’s short story Slight Rebellion off

Madison Seventeen telling the story, sixteen when the events

occurred Kept in a mental facility where he is psychoanalyzed Intelligent and sensitive, but bitter Wants to protect childhood innocence from the world

“That’s a deer shooting hat.”

“Like hell it is. This is a people shooting hat. I shoot people in this hat.”

(Page 22, CitR)

“I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I'm on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the opera. It's terrible.”

Chapter 3, CitR

Chapter 1, CitR

“It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.”

Cultural References Films

Tropic Thunder Wedding Crashers Big Fat Liar

Television Saved by the Bell Friends Drake and Josh Hey Arnold Boy Meets World Gilmore Girls

Books The Perks of Being a

Wallflower Music

Ace of Base “Life Is A Flower”

The Offspring “Get it Right” Green Day “Who Wrote

Holden Caulfield?” Billy Joel “We Didn’t Start

The Fire” Guns N’ Roses

Works Cited

Wikipedia.org Deviantart.com