ÿI. Critical Biography

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Term Paper Title	ÿI. Critical Biography
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ÿI. Critical Biography
     J.D. Salinger is an American author who wrote the
famous novel "The Catcher in the Rye."  It was written in
1951, (encyclopedia, Pg. 60).  It ranks as a minor
classic.  This story is popular among American high
school and college students.  Salinger was born in New
York City in 1919.  His full name is Jarome David
Salinger.  Salinger has written several other books in
his life.  Salinger wrote some later fiction that
centered on the Glass Family.  These books included
Franny and Zooey, Rise High the Roof Beam, and Carpenters
on Seymore.  He writes extremely comical books.

II. Synopsis
     The book "The Catcher in the Rye," was an
interesting novel.  It includes a teenage boy named
Holden.  Holden just got kicked out of a prep school
named Pensey, because he did not keep his grades up.  He
knew he was going home that next week.  One night a few
days before he was getting sent home he left the school.
He really had no idea where he was going.  He couldn't go
home because he wasn't sure whether his parents knew he
was kicked out of Pensey or not.  First off he goes to a
hotel to stay.  He had many experiences that night.  One
example was when he had a prostitute in his room at one
minute and was getting beat up the next.  Needless to say
he had some bad experiences that night.  He was in search
of self-understanding and the meaning of life.  Holden is
trying to decide what to do with his life and where to
go.  He finally goes home to see his sister, with whom he
feels close to.  He thinks of going west and being a
deaf-mute.  When he is all packed up to go, he leaves a
note with his sister at  the school.  She meets him and
tells him that she is going with him.  He tells her no.
Then he realizes that the idea of this trip was
unrealistic.  He goes home and sees his parents.  His
parents enrolled into another school.

III Analysis of the Theme
     This story teaches a good lesson on how to deal with
situations in life the  right way.  In this story Holden
runs from his problems to make them better.  I saw all
the trouble ...

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