As of lately i've been seeing more and more love for this book here. Some calling it the ultimate pleb filter. Others caling Salinger one of the greatest. Enlighten us all on why is this such a fantastic book. I read it last year and enjoyed it, the way Salinger imitates a teenager is on point IMO. I even liked Holden (which seems to be why most people don't enjoy the book). I think I got the message about unsuccessfully rebeling against adulthood and attempting to save others from it. However I fail to see why its so special.
What am I missing Veeky Forums?
CATCHER IN THE RYE
Carson Flores
Jayden Howard
The cover is godly
Justin Collins
They need to cycle it out of the American education system, really. While it is a nice book, it is not something that should've been added to the english "mandatory reads" system for this many years.
It's not a historial cornerstone or a foundation of literature as many nostalgic baby boomers like to praise it as.
Not getting anti-intellectual or anything, its just a nice book to pick up at the library, but that's about it.
Caleb Parker
Really? I think CITR is a great book for school curriculums, and I'm someone who just got out of one
It's just a good book to read in high school, easy to teach and has themes that adolescents will be able to relate to and project their own meaning onto.
What would be a better choice?
Landon Gonzalez
There is Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck and recently, Black Swan Green by Dave Michell. A lot of them have the same themes but carry them over in a more direct way, and are able to be discussed in different grade levels without the need for saturation or "watering down" as many curriculums have had to do with CITR in other less-intelligent states (North Carolina and Texas being examples, with the whole fake controversy about themes in the book.)
Landon White
You are all plebs, who can't understand the beauty and complexity of this book
Jeremiah Watson
Oh man, if you could work as good as you post unfunny garbage, maybe you wouldn't be unpublished still.
Tyler Wood
it's readable for simple folk, yet it still has integrity. this makes it suitable for the classroom.
Camden Gonzalez
The part where he rapes his sister.
Carson Jackson
I desagree: many movies and books today contain elements similar to this one and after learning CITR, the connection and analysis of similarities can really help developing sense out of more difficult texts.