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Holden, the hero of this book, is a middle school student from a wealthy middle class family. Although he is only 16 years old, he is a head taller than ordinary people. He wandered around in a raincoat and hat all day, unwilling to study. He is fed up with everything in school-teachers, classmates, homework, ball games and so on. And was expelled from school three times. At the end of another semester, he was expelled from school because he failed four of the five courses. He doesn't feel sick at all. After a fight with his roommate, he left school late at night and returned to new york, but he was afraid to go home. Late that night, I checked into a small hotel. What he saw in the hotel were all no three no four people, men in women's clothes, men and women who sprayed water and wine on each other. They had a good time and were very coy, which made Holden feel sick and surprised. He was so bored that he went to a nightclub for a while. When I returned to the hotel, I still felt very annoyed. I promised Mauriz, the elevator worker, that he would call a prostitute. When the prostitute came, he was nervous and scared, and finally gave her five dollars at the agreed price and sent her away.

The next day is Sunday, holden strolled in the street, met two nuns and donated 10 yuan. Later, his girlfriend Sally went to see a play and went skating. Holden was unhappy to see Sally's hypocrisy. They quarreled and broke up. Then holden went to the movies alone, and then went to the bar to drink with an old classmate and got drunk. He went into the toilet, put his head into the washbasin and soaked in cold water for a while before waking up. But after walking out of the bar, he was blown by the cold wind and his hair froze. He thought that he might die of pneumonia and never see his sister, Fei Xin, so he decided to venture home and say goodbye to her.

Holden sneaked home, but fortunately his parents went out to play. He woke up Fei Xin and told her his troubles and ideals. He told his sister that he would be a "catcher in the rye" in the future: "There are so many children playing games in a large wheat field. There are thousands of children, and there is no one nearby-no adults, I mean-except me. Me, right on the edge of that damn cliff. My job is to watch over there, and if any children run to the edge of the cliff, I will catch them-I mean, the children are running wildly, and I don't know where they are running. I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. I do this all day. I just want to be a catcher in the rye. " Later, when his parents came back, Holden got scared and hid in the closet. When his parents went to the bedroom, he hurried out of the house and lived in a respected teacher's house. But sleeping until midnight, he found that the teacher might be gay, so he had to sneak out and spend the night in the waiting room of the station.

Holden didn't want to go home or study any more, so he decided to make a living in the west and be deaf-mute, but he wanted to see his sister again before he left, so he asked someone to bring her a note and ask her to meet at the gate of the art museum. After a long time, Fei Xin finally came, but dragging a big box full of her own clothes, she had to go to the west with her brother. Finally, the prisoner failed to convince his sister, so Holden had to give up his trip to the west, take her to the zoo and park for a while, and then go home together. Shortly after returning home, holden became seriously ill. The whole novel is written in the form of memories.

works appreciation

The Catcher in the Rye is Salinger's only novel. Although it is only a few hundred thousand words, it has had a great influence on American society and literature. At 195 1, the novel immediately caused a sensation. The hero's experience and thoughts aroused strong repercussions among teenagers and were warmly welcomed by readers, especially college students and middle school students. They all imitate the clothes of the protagonist Holden and speak "Holden-style" language, because this novel tells their hearts and reflects their ideals, anguish and wishes. Parents and literary circles also have arguments about this book. Some people think that teenagers can increase their understanding of life, be alert to the ugly reality, and urge them to choose the road of self-love; Adults can also improve their understanding of teenagers through this book. However, some people think this is a bad book. The protagonist doesn't study hard, but also smokes and drinks and engages in women. His mind is full of menial work. Opening his mouth is "fuck", so it should be banned. After more than 30 years' test, it has been proved to be one of the "modern classic novels" in contemporary American literature. At present, most middle schools and universities list it as a must-read after class. As some critics have said, it has "almost greatly influenced several generations of American youth".

In this book, holden, the hero, tells about his experiences and spiritual feelings of wandering in new york for nearly two days and two nights after he was expelled from school. It not only vividly and meticulously depicts the depressed, confused, lonely and cynical spiritual world of a middle-class child who is uneasy about the status quo, but also criticizes the hypocrisy and affectation of adult society. Holden is a typical teenager with complex and contradictory personality. He has a pure and kind heart and pursues a better life and lofty ideals. He hates those who are keen to talk about women and wine, and hates the hypocrisy and snobbery of the principal. When he saw the dirty words on the wall, he erased them angrily, and the nuns raised money for the victims, and he also gave generously. He sincerely loves and takes care of his sister Fei Xin. In order to protect the child from falling off the cliff, he is also eager to be a "catcher in the rye" all his life and make a sound like "save the child". However, the negative resistance brought by cynical thoughts and the adolescent psychology of sensitivity, curiosity, anxiety, uneasiness, venting and impulsiveness made him refuse to study, pursue excitement and be cynical; He smokes, drinks, fights, flirts and even plays with prostitutes. He thinks that teachers and parents want him to learn and progress just to "get ahead" ... so that he can buy a fucking Cadillac in the future. He thinks that no one in adult society can be trusted, and they are all "hypocrites". Even the only teacher he admired later discovered that he might be gay and taught him that the sign of an immature man is willing to die bravely for a certain cause, and the sign of a mature man is willing to live humbly for a certain cause. He doesn't like secular human feelings in real society. What he longed for was simplicity and sincerity, but all he met was hypocrisy and deception, and he was unable to change this situation, so he had to be depressed, hesitant and indulgent, and finally even wanted to escape from this real world and pretend to be a deaf-mute in the hinterland. After World War II, under the pressure of social alienation, political pressure and conservative culture, the United States formed a "silent decade", and the first to rise up against it was the "Beat Generation". Holden, the hero of this book, is actually a "beat-up" and the earliest "anti-hero", but he hasn't sunk and lost to their degree.

The Catcher in the Rye has such a great influence because the author has created a novel artistic style. Through the first person, the book narrates what he thinks, sees, hears and does in the tone of a teenager, and also criticizes the hypocrisy and deception of the adult world from the perspective of a teenager. The author analyzes the complex psychology of the hero with delicate and profound brushstrokes, which not only grasps the conflict between his ideal and reality, but also firmly grasps the psychological characteristics of adolescence to show the hero's kindness, innocence and absurd indulgence. The novel uses both "stream of life" and "stream of consciousness" and skillfully combines them. In the use of language, this book is also original. The book is straightforward in a teenager's tone, does not avoid triviality, is outspoken about privacy, uses a lot of spoken language and slang, is vivid and easy to understand, achieves the effect of hearing his voice and understanding his people, increases the appeal of the work, and can arouse readers' thoughts and thoughts, and arouse readers' association and response.