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TheCatcherintheRyeAuthor:JeromeDavidSalinger(1919-2010)anAmericanauthorgrewupinNewHampshireandlaterattendedthreecolleges,butgotnodegreebestknownforhis1951novelTheCatcherintheRye，aswellashisreclusivenature.9Stories”,FrannyandZooey”,RaiseHightheRoofbeam,Carpenters”and“Seymour:-AnIntroduction.Publishedin1951.amongthe100bestEnglish-languagenovelsfrom1951-2005FrequentlychallengedintheUnitedStatesforitsliberaluseofprofanity(亵渎语言)andportrayalofsexuality.Dealswithcomplexissuesofidentity,belonging,connectionandalienation.SYNOPSIS:TheCatcherintheRyegivesusaportraitofasixteen-year-oldAmericanboy,HoldenCaulfield.Holdenhasjustbeenkickedoutofyetanotherboardingschool.HavingafewdaystokillbeforereturninghomefortheChristmasbreak,hehopsonatraintoNewYork.Therehespendshistimewanderingaimlesslyfromonebriefencountertoanother,gettingprogressivelymoredisgustedwithwhathecallsthephoninessoftheadultworld.Holdencravestheinnocenceandsimplicityofchildhood.Atthesametimehedoesanumberof“adult”thingssuchastryingtogetadrinkinabarandmeetingwithaprostitute.Eventually,withthehelpofhisyoungersister,hecomestotherealizationthatchildrencannotbeprotectedforeverfromtheimperfectionsoftheadultworld.Holden’sdream：Anyway,Ikeeppicturingalltheselittlekidsplayingsomegameinthisbigfieldofryeandall.Thousandsoflittlekids,andnobody'saround---nobodybig,Imean---exceptme.AndI'mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverybodyiftheystarttogooverthecliff---Imeanifthey'rerunningandtheydon'tlookwherethey'regoingIhavetocomeoutfromsomewhereandcatchthem.That'sallI'ddoallday.I'djustbethecatcherintheryeandall.Iknowit'scrazy,butthat'stheonlythingI'dreallyliketobe.Toprotectkidsfromspoilingbyearthliness(世俗)andhypocrisy.Tosavekidswholosttheirdirections.“Itmaybethekindwhere,attheageofthirty,yousitinsomebarhatingeverybodywhocomesinlookingasifhemighthaveplayedfootballincollege.Thenagain,youmaypickupjustenougheducationtohatepeoplewhosay,'It'sasecretbetweenheandI.'Oryoumayendupinsomebusinessoffice,throwingpaperclipsattheneareststenographer.Ijustdon'tknow.ButdoyouknowwhatI'mdrivingat,atall?”Thewholearrangement'sdesignedformenwhoatsometimeorotherintheirlives,werelookingforsomethingtheirownenvironmentcouldn'tsupplythemwith.Ortheythoughttheirownenvironmentcouldn'tsupplythemwith.Sotheygaveuplooking.Theygaveitupbeforetheyeverreallyevengotstarted.Youfollowme?Themarkoftheimmaturemanisthathewantstodienoblyforacause,whilethemarkofthematuremanisthathewantstolivehumblyforone.You'regoingtohavetofindoutwhereyouwanttogo.Andthenyou'vegottostartgoingthere.Butimmediately.Youcan'taffordtoloseaminute.Notyou.Thankyou~