J.D. Salinger: A Broken Man, A Beautiful Artist
"I'd just be the Catcher in the Rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be" (Salinger 173). These words reflect me and my life almost to the dime. Probably because I wrote 'em and all. Actually, a lot of the things I wrote could be about me. A war not only broke me, but became the vessel that spawned my artistic ability. The combined exposure to traumatic events, plus problematic situations from youth, caused me to portray myself and beliefs through a protection of innocence and a personal touch to my writing. In New York, New York on the first day of the new year in 1919, I came into this world. The roaring 20's were just ready to take off. I was one of two sons born to a rabbi Sol Salinger and Miriam Salinger. Mom and dad had a beautifully run ham and cheese import business. (Biography) This helped my family survive the Great Depression. There happened to be a slight complication with my birth though, as I came out of my mother with only one testicle. While there were no real short term health …show more content…
Its use of a personal, down to earth main character interactions fueled its inhibitions. The descriptions that it used weren't catchy or hard to read.(Themes) They were human. People really related to it. Before this novel, outsiders had no one to look up to. There wasn't a book about someone who didn't quite fit in, or maybe didn't even want to. I used many themes in The Catcher in The Rye that were tough to achieve unless I got it perfect. Holden experiences failure, loneliness, isolation and confusion to name a few. "Holden continually sets himself up for failure, and wears it around like a badge of courage" (Themes). Holden is also lonely because of his constant pushing away of his friends and family. Many of the themes I used for The Catcher in The Rye I used for other books as well, such as A Perfect Day for
"I'd just be the Catcher in the Rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be" (Salinger 173). These words reflect me and my life almost to the dime. Probably because I wrote 'em and all. Actually, a lot of the things I wrote could be about me. A war not only broke me, but became the vessel that spawned my artistic ability. The combined exposure to traumatic events, plus problematic situations from youth, caused me to portray myself and beliefs through a protection of innocence and a personal touch to my writing. In New York, New York on the first day of the new year in 1919, I came into this world. The roaring 20's were just ready to take off. I was one of two sons born to a rabbi Sol Salinger and Miriam Salinger. Mom and dad had a beautifully run ham and cheese import business. (Biography) This helped my family survive the Great Depression. There happened to be a slight complication with my birth though, as I came out of my mother with only one testicle. While there were no real short term health …show more content…
Its use of a personal, down to earth main character interactions fueled its inhibitions. The descriptions that it used weren't catchy or hard to read.(Themes) They were human. People really related to it. Before this novel, outsiders had no one to look up to. There wasn't a book about someone who didn't quite fit in, or maybe didn't even want to. I used many themes in The Catcher in The Rye that were tough to achieve unless I got it perfect. Holden experiences failure, loneliness, isolation and confusion to name a few. "Holden continually sets himself up for failure, and wears it around like a badge of courage" (Themes). Holden is also lonely because of his constant pushing away of his friends and family. Many of the themes I used for The Catcher in The Rye I used for other books as well, such as A Perfect Day for