Jd Salinger Research Paper

J.D. Salinger Literature pre-World War Two, was primarily distinguished writing, even most fiction was for the most part politically correct. Then, along came J.D. Salinger, who had rougher writing that was more similar to actual conversation than what most people were used to finding in books. His works also had a much looser chronological order than the current status quo of literature. His characters faced struggles internally, and against society. This made both his novels and short stories interesting to current teenagers, and college students. They were able to identify with the characters, making his books more enjoyable, and furthering Salinger’s career. One of the reason’s Salinger was so good at connecting with a younger age group, was because he had many of his own struggles during that time. As a child, he struggled with school, and flunked out of a progressive school after only two years. Then, his parents sent him to a military academy that was the basis for the school Holden attended. Also like Caulfield, Salinger was the team manager of the school’s fencing team. Furthermore, J.D. Salinger was a very proud college-age student, often bragging about his writing. This would however, change greatly once the massive successes he had hoped for actually became reality. …show more content…
Salinger finally finished The Catcher in the Rye. It was a smash hit, and aside from his writing style, this huge monetary success coming from an author was another change in literature that was greatly on the rise starting slightly before his time, and continuing upward to present day. There have been more than 65 million copies sold, and there are about 250,000 sold every year. After he became famous from his first and only novel, he bought a 90 acre plot of land and for the most part cut ties to media and the rest of society, not unlike Holden wishes to do in The Catcher in the