As Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman philosopher, once said, "A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Books have the capability to be any person's escape from reality and no book should ever be subjected to the term "banned". Every book has at least one good thing to offer, no matter how great or small. All the reader has to do is give the book a chance and find that one thing. The novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is one such book that should be taught in high school. Because it has been banned in certain areas and schools, due to profanity mainly, Holden Caulfield, the depressed and lost teenage protagonist, rarely has a chance to share the good lessons he has to offer. Any reader who dares to open this book and allows
…show more content…
Later on, Holden goes to Phoebe's school to deliver a message to her. While at the school, Holden encounters the words "f____ you [written] on the wall[s twice]" (260). He is very upset after seeing these words twice and continues to wait at the museum for Phoebe. At one point, a couple of children ask Holden where the mummies are, so Holden decides to show them. Sadly, Holden encounters those same two words again, leading him to become distraught. Additionally, the multiple accounts of sexual references can be just as upsetting to read. For example, Holden tells the reader that Ackley would repeatedly tell him about "some [girl Ackley supposedly] had sexual intercourse with" (49). Holden even says that "most [students] at Pencey just [talk] about having sexual intercourse" (63). A little while after Holden arrives at New York, he meets an elevator man who asks him if he would like to have some fun that night. After agreeing, he waits and when he hears a knock at his door, he "open[s] the door, [and a] prostitute [is] standing [outside of his door]" (122). Also, after Holden visits Phoebe
Later on, Holden goes to Phoebe's school to deliver a message to her. While at the school, Holden encounters the words "f____ you [written] on the wall[s twice]" (260). He is very upset after seeing these words twice and continues to wait at the museum for Phoebe. At one point, a couple of children ask Holden where the mummies are, so Holden decides to show them. Sadly, Holden encounters those same two words again, leading him to become distraught. Additionally, the multiple accounts of sexual references can be just as upsetting to read. For example, Holden tells the reader that Ackley would repeatedly tell him about "some [girl Ackley supposedly] had sexual intercourse with" (49). Holden even says that "most [students] at Pencey just [talk] about having sexual intercourse" (63). A little while after Holden arrives at New York, he meets an elevator man who asks him if he would like to have some fun that night. After agreeing, he waits and when he hears a knock at his door, he "open[s] the door, [and a] prostitute [is] standing [outside of his door]" (122). Also, after Holden visits Phoebe