Salinger's youth and war experiences influenced his writings.
through four different schools for education. He then went to World War II. After the.
war, he had a lot to say, so he wrote down his thoughts. And, he sure had some things to.
say.
Jerome David Salinger came into this world on January 1, 1919. J.D. was short.
for Jerome David. Jerome David went by J.D. when he was young and he never let go of.
the name as he got older. J.D. was born in New York City, New York (Ryan 2581).
J.D. Salinger's parents were Sol and Miriam Salinger (Ryan 2581). His father, Sol.
Salinger, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is said to have been the son of a rabbi. .
However, Sol drifted far from orthodox Judaism to become an importer of hams.
Sol married a Scotch-Irish lady (French 21). The lady's name was Marie Jillich. .
She changed her name to Miriam to fit into her husband's family (French 21).
Jerome David had a roller coaster marriage record. He was allegedly married to a.
French physician in 1945 and divorced her in 1947 (Ryan 2581). But other sources say.
that Salinger has never admitted this marriage and the records of the Florida Bureau of.
Vital Statistics fail to indicate that a divorce was granted in that state in 1947 to Jerome.
David Salinger (French 26).
He then married Claire Douglas on February 17, 1955. Claire Douglas was a.
Radcliff graduate born in England. In 1955, the two of them settled down in Cornish,.
New Hampshire, where they raised two children (Unger 552). J.D. divorced Claire.
Douglas in October 1967 in Newport, New Hampshire (Ryan 2581).
In 1932, the time J.D. should have begun high school, he was transferred to a.
private institution, Manhattan's McBurney School. There, J.D. told the interviewer that he.
was interested in dramatics; but J.D. reportedly flunked out within a year (French 22).
In September 1934, his father enrolled him at Valley Forge Military Academy in.
Pennsylvania (French 22). In 1935, while attending Valley Forge, J.
Salinger had early, inner conflicts concerning his father, Sol, who was cold toward his son. ... Unlike Holden, however, Salinger did well at the military academy and enjoyed it. ... After the War, Salinger devoted himself to writing. ... Salinger moved to, and still resides in Hew Hampshire with his wife Colleen O"Neill. ... But I write just for myself and my own pleasure," said Salinger. ...
In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden has found enormous corruption and vulgarity in society. ... In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden wishes to be "The Catcher in the Rye" but realizes he cannot fill this position alone. ...
The author, JD Salinger, expresses his view of adolescence through the main character, Holden Caulfield. ... (Salinger 13) Holden finds himself questioning where he will go after his last day of Pencey. ... If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies- (Salinger 2). ... They can even have spit all over the pillow and they still look all right- (Salinger 159). ... (Sacks 445) Holden often expresses how some people are "goddam princes- (Salinger 134), and "bastards- (86). ...
In the drama Antigone by Sophocles and the novel Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger have major characters that change their outlook and viewpoints through out the story. ... Another example of irony in Antigone was Creon wouldn't change his decision because the people of Thebes would have thought he was weak even though they already thought he was weak because he didn't change his mind The novel Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger has a troubled teenage Holden Caufield, who struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. ...
JD salingers book, "Catcher in the rye" captures a few days in the life of Holden Caulfield. Holden's journey of self descovery begins when he is kicked out of Pencey College. Holden's feelings, the people he encounters and often his concerns are revealed to the reader through his thoughts. ...
In the book "The Catcher in the Rye," by JD Salinger, protagonist Holden Caulfield meets a variety of different female characters. ... When he gives his red hunting hat -right after he cries for a long time- to his little sister, Holden shows appreciation and love for Phoebe: "Then I took my hunting hat out of my pocket and gave it to her" (Salinger 180). ... I oughta go down and say hello to her, at least'" (Salinger 32). ... So what I did, I gave old Sally Hayes a buzz" (Salinger 150). ...
In the book catcher in the rye by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield, the main character is a negatively charged person, doesn't want himself or others around him to grow up and suffers from depression because of his brother's death. In JD Salinger's' Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. ...
Such is the case with Holden Caulfield, the main character in JD Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. ... Holden states, "I felt something rubbing on my head, some guy's hand" (Salinger 191). As Holden attempts to leave, he expresses his feelings by stating, "I was shaking like a madman" (Salinger 193). ... Such is the case when Holden enters the night club; he immediately feels the phoniness in the room and suggests his hatred for conformity by stating, "It's one of those places that were supposed to be very sophisticated and all, and the phonies are coming out of the ...
