D. was the literary.
editor of Crossed Sabers, the Academy Yearbook. Salinger's grades at Valley Forge were.
satisfactory. His marks in English varied from 75 to 92. His final grades were: English.
88, French 88, German 76, History 79, and Dramatics 88. As recorded in J.D.'s Valley.
Forge file, his I.Q. was 115. While such scores as J.D.'s must be treated with caution, this.
one and another one of 111 that he made when tested in New York are strong evidence.
that he was slightly above the average in intelligence, but far from the "genius" category. .
At Valley Forge, Salinger belonged to the Glee Club, the Aviation Club, the French Club,.
the Non-Commissioned Officer's Club, and Mask and Spur (a dramatic organization).
(French 22). While at Valley Forge, Salinger began writing short stories, working by.
flashlight under his blankets after official "lights out" (French 23). In June of 1936, J.D.
graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy (French #2 15).
In 1937, Salinger attended the summer session at New York University. He.
attended the Washington Square College campus of New York University. There is little.
documented about J.D.'s attendance at New York University. Shirley Blaney, a high.
school student, and the only person in the world to ever interview J.D. Salinger, said that.
it appears unlikely that Salinger attended New York University for two years (French 23).
In 1939, Salinger returned to New York after traveling to Vienna and Poland for a.
year, to enroll in Whit Burnett's famous course in short-story writing at Columbia.
University. According to Ernest Havemann, "Burnett was not at first impressed with the.
quiet boy, who made no comments and was interested primarily in play writing; but.
Salinger's first story, "The Young Folks," which he turned in near the end of the semester,.
was finished enough to use in Story, edited by Burnett" (French 23).
When the war began, Salinger wrote to Colonel Miltion B. Baker, at Valley Forge.
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 ...
