A Reader's Companion to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the

A Reader's Companion to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

This second edition of Peter G. Beidler's Readers Companion builds on the success of the first edition. It will be an indispensable guide for teachers, students, and general readers who want fully to appreciate Salinger's perennial bestseller. Now six decades old, The Catcher in the Rye contains references to people, places, books, movies, and historical events that will puzzle many twenty-first century readers. This edition includes a new section on reactions to Salinger's death in January, 2010./Beidler provides some 250 explanations to help readers make sense of the culture through which Holden Caulfield stumbles as he comes of age. He provides a map showing the various stops in Holdenâ€™s Manhattan odyssey. Of particular interest to readers whose native language is not English is his glossary of more than a hundred terms, phrases, and slang expressions./In his introductory essay, â€œCatching The Catcher in the Rye,â€ Beidler discusses such topics as the three-day time line for the novel, the way the novel grew out of two earlier-published short stories, the extent to which the novel is autobiographical, what Holden looks like, and the reasons for the enduring appeal of the novel./The many photographs in the Readerâ€™s Companion give fascinating glimpses into the world that Holden has made famous. Beidler also provides discussion of some of the issues that have engaged scholars down through the years: the meaning of Holdenâ€™s red hunting hat, whether Holden writes his novel in an insane asylum, Mr. Antoliniâ€™s troubling actions, and Holdenâ€™s close relationship with his sister and his two brothers.

Country	USA
Author	Peter Beidler
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	2
EISBN	9781603811170
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Coffeetown Press
Manufacturer	Coffeetown Press
NumberOfPages	292
PublicationDate	2011-06-06
Publisher	Coffeetown Press
ReleaseDate	2011-06-06
Studio	Coffeetown Press

A Reader's Companion to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye

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