The Catcher in the Rye (Mass Market Paperback) [English]

Résumé

Introduction 7 Biographical Sketch 9 The Story Behind the Story 16 List of Characters 21 Summary and Analysis 25 Critical Views 43 Carl F. Strauch on The Complexity of Holden's Character 43 Robert M. Slabey on Christian Themes and Symbols 47 Jonathan Baumbach on Spirituality 50 John M. Howell on T.S. Eliot's Influence 54 Warren French on Holden's Search for Tranquility 60 Duane Edwards on Holden as the Unreliable Narrator 64 Gerald Rosen on the Relevance of Buddhism 69 Edwin Haviland Miller on Mourning Allie Caulfield 74 Christopher Brookeman on Cultural Codes at Pencey Prep 78 Sanford Pinsker on the Protagonist-Narrator 82 Paul Alexander on Inventing Holden Caulfield 86 Pamela Hunt Steinle on Holden as a Version of the American Adam 89 Matt Evertson on Holden Caulfield's Longing to Construct a New Home 94 Yasuhiro Takeuchi on the Carnivalesque 99 Works by J.D. Salinger 106 Annotated Bibliography 107 Contributors 117 Acknowledgments 120 Index 123