1、The Catcher in the Rye,By J.D. Salinger,麦田里的守望者。,The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger.It has been listed as one of the best novels of the 20th century.,About the authorJ.D. Salinger杰罗姆大卫塞林格,Jerome David Salinger,Jerome David Salinger was born wealthy Judean peoples family and gre
2、w up in the fashionable apartment district of Manhattan, New York on January 1,1919. After restless studies in prep schools, he was sent to Valley Forge Military Academy (1934-36), which he attended briefly.,Jerome David Salinger,He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and participated in the inv
3、asion of Normandy on D-Day, 1944.After gaining international fame with this novel, Salinger spent the rest of his life avoiding publicity.Salinger died at his home in New Hampshire on January 27, 2010.,Here,Plot Summary,It is a story about a rebellious(叛逆的）teenager schoolboy and his quixotic（堂吉诃德式的）
4、 experiences in New York, taking place in December 1949.The story started with Holden Caulfield describing encounters he has had with students and faculty of Pencey Prep in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. He criticizes them for being superficial, or, as he would say, “phony.” After being expelled from the
5、school for his poor academic performance, Holden packs up and leaves the school in the middle of the night after a physical altercation with his roommate. He takes a train to New York but does not want to return to his family and instead checks into the dilapidated Edmont Hotel .Holden spends a tota
6、l of three days in the city, and this time is characterized largely by drunkenness and loneliness.,Plot Summary,Holden makes the decision that he will head out west, and when he mentions these plans to his little sister, she decides she wants to go with him. Holden declines her offer and refuses to
7、have her accompany him. This upsets Phoebe, so Holden does her a favor and decides not to leave after all.Holden tries to reverse her saddened mood by taking her to the Central Park Zoo. He realizes his mistakes as she rides the carousel that lies within the zoo. While watching Phoebe, Holden realiz
8、es that he cant be the “Catcher in the Rye and that he is in need of help.,Plot Summary,At the conclusion of the novel, Holden decides not to mention much about the present day, finding it inconsequential. He alludes to getting sick and living in a mental hospital, and mentions that hell be attending another school in September.Holden says that he has surprisingly found himself missing two of his former classmates, Stradlater and Ackley, and even Maurice the elevator operator.The last words of the novel are, Dont ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.,
