16麦田里的守望者.ppt

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 author J.D. Salinger 杰罗姆·大卫·塞林格 Jerome David Salinger Jerome David Salinger was born wealthy Judean peoples family and grew 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. Here~ * Jerome David Salinger He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and participated in the invasion 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. Plot Summary It is a story about a rebellious(叛逆的）teenager schoolboy and his quixotic（堂吉诃德式的） 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 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 total 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 have her accompany him. This upsets Phoebe, so Holden does her a favor and decides not to leave after all. Holden tries to rever