salinger, j. d.

A collection of essays in which fourteen contemporary writers discuss how their lives and work have been influenced by the writings of J.D. Salinger.

Analyzes six of J.D. Salinger's short stories; includes plot summaries, biographical information, critical essays, and discussions of the stories' themes and ideas.

Literary Masterpieces is one series of the trio that makes up the Gale Study Guides to Great Literature (the others are Literary Topics and Literary Masters). Each Literary Masterpieces volume chooses a book by one of the authors covered in Literary Masters and offers a discussion of themes, characters, comparisons with social events of the era when the book was written and a critical analysis. The Catcher in the Rye was published in 1951 when J. D. Salinger had already achieved commercial success and critical acclaim as a short-story writer. The ultimate troubled teenage story is told by seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield who has just flunked out of his third prep school. This novel spells out everything that has ever troubled a teenager about the adult world during any period in history---hypocrisy, insincerity, lack of compassion, lack of respect for everything, and the importance of material possessions over people.

Contains thirteen critical essays on J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye," and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Contains twelve essays in which various authors provide critical analyses of the works of American author J.D. Salinger, and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom, a chronology, and a bibliography.

Provides a detailed introduction to writing an essay about literature and discusses sample topics based on twelve of author J.D. Salinger's works.