Cather in the Rye

Without a doubt, J.D. Salinger is one of the best twentieth-century America authors. He is best known for his book, Catcher in the Rye, a book about a seventeen-year-old teenager, struggling through his teenager years, falling into a depression and trying to understand the real world. The straightforward approach to his novel caused a hurricane of controversy in America. It was the first time an author, dared to tell it how it really is …

…shot him five times hitting him with four bullets. He didn’t even try to run away, he just took out his book read it until the cops came.15 Although this is a rare case, it has created a lot of public and media attention to this book. The reason is that many people are fascinated by the many controversial aspects this book has brought fourth. These events had widely contributed to Salinger’s fame.