In a recent interview Mr. Salinger is acting like a smart ass. When the interviewer asks him about Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye JD responds by saying, "Well, as cornfields go, it’s one of the best in the area. Old man Houlton has some kind of secret irrigation set-up down there and he’s pretty protective of it. You go down to Houlton’s cornfield and snoop around and he’ll soon as blow your head right off with his shotgun." He won't answer any direct question that pertains to his life.
In the 1950’s the public loved to hate Catcher in the Rye, because of its gratuitous language in that it used the words fuck and talked a lot about sex. It has been on the banned books lists frequently in the past couple of years due to people challenging that the children today shouldn’t be exposed to the vulgar included in the book.
The Cather in the Rye has been used in television shows from Simpsons to Saved by the Bell and back to Family Guy. This book has also been suspected to be the cause of multiple shootings including the death of John Lennon. Catcher in the Rye has also influenced multiple movies, songs, and video games.
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