Understanding the Catcher in the Rye: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents

by Ann Pinsker and Sanford Pinsker

Book Overview

This rich source of social, cultural, and historical documents and commentary will illuminate the reading of The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has become an important rite of passage for many young adults. In addition to a literary analysis, this casebook acquaints students with the larger world in which Holden Caulfield moves: Hollywood films, Broadway plays, and jazz musicians. It also presents a detailed account of the censorship challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313302006
• ISBN13: 9780313302008
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12