Upon hearing of the death of J. D. Salinger, I went in search of my copy of The Catcher In The Rye. Unhappily the book is missing from my library collection. No matter. It was The Catcher In The Rye that helped me through my own adolescent journey and gave me reassurance that I would make it to the other side. Until I read that novel, I was in despair of survival. An explanation of how I, a black, middle-class, public school educated, teenage girl related so well to a white, upper-class, prep school educated, teenage boy protagonist is not to be had - it is a mystery to be embraced. And I am forever grateful for it.
So, Jerome David Salinger, may you rest well in whatever afterlife there may be. Know that there are many of us who found solace in Holden Caulfield’s story – a variation of our own many individual ones. Thank you J. D.
The Catcher In The Rye book cover image from Wikipedia
So, Jerome David Salinger, may you rest well in whatever afterlife there may be. Know that there are many of us who found solace in Holden Caulfield’s story – a variation of our own many individual ones. Thank you J. D.
The Catcher In The Rye book cover image from Wikipedia
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