... , his age and the various settings and writing techniques throughout the novel. In order to fully understand the novel the historical aspects must be taken into close consideration. "The Catcher in the Rye" is set in America in the 1950's a decade of common teenage rebellion that was evident in many aspects such as clothing music and attitudes towards authority. Holden Caulfield in ... more thoroughly understood by the reader when the historical time period and its social values in society in which Holden lives is analyzed. Therefore the historical context of "the catcher in the rye" has...

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... in the Twenty-First Century I disagree with the author's criticisms about Salinger's classic novel. The novel The Catcher in the Rye embraces the post war times of the 1950's. The author, J.D. Salinger broadens the reader's horizons for different historical time frames. Salinger puts the reader into Holden's shoes as Holden puts ... rudeness. Adolescents can relate to these type of problems because they go through this in their lives in present day just as Holden had 50 years earlier. I recommend "The Catcher in the Rye" to teenagers because adolescents are able to relate to it and it'...

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