麦田里的守望者英文版介绍

,TheCatcherintheRye,Author:JeromeDavidSalinger(1919-2010)anAmericanauthorgrewupinNewHampshireandlaterattendedthreecolleges,butgotnodegreebestknownforhis1951novelTheCatcherintheRye，aswellashisreclusivenature.9Stories”,FrannyandZooey”,RaiseHightheRoofbeam,Carpenters”and“Seymour:-AnIntroduction.,Publishedin1951.amongthe100bestEnglish-languagenovelsfrom1951-2005FrequentlychallengedintheUnitedStatesforitsliberaluseofprofanity(亵渎语言)andportrayalofsexuality.Dealswithcomplexissuesofidentity,belonging,connectionandalienation.,SYNOPSIS:TheCatcherintheRyegivesusaportraitofasixteen-year-oldAmericanboy,HoldenCaulfield.Holdenhasjustbeenkickedoutofyetanotherboardingschool.HavingafewdaystokillbeforereturninghomefortheChristmasbreak,hehopsonatraintoNewYork.Therehespendshistimewanderingaimlesslyfromonebriefencountertoanother,gettingprogressivelymoredisgustedwithwhathecallsthephoninessoftheadultworld.,Holdencravestheinnocenceandsimplicityofchildhood.Atthesametimehedoesanumberof“adult”thingssuchastryingtogetadrinkinabarandmeetingwithaprostitute.,Eventually,withthehelpofhisyoungersister,hecomestotherealizationthatchildrencannotbeprotectedforeverfromtheimperfectionsoftheadultworld.,Holdensdream：Anyway,Ikeeppicturingalltheselittlekidsplayingsomegameinthisbigfieldofryeandall.Thousandsoflittlekids,andnobodysaround-nobodybig,Imean-exceptme.AndImstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverybodyiftheystarttogooverthecliff-ImeaniftheyrerunningandtheydontlookwheretheyregoingIhavetocomeoutfromsomewhereandcatchthem.ThatsallIddoallday.Idjustbethecatcherintheryeandall.Iknowitscrazy,butthatstheonlythingIdreallyliketobe.Toprotectkidsfromspoilingbyearthliness(世俗)andhypocrisy.Tosavekidswholosttheirdirections.,“Itmaybethekindwhere,attheageofthirty,yousitinsomebarhatingeverybodywhocomesinlookingasifhemighthaveplayedfootballincollege.Thenagain,youmaypickupjustenougheducationtohatepeoplewhosay,ItsasecretbetweenheandI.Oryoumayendupinsomebusinessoffice,throwingpaperclipsattheneareststenographer.Ijustdontknow.ButdoyouknowwhatImdrivingat,atall?”,Thewholearrangementsdesignedformenwhoatsometimeorotherintheirlives,werelookingforsomethingtheirownenvironmentcouldntsupplythemwith.Ortheythoughttheirownenvironmentcouldntsupplythemwith.Sotheygaveuplooking.Theygaveitupbeforetheyeverreallyevengotstarted.Youfollowme?,Themarkoftheimmaturemanisthathewantstodienoblyforacause,whilethemarkofthematuremanisthathewantstolivehumblyforone.,Youreg