bookreport麦田里的守望者The Catcher In The Rye

BookReportTitle:THECATCHERINTHERYEAuthor:J.D.SALINGERPages:26Wordsandexpressions:lousy:讨厌的；极坏的crap:废话；废物buck:纨绔子弟；年轻的印第安人或黑人manure:耕种phonyslob:懒散的人ostracize:放逐；排斥Spencer:针织短上衣chiffonier:西洋梳镜柜Caucasian:白种人ingredient:要素；组成部分firecracker:鞭炮，爆竹grippy:患流行性感冒的locomotive:机车；火车头sarcastic:挖苦的；尖刻的，辛辣的bull:公牛rostrum:讲坛；演讲者]illiterate:不识字的；没受教育的；文盲的suitcase:手提箱；衣箱sonuvabitch:骂人的话（等于sonsofbitches）torso:残缺不全的东西steamy:蒸汽的；充满蒸汽的washbowl:洗脸盆bastard:私生子choke:抑制babe:婴儿，小孩surgeon:外科医生teeoff:发球，开球；开始halitosis:口臭pimple:面疱；疙瘩moron:笨人；[口]傻瓜hospitality:殷勤；好客corridor:走廊oversexed:纵欲的inhale:吸入；猛吃猛喝trance:恍惚；出神；着迷，入迷crumby:柔软的；尽是面包屑的approximately:大约，近似地；近于lobby:大厅；休息室intoxicate：使喝醉；使陶醉；使中毒jitterbug:容易紧张的人apiece:每人；每个；各自地suicide:自杀；自杀者；自杀行为cab:出租汽车；出租马车；驾驶室liquor:酒，含酒精饮料；液体；烈酒；溶液foul:邪恶的；污秽的minimum:最小量；最小值；最小化；最低限度blindfolded:被蒙上眼睛的yellowness:黄色；发黄；猜忌；胆怯nonchalant:冷淡的，漠不关心的blonde:亚麻色的；白皙的；白肤金发碧眼的dough:生面团；[美俚]金钱prostitute:卖淫的；堕落的leak:漏洞，裂缝；泄漏banister:栏杆的支柱；楼梯的扶栏chew:咀嚼；咀嚼物bourgeois:中产阶级的人snotty:流鼻涕的，尽是鼻涕的；下贱的marvelous:了不起的；非凡的；令人惊异的shrug:耸肩，耸肩表示tighten:变紧；使变紧mutiny:兵变；叛乱；暴动raspy:刺耳的；易怒的；粗糙的slobber:流口水；情不自禁地说masterpiece:杰作；绝无仅有的人inferiority:次等；自卑；下部；下属crucifix:十字架，耶稣受难像swanky:炫耀的；时髦的；爱出风头的celebrity:名人；名声pursue:从事；追赶；继续；纠缠immature:不成熟的；未成熟的；粗糙的elementary:基本的；初级的；元素的psychoanalyze:用精神分析疗法治疗分析shiver:颤抖，战栗；碎片cemetery:墓地；公墓pneumonia:肺炎superintendent:负责人；主管；监督人；指挥者cauliflower:花椰菜，菜花crook:弯处，弯曲部分；钩状物；骗子，坏蛋underneath:在…的下面；在…的形式下Alaskan:阿拉斯加的；阿拉斯加州的session:会议；（法庭的）开庭buffalo:水牛；野牛lipstick:口红；唇膏cabin:小屋；客舱；船舱MemorableQuotesIfthere'severanotherwar,I'mgoingtositrightthehellontopofit.I'llvolunteerforit,IsweartoGodIwill.Don'tevertellanybodyanything.Ifyoudo,youstartmissingeverybody.ThereasonIsawher,shehadmycrazyhuntinghaton--youcouldseethathatabouttenmilesaway.Ifanybodytriedtodoanythingphony,theycouldn'tstay.AllthoseIvyLeaguebastardslookalike.MyfatherwantsmetogotoYale,ormaybePrinceton,butIswear,Iwouldn’tgotooneofthoseIvyLeaguecollegesifIwasdying,forGod’ssake.

Themoreexpensiveaschoolis,themorecrooksithas.

Idon’tliketoseeoldguysintheirpajamasandbathrobesanyway.Theirbumpyoldchestsarealwaysshowing.

Healsostartedpickinghisnose.Hemadeoutlikehewasonlypinchingit,buthewasreallygettingtheoldthumbrightinthere.

WhereIhavemyhandonyourback,ifIthinkthereisn’tanythingunderneathmyhand-nocan,nolegs,nofeet,noanything-thenthegirls’reallyaterrificdancer.

IsweartoGod.IfIwereapianoplayeroranactororsomethingandallthosedopesthoughtIwasterrific,I’dhateit.Iwouldn’tevenwantthemtoclapforme.Peoplealwaysclapforthewrongthings.IfIwasapianoplayer,I’dplayitinthegoddamncloset…Inafunnyway,though,Ifeltsortofsorrywhenhewasfinished.Idon’teventhinkheknowsanymorewhenhe’splayingrightornot.Itisn’tallhisfault,Ipartlyblameallthosedopesthatclaptheirheadsoff—they’dfoulupanybody,ifyougavethemachance.

Awoman’sbodyislikeaviolinandall,andthatittakesaterrificmusiciantoplayitright.

Ikeeppicturingalltheselittlekidsplayingsomegameinthisbigfieldofryeandall.Thousandsoflittlekids,andnobody’saround—nobodybig,Imean,exceptme.AndI’mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverybodyiftheystarttogooverthecliff—Imeanifthey’rerunningandtheydon’tlookwherethey’regoingIhavetocomeoutsomewhereandcatchthem.That’sallI’ddoallday.I’djustbethecatcherintheryeandall.Iknowit’scrazy,butthat’stheonlythingI’dreallyliketobe.Iknowit’scrazy.

Peoplearemostlyhottohaveadiscussionwhenyou’renot.

I’malwayssaying“Gladto’vemetyou”tosomebodyI’mnotatallgladImet.

Gist:Superficiallythestoryofayoungman'sexpulsionfromyetanotherschool,'TheCatcherInTheRye'isinfactaperceptivestudyofoneindividual'sunderstandingofhishumancondition.HoldenCaulfield,hasbeenexpelledschoolforpoorachievementonceagain.Inanattempttodealwiththisheleavesschoolafewdayspriortotheendofterm,andgoestoNewYorkto'takeavacation'beforereturningtohisparents'inevitablewrath.Toldasamonologue,thebookdescribesHolden'sthoughtsandactivitiesoverthesefewdays,duringwhichhedescribesadevelopingnervousbreakdown.However,duringhispsychologicalbattle,lifecontinuesonaroundHoldenasitalwayshad,withthemajorityofpeopleignoringthe'madmanstuff'thatishappeningtohim-untilitbeginstoencroachontheirwelldefinedsocialcodes.Progressivelythroughthenovelwearechallengedtothinkaboutsociety'sattitudetothehumancondition-doessocietyhavean'ostrichinthesand'mentality,adeliberateignoranceoftheemptinessthatcancharacterizehumanexistence?MycommentAlthoughprotagonistHoldenCaulfieldisacharacterthatbelongstohalfcenturyago,butfiftyyearslater,Icanstillstronglyfeelwhathehadfeltabout,especiallywhentheidealandrealityiscontradictory.Whenthesocialunrestmadepeopletiredout,theyusedthepsychedelictoescapefromreality,toindulgencethemselves.ButnotthesametoHoldenCaulfield,whoalwayshadapurelandwithoutpollutioninhishearttowatchtherye.Thebiggestsorrowtopeopleisthatwhenwewakeup,wedon’tknowwhereshouldwego.Holdenwassouredabouthergirlfriend’svanity,butatthesametime,becauseofhergreatbeauty,hecouldn’thelpherselftokissher.Hisspiritualworldandtherealityoneconflictwithviolent.Ononehand,heisawake.Hesawthehypocrisyvulgarsideofthecapitalistsociety.Ontheotherhand,heislost.Healwaysdosomethingthatagainsthisideal.AftertheSecondWorldWar,thepeoplewhohadsufferedalotinthecruelwarfarecouldnotfoundcomfortwhiletheirheartswereextremeemptiness.Andsocialturbulencemakethemgetlostaswell.Holden’slivingenvironmentlikeafilthybigdyeingtank,comeupwithsiltbutdon'tdyeishard.Itisreallysad.Inall,Holdenisacontradictedboy.Heiseagertogetawayfromsuchkindoftheworldandlookforthesliceofidealofrye,butatthesametime,hewasinimperceptibleaffec