He was a Jewish-American writer who spent half of his life away from the hustle and bustle and living a life of seclusion. It is said that he was very reluctant to come and greeted him with a stranger on the street, he would turn around and run. In the last 45 years of his life, no more works came out, and he was Salinger with the fame of "The Catcher in the Rye" alone. Today, we will enjoy Salinger's ten aphorisms and experience the strong personal characteristics behind the words.
It is said that Salinger was very mediocre in school, and his father asked him to study the business of business, but he devoted all his energy to European art. During World War II, Salinger joined the army, and by this time he had already begun to write. According to his recollection, whenever he had time, even if he hid in a trench, he was writing. One of his comrades even thought he was obsessed with writing, and it is said that salinger hid under a table and was still typing when their area was attacked.
Later, Salinger left the army and began to write full-time, and in 1951, his most representative "The Catcher in the Rye" was made public, which quickly caused an uproar in the reading circle. But after 1965, Salinger did not have any new works. In only 20 years of his creative career, Salinger has written more than a dozen novels, novellas and short stories, which have a certain status in the American literary world, and his works have a great influence on countless young people of the younger generation.
From the perspective of the creative era, to analyze Salinger's creative background. He created at the end of World War II, when the U.S. economy was developing rapidly, and there was an unprecedented dream era in society. In this context, Salinger uses a tricky, unique form of language, with some dirty mouths, but also some satirical humor, revealing the author's rebellious emotions against society.
In Salinger's pen, most of the characters are young people, and he constructs two very different worlds, namely the "children's world" and the "adult world". He is a praise for the children's world, he has shaped many intelligent and kind children, in his pen, the children's world is so perfect. He is tired of the adult world, surrounded by hypocrites and despicable villains, showing a picture of a young man who looks rebellious and subverts the "adult world".
Personally, I believe that Salinger's "children's world" and "adult world" are for the sake of contradiction and conflict, in order to show the difference between traditional civilization and modern civilization. From his own perspective, he sees the ugly side of real society, thus promoting the good side of the "children's world", which is a sharp contrast. This kind of depiction is Salinger's deep excavation in order to highlight the problem of the inability to integrate reality and ideals, and it is Salinger who expresses his sense of confusion about life.
The novel "The Catcher in the Rye" is eye-catching and profoundly shows the psychological state of American youth after World War II. The language of this novel is vivid, and it is precisely because of the unique form of linguistic expression that it has two voices in the critical world. Whether it is praise or disparagement, it cannot erase the greatness and literary status of this novel. If you have read "The Catcher in the Rye", you will definitely think that the expression of language is typical and characteristic. Therefore, "The Catcher in the Rye" will be considered one of the most classic works of American literature in the 20th century.
Salinger died on January 27, 2010, at the age of 91. Today is his 12th anniversary, let's enjoy the ten aphorisms of this hermit, experience the personal characteristics behind the words, and believe that you will like it.