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Stop Teaching Catcher in the Rye
good.is — Sure, J.D. Salinger ’s novel was edgy and controversial when teachers first put it on their syllabi. But that was 50 years ago. Today, Salinger’s novel lacks the currency or shock value it once had, and has lost some of its critical cachet. But it is still ubiquitously taught even though many newer novels of adolescence are available.
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- Cancerkitty, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1I don't think it lacks anything. The Catcher in the Rye is timeless.
- openthink, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1Salinger, the Paris Hilton of his generation...famous for being famous.
Kidding, really. His stuff was massively hyped but not through his own efforts (unlike the hype machines of similarly themed books in the 80s, 90s, 2000s.) I agree it wasn't the weighty stuff that some considered. But, he's a good writer. And the appeal was authentic. Some of his short stories were excellent.And better high school kids read Catcher in the Rye than Bright Lights, Big Cities & and all the hackneyed coming of age stories that spawned.
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