““People never notice People never notice anything.”anything.”

——Holden CaulfieldHolden Caulfield

“ “All morons hate it when you call All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”them a moron.”

J.D. SalingerJ.D. Salinger

Born January 1, Born January 1, 19191919

Raised in the Raised in the Bronx, NY, young Bronx, NY, young writerwriter

Served in WWII, Served in WWII, traumatic stresstraumatic stress

Recluse, nothing Recluse, nothing published since published since 19651965

“ “I don't even know what I was I don't even know what I was running for - I guess I just felt like running for - I guess I just felt like it.”it.”

““A Perfect Day for A Perfect Day for Bananafish”Bananafish” Published 1948 in Published 1948 in The New YorkerThe New Yorker Critically-acclaimedCritically-acclaimed Shell-shocked WWII veteranShell-shocked WWII veteran Similar to Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Similar to Fitzgerald, Hemingway,

other Modernistsother Modernists

“ “It was that kind of a crazy It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.”time you crossed a road.”

The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye

Published 1951Published 1951 Immediate success, more public Immediate success, more public

attention—and scrutinyattention—and scrutiny For adults, but about teen angst, For adults, but about teen angst,

adolescent alienation, loss of adolescent alienation, loss of innocence: modern consciousnessinnocence: modern consciousness

Widely read, but controversialWidely read, but controversial

“ “People always think something's People always think something's allall true.” true.”