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  Week 2 J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger (1919-2010) “ 我的小說不能被拍成電影 ” An American writer who won acclaim early in life. He led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980. Salinger was raised in Manhattan and began writing short stories while in secondary school. Several were published in Story magazine[1] in the early 1940s before he began serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker magazine, which became home to much of his later work. In 1951, his novel The Catcher in the Rye was an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holden Caulfield was influential, especially among adolescent readers.[2] The novel remains widely read and controversial,[notes 1] se...

    Week 1 Orientation: Genre, history, critical approaches Young adult fiction (YA) Juvenile fiction Adolescent 小孩到成人之間的過渡期 Orientation Ori-:beginning ◎ QUIZ BANK ： ‧   http://www.sparknotes.com/ ‧   http://www.gradesaver.com/ ‧   http://www.cliffsnotes.com/ ‧   http://www.online-literature.com/ ‧ 英美文學網路圖書館 1922 Modernism Literary   modernism , or   modernist literature , has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Europe and North America. Modernism is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse. Modernists experimented with literary form and expression, adhering to   Ezra Pound 's maxim to "Make it new". [1]   The modernist literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of their time. [2]   Th...