This has got my attention, I am interested to hear what Holden Caulfield decided.
Holden Caulfield is a fictional character in author J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye
why???Holden Caulfield is a fictional character in author J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye
LOL - The Catcher in the Rye is no longer part of the reading list in most high schools (and thank God for that!). (BTW, I got your reference immediately and thought it was pretty good).
why???
You could say the same of Shakespeare. I think it's a great book, probably the best of the 20th century lit required readings I had. It was required reading (by me) for my kids. Yes, there is a certain age where it hits them harder, but I don't think it ever loses its relevance. Another in this category would be Lord of The Flies.why???
In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one so here is mine) - the language of Salinger is dated and doesn't ring true with most teens these days. I think the themes are great - maybe timeless. Also, it works for a certain age and then it doesn't. FWIW, I went to a Catholic high school where it was banned.
Half the fun of the forum, is googling clues to figure out who everyone is Now I want to go get the cliff notes on this Holden Caulfield character! Nah, I'll just wiki it.This has got my attention, I am interested to hear what Holden Caulfield decided.
Why would you post a person's name on an anonymous forum?
The real issue with Shakespeare is that everyone has stolen his stories and when you start reading his stuff, it feels derivative. The irony being of course that he wrote them first (supposedly as he has been accused of stealing the stories) while authors copied his plots to write books and movies. Same problem with Edger Rice Burroughs. Although Princess of Mars (movie) wasnt very good, those unfamilar with the book would feel that the story has already been done a millions times. The truth being is has been done a million times, but ERB did it first.You could say the same of Shakespeare. I think it's a great book, probably the best of the 20th century lit required readings I had. It was required reading (by me) for my kids. Yes, there is a certain age where it hits them harder, but I don't think it ever loses its relevance. Another in this category would be Lord of The Flies.why???
In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one so here is mine) - the language of Salinger is dated and doesn't ring true with most teens these days. I think the themes are great - maybe timeless. Also, it works for a certain age and then it doesn't. FWIW, I went to a Catholic high school where it was banned.
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ERB wrote something other than the Tarzan series?The real issue with Shakespeare is that everyone has stolen his stories and when you start reading his stuff, it feels derivative. The irony being of course that he wrote them first (supposedly as he has been accused of stealing the stories) while authors copied his plots to write books and movies. Same problem with Edger Rice Burroughs. Although Princess of Mars (movie) wasnt very good, those unfamilar with the book would feel that the story has already been done a millions times. The truth being is has been done a million times, but ERB did it first.You could say the same of Shakespeare. I think it's a great book, probably the best of the 20th century lit required readings I had. It was required reading (by me) for my kids. Yes, there is a certain age where it hits them harder, but I don't think it ever loses its relevance. Another in this category would be Lord of The Flies.why???
In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one so here is mine) - the language of Salinger is dated and doesn't ring true with most teens these days. I think the themes are great - maybe timeless. Also, it works for a certain age and then it doesn't. FWIW, I went to a Catholic high school where it was banned.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
He wrote the Princes of Mars (Barsoom) series which is probably the best thing he ever wrote. He wrote several other series with the same types of story. Tarzan was his most famous book (largest series) because they were made into movies, but Princess of Mars (recently made into a bad movie) is what made him huge as a science fiction/adventure writer. He stories and idea have been copied over and over and used in books and movies for the last 100 yearsERB wrote something other than the Tarzan series?The real issue with Shakespeare is that everyone has stolen his stories and when you start reading his stuff, it feels derivative. The irony being of course that he wrote them first (supposedly as he has been accused of stealing the stories) while authors copied his plots to write books and movies. Same problem with Edger Rice Burroughs. Although Princess of Mars (movie) wasnt very good, those unfamilar with the book would feel that the story has already been done a millions times. The truth being is has been done a million times, but ERB did it first.You could say the same of Shakespeare. I think it's a great book, probably the best of the 20th century lit required readings I had. It was required reading (by me) for my kids. Yes, there is a certain age where it hits them harder, but I don't think it ever loses its relevance. Another in this category would be Lord of The Flies.why???
In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one so here is mine) - the language of Salinger is dated and doesn't ring true with most teens these days. I think the themes are great - maybe timeless. Also, it works for a certain age and then it doesn't. FWIW, I went to a Catholic high school where it was banned.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
I wasn't much of a science fiction fan - that explains it.He wrote the Princes of Mars (Barsoom) series which is probably the best thing he ever wrote. He wrote several other series with the same types of story. Tarzan was his most famous book (largest series) because they were made into movies, but Princess of Mars (recently made into a bad movie) is what made him huge as a science fiction/adventure writer. He stories and idea have been copied over and over and used in books and movies for the last 100 yearsERB wrote something other than the Tarzan series?The real issue with Shakespeare is that everyone has stolen his stories and when you start reading his stuff, it feels derivative. The irony being of course that he wrote them first (supposedly as he has been accused of stealing the stories) while authors copied his plots to write books and movies. Same problem with Edger Rice Burroughs. Although Princess of Mars (movie) wasnt very good, those unfamilar with the book would feel that the story has already been done a millions times. The truth being is has been done a million times, but ERB did it first.You could say the same of Shakespeare. I think it's a great book, probably the best of the 20th century lit required readings I had. It was required reading (by me) for my kids. Yes, there is a certain age where it hits them harder, but I don't think it ever loses its relevance. Another in this category would be Lord of The Flies.why???
In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one so here is mine) - the language of Salinger is dated and doesn't ring true with most teens these days. I think the themes are great - maybe timeless. Also, it works for a certain age and then it doesn't. FWIW, I went to a Catholic high school where it was banned.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
You could say the same of Shakespeare. I think it's a great book, probably the best of the 20th century lit required readings I had. It was required reading (by me) for my kids. Yes, there is a certain age where it hits them harder, but I don't think it ever loses its relevance. Another in this category would be Lord of The Flies.why???
In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one so here is mine) - the language of Salinger is dated and doesn't ring true with most teens these days. I think the themes are great - maybe timeless. Also, it works for a certain age and then it doesn't. FWIW, I went to a Catholic high school where it was banned.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
The real issue with Shakespeare is that everyone has stolen his stories and when you start reading his stuff, it feels derivative. The irony being of course that he wrote them first (supposedly as he has been accused of stealing the stories) while authors copied his plots to write books and movies. Same problem with Edger Rice Burroughs. Although Princess of Mars (movie) wasnt very good, those unfamilar with the book would feel that the story has already been done a millions times. The truth being is has been done a million times, but ERB did it first.