This second edition of Peter G. Beidler's Readers Companion builds
on the success of the first edition. It will be an indispensable
guide for teachers, students, and general readers who want fully to
appreciate Salinger's perennial bestseller. Now six decades old,
The Catcher in the Rye contains references to people, places,
books, movies, and historical events that will puzzle many
twenty-first century readers. This edition includes a new section
on reactions to Salinger's death in January, 2010./Beidler provides
some 250 explanations to help readers make sense of the culture
through which Holden Caulfield stumbles as he comes of age. He
provides a map showing the various stops in Holden's Manhattan
odyssey. Of particular interest to readers whose native language is
not English is his glossary of more than a hundred terms, phrases,
and slang expressions./In his introductory essay, "Catching The
Catcher in the Rye," Beidler discusses such topics as the three-day
time line for the novel, the way the novel grew out of two
earlier-published short stories, the extent to which the novel is
autobiographical, what Holden looks like, and the reasons for the
enduring appeal of the novel./The many photographs in the Reader's
Companion give fascinating glimpses into the world that Holden has
made famous. Beidler also provides discussion of some of the issues
that have engaged scholars down through the years: the meaning of
Holden's red hunting hat, whether Holden writes his novel in an
insane asylum, Mr. Antolini's troubling actions, and Holden's close
relationship with his sister and his two brothers.
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