Friday, June 06, 2008

J.D. Salinger • The Catcher in the Rye

"School is out and he is planning to spend some time on his own in New York City, where he lives. Though Holden is friendly with many people at school, and though he has several friends in New York, he is constantly lonesome and in need of someone who will sympathize with his feelings of alienation. The person Holden feels closest to is his ten year old sister Phoebe, but he can't call her for fear of letting his parents know he left school. He spends his time with a variety of people, but can't make meaningful contact with any of them. After a day of futility, he sneaks"Holden Caulfield is a 16-year-old prep school student who has failed out of school two weeks before Christmas. Several days before he's expected home for Christmas vacation, he leaves into his home to see Phoebe, but she disappoints him by being annoyed at his being expelled from school. Holden decides the the only solution to his overwhelming problem is to run away and establish a new identity as a deaf-mute who will not need to communicate with anyone. On the verge of nervous collapse, Holden changes his mind and decides to rejoin his family. He then enters a hospital not far from Hollywood, and he is telling us his story while in this institution. At the novel's close, Holden isn't sure whether he'll be able to handle things better when he leaves the institution, and he is sorry that he told his story at all."

El Guardián Entre el Centeno
Titulo en Españo, fue publicada en 1951. Este libro aun se conciderá controversial, pero es parte de lectura de un estudiante de Secundaria aquí en los Estados Unidos y ha sido traducido a los principales idiomas del mundo.

Source: Stady Guide

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

" El Guardián entre el Centeno ", hace años lo leí 2 veces. En Castellano e Inglés. Si no me equivoco tú me compraste el libro allá, en inglés. Yo lo compré aquí en Castellano. También leí el libro de una hija de él. Me solacé con sus lecturas.
Mg.

Anonymous said...

¿Donde se van los patos en invierno cuando se hiela el estanque?

Ig.