Censorship in the Rye
Several lawsuits have been made against J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in attempts to censor the book; consequently, there have been several attempts to have Salinger's novel removed from high school libraries and reading lists, mainly motivated by parental organizations. But most of these charges are used as a protection for the real reason this book is considered harmful for youth. The novel contains various issues to encourage censorship such as: improper language, sexual content, and aggression. Due to this reasons there have been various attempts to censor the controversial novel."In 1978 parents in Issaquah, Washington, became upset with the rebellious views expressed in the novel by Holden Caulfield and with the profanity he uses. The woman who led the parents' group asserted that she had counted 785 uses of profanity, and she alleged that the philosophy of the book marked it as part of a Communist plot that was gaining a foothold in the schools, 'in which a lot of people are used and may not even be aware of it.' The school board voted to ban the book, but the decision was later reversed when the three members who had voted against the book were recalled due to illegal deal-making. In 1979, the Middleville, Michig
But possibly the greatest violence and aggression comes from Holden Caufield himself. By high school, readers should be able to read these written passages without harm. He curses so deliberately and consistently that the words lose most of their aggression after the various chapters, making the reader miss many of these words due to the repetitiveness and familiarity it creates. Through all of these sexual encounters and fantasies Holden remains innocent. "In 1977 parents in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey, challenged the assignment of the novel in an American literature class. " (Banned Books: Suppressed on Social Grounds by Dawn B. Holden is shocked by the word and he spends the last few pages of the book rubbing the word out when he finds it scrawled on walls in various places. The word is upsetting for many people, but it is used perfectly in context within the book. Salinger speaks the language of teenagers. Throughout the book Holden has fantasies about situations where most of the time he is the one being damaged whether it is due a to a illness, bomb, or a direct suicide, Holden expresses his willingness to commit suicide. Antolini is making a sexual pass at him, although the last is more Holden's fear than reality. Holden Caufield is the child trying in every manner not to grow up into a "phony". There are several scenes where aggression is used; one of them is when Holden Caufield gets into a fight with his Pencey Prep roommate Stradlater, who throws a punch at Caufield causing him to get a bloody nose.
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