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Title: one of first books to take adolescents seriously
Review: I first read this book about 5 years ago when I was in my 40s and found it to be very interesting. Just as the movie, "Rebel Without a Cause" was one of the first movies to take adolescents and their viewpoints seriously, so was "Catcher" one of the first books to do so. Regarding the language, it's natural and fits the situation. The 3 (only) times that the "F" word is used (but who's counting), Holden is objecting to its use and trying to protect his sister from the word. People who want and wanted to ban this book either hadn't read it or didn't understand it. Books should be read and not banned, anyway. Most of us have felt out of place and disillusioned at one time or another. Salinger wrote about that type of experience from a young person's point of view instead of following the custom of the time and pretending that everything in life is wonderful. Life is varied, and it's sicker to ignore that fact than to address it
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