Catcher in the Rye

Hidayat · 11-30-2009, 01:09 PM

Hello people, I'm new here and I joined this forum in order to stop playing video-games and do something more productive :P. Well, I have read this book over the summer, for it was required by the AP Lit course, and we're going to be discussing it soon. However, I fail to recognise the genius in the Catcher in the Rye. To me, it is at best a simple story about a 12 (not sure) year old, but nothing more. Can someone explain to me why exactly is this considered a masterpiece?

11-30-2009, 01:09 PM	#36
Hidayat Sapling Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Hello people, I'm new here and I joined this forum in order to stop playing video-games and do something more productive :P. Well, I have read this book over the summer, for it was required by the AP Lit course, and we're going to be discussing it soon. However, I fail to recognise the genius in the Catcher in the Rye. To me, it is at best a simple story about a 12 (not sure) year old, but nothing more. Can someone explain to me why exactly is this considered a masterpiece?