What was the popular view of his book in the 1950s?
In 1950 everyone thought JD Salinger’s book "The catcher and the rye" was fascinating and enlightening, but also very depressing. People considered that the character in the book "Holden," had an attitude toward society and the human conditions. Depression, nervous breakdowns, impulsive spending, sexual exploration, vulgarity, and erratic behavior, all where things in the novel that people looked at while facing problems American youth had during the 1950's.
How has it changed?
People views are still pretty much the same, but the government has banned this book because they think it has obscene language, sexuality, and wasn’t appropriate for the youth.
In my opinion:
The catcher in the rye shouldn’t be banned this book does have some things in it that’s not appropriate for children but so are other books or magazines that have nude pictures etc… The society today can just take the books away from their children and lay down the law, so it can’t be read. This book doesn’t offend anyone and doesn’t have subluminal messages in them that tell the world to do such things. But there are story’s that are trying to prove that the book “the catcher and the rye” does make people want to kill people or even do crazy things
EXAMPLES:
1. Mark David Chapmen shot John Lennon and was found that night with the book.
2. John Hinckley Jr assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981 found half a dozen books in Hinckley hotel room.
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