Analysis Of The Book The Young Folks By F. Salinger

Nicknamed â€Å"Sonny,† Jerome David Salinger, was born and raised in New York, New York. As a teenager, he began writing fiction and after graduating from the Valley Forge Military Academy in 1936, he traveled around the New York area and studied from many colleges, although never earning a degree. However, Salinger was encouraged to publish his first story, â€Å"The Young Folks,† after taking a writing class about fiction with Whit Burnett, an editor from Story magazine. Throughout the following years, Salinger sent in many of his works to well-known magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Esquire. He even continued to work on his writing while participating in the United States Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. When he came home, he began to gain success from his short stories about his experiences from the war. At the young age of 31, J.D. Salinger published his first and only novel and took on an important place in American fiction. The re latable, coming-of-age story quickly took on fame. A few years later, the reputation of his novel caused him to essentially stop publishing his work. In the 1970’s Salinger allowed an interview and stated that he still continues to write on a daily basis but refuses to publish anything as he sees it as â€Å"a terrible invasion of his privacy.† Often forgotten in the literary world, Salinger is most highly recognized and remembered for his novel, The Catcher in the Rye. J.D. Salinger’s short stories and writings areShow MoreRelatedAmerican Literature11652 Words   |  47 Pageshistory is an act of individual and national self-assertion Genre/Style: ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · political pamphlets travel writing highly ornate writing style fiction employs generic plots and characters fiction often tells the story of how an innocent young woman is tested by a seductive male Effect: ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · patriotism grows instills pride creates common agreement about issues shows differences between Americans and Europeans Historical Context: ï‚ · ï‚ · tells readers how to interpret what theyRead MoreFigurative Language and the Canterbury Tales13472 Words   |  54 Pagesprinciple. 2. alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. It serves to please the ear and bind verses together, to make lines more memorable, and for humorous effect. †¢ Already American vessels had been searched, seized, and sunk. -John F. Kennedy †¢ I should like to hear him fly with the high fields/ And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless land. -Dylan Thomas, â€Å"Fern Hill† 3. allusion: A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature