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Jerome David Salinger by Chloe Alisa Cook

Jerome David Salinger was born in New York City on New Years Day, 1919. He likes to go by J.D.. His father was a Jewish cheese importer who hoped that his son would eventually learn his business but J.D. had other plans...he wanted to write. During the post World War 2 years his stories were sold steadily and generated high sales but yet intense discussions in the classrooms. Salinger refused to give interviews or to be seen in public. His entire body of writing by which Salinger wishes to be known is contained in four small books, one novel and thirteen short stories. Salinger is a famous author who wrote the story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and other short stories. When Salinger writes he is trying to accomplish strength and excitement. He writes about suspense and family because he wants the readers to be able to understand and see where he is coming from so they keep an interest. He likes humor too. It is more horrifying and intense when he tries to be funny. Salinger's elaborate game of symbols, colors and other indirect means of storytelling are repeated patterns he uses to write. Salinger's genius lies in the mastery of the technique of first person narration. It creates vividly the illusion of life. Salinger likes to use trite expressions and metaphors to attract attention. His normality of the characters attract readers so the characters could be real people. He also uses quest and romance as distinguished thematic patterns and have nothing to do with tragic or comic effects. J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" is a story that engaged in both sorts of quests at once. J.D. Salinger's characters are always extremely sensitive young people who are trapped between two dimensions of the world, love and "squalor". The characters usually get caught up in not knowing what to do because they do not know what the right decision is, so they transcend their situation through a small act. I think Salinger just wants to understand why some people do the things they do. I think he tries to put himself in that position of conflict but never understands why the outcomes turn out the way they do. When Salinger writes he translates the old tradition into contemporary terms. This authors literature is a reflection of that particular time period because it was during World War 2 and other wars that were tearing people apart and he just wanted to know why. In literature, authors are known as heros. His work can most rewardingly be perceived as colloquial, contemporary American versions of the Koans (cryptic object lessons) of the Zen Buddhist tradition. But every character seems to move toward a "perfect" Christian ideology, indiscriminate love.They are most often using life experiences for their works and are usually in conflict with home, family and church. J.D. Salinger contributes love, interest and knowledge to America. He looks to entertainment for help with writing.

Citations and Annotations: 1. Heiserman, Arthur, James E.Miller Jr, and Harold Bloom. "J.D. Salinger:some crazy cliff" __Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations: The Catcher in the Rye__ (2000):3-10.__Literary Reference Center__. EBSCO. 22 May 2008

J.D. Salinger from __Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations__ provides an ancient and honorable narrative tradition. This tradition being the Quest. This resource features a few selections of his writings and explains what he is writing about. This website breaks up important facts and information in organized paragraphs. This information helped me create my trading card and learn about my author.

2."J.D. Salinger." __Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Second Revised Edition__ (2000) __Literary Reference Center__. EBSCO. 22 May 2008 

This resource helped me find and understand where Salinger was coming from with his works. It was organized by a chart and it displayed informations about his past. I thought there was a good amount of information on this website but the information is the same type of info you could find in a book. I would recommend to other students to look at this website last because they might already have the info it gives.

3.Cook, Chloe. __Short Stories for Students__. Fuquay-Varina: 2003

The book Short Stories for Students contains a lot of information on J.D. Salinger's past. It organizes info by the titles of some of his works and describes what that work is about. It tells readers about his past experiences and how they helped him become a famous write. The book has a table of contents that lists authors alphabetically. I would recommend students to use this first because it is easy to understand and you learn more interesting facts about your author.

4.Cook, Chloe. __Concise DALB__. Fuquay-Varina: 1987

This book was very easy to use and understand. The books has a chart that shows background info and has a table of contents to find exactly what your looking for. It has all the authors accomplishments and contains short stories that he wrote for readers enjoyment. I would recommend this book to students who are looking for something to do so they won't get in trouble because it does provide some information just not very much.