J.D. Salinger, whose Catcher in the Rye (1951)
became a classic and introduced us to Holden
Caulfield, one of literature's memorable
anti-heroes, has died of natural causes at age 91
in his isolated home in Cornish, NH.
After fame came his way, he retreated to
Cornish where he was almost paranoid about
maintaining his isolation.
His novel struck a cord with many of us growing
up in the 1950's and perhaps even suggested
that we had to be independent and take
responsibility for our lives or we too might end up
in a mental ward.
The question is: What was J. D. Salinger
afraid of? What was he hiding from? What demons
possessed him?
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