Impressionofabookofpersonswhokeepwatchinthewheatfield.
Wenttothebookstorethatday,Ichoseaverythinbookfromalotofworldmasterpieces,nameletwheatpersonswhokeepwatchoffield，whenIpickupthisbook,Ihavenotexpectedthatsuchathinbookwillhaveasogreatimpactonme,makingmythoughtsandfeelingsverydeep,Ithinkthattheformandcontentofthisbookareallveryoutstanding.
ThefiftiesinU.S.A.wereaquiteconfusedperiod,thedarkcloudofWorldWarIIhasnotleftyet,thesmokeofgunpowderofcoldwararisesagain.Ononehandthedevelopmentinscienceandtechnologyisfast,andontheotherhand,peoplelacktheideal,demoralized,underthegreatsocialbackgroundunabletochangeinoneself,liveandmixshockingandshockinglife.Then,agenerationofcollapsingappears,Haltonisamemberamongthem,hesmokesandgetsdrunk,nottostrivetomakeprogress,but,heisstillunlikelytoreducetotakingdrug,gregariousstage,becauseinhisbottomofheart,stillhaveabeautifulandremoteidealallthetime---Doapersonwhokeepswatchinthewheatfield.
Acountryhereofourlife,thiseraisduringtheenormouschange,everythingisinthedevelopmentwithrapidchange.Inasense,thisisandreallyabitalikeinU.S.A.ofthefifties.Thesocietyisprogressingconstantly,people'sconceptischangingtoo,alotofpeoplebegintobevastandhazy,downhearted,theygettoforgetone'sownideal,donothavethefirstenthusiasm,begintoyearnforbeingmediocre.
Weareagroupofchildrenlivinginnewera,itispuzzledandworriedtobealreadybeenusedtonaturally,butweshouldconcentratespiritandarecertainaboutthefrontofwe,ourway,weshouldwhetheronehaveloftyidealsambitiouspeople.IfHaltondoesnothavehispureideal,thenhewilldegeneratethroughtotheend,itishisidealthatletshimlive.Theidealisthepeople'sbeaconlight,itisleadingpeopletomovetowardsfuture,movetowardsthelight.Ourlifehasjustbegun,eveniflifemakesussomeofthisgenerationperplexedwithknowingwhichwaytogo,buteverythingisjusttemporary,doesnotknowthepast,weneededmostnow,itisourideal.
Yes,itishopefultohaveloftyideals,willjusttomorrowhope,willbemorebeautifultomorrow!
TheleadingroleHoldenCaulfieldisasixteen-year-oldschoolstudentwhowasborninarichfamily.Althoughheisrichandkind,nooneintheschoollikestogetalongwithhim.Sohealwaysfeelsconstantlylonesome.SuchaslikethebooksaysHislonelinessarisesfromthefactthatnooneseemstosharehisviewoftheworld,nooneunderstandswhat'sgoingoninhishead.Inhisview,schoolisahypocriticalplace.Thepurposethatyougotoschoolisonlytogetagoodjoborbeatothers.
Thesurroundingstalkaboutwine,womenandsexalldays.Holdenhatesthissociety.Heneverputshisheartinstudysoheisalwaysbepunishedbyteachers.Andwhenheisflunkedoutofschooltheforthtime,hedoesn'tgohomebutstaysinNewYork—theplacewherehewasbornandlived.ThatisjustthetimeseveraldaysbeforeChristmas.Helivesinhotel,staysinthebarsalltheday,makesmanygirlfriendsanddrinksheavily.
Atthesametime,hefeelssadabouttheteenagerandthelife.Hefeelswhatheneverthinksbeforeinthetruelife.Hewantstoescapefromthissocietybuthecan't.ThisisjustthebackgroundofHolden'sstory.Duringthistime,Holdenthinksofmanythingsandmanyimportantpeopletohim.ExceptintroducesHolden'slifeinNewYork,thebookalsotellsusHolden'slifeinschoolandsomeimportantpeopleandthingstohim.
ThecatcherintheRyeisatypicalnovelwhichreflectstheconfusionandrebelofthe1950sinAmericahistory.Fromyear1945-1955,theAmericansocietyseemedtobeblissfulonthesurfacewhilethefearofuncertaintycausedbythegrowingcommunistchallengewasaffectingthecultureofsociety.Peoplebecameparanoiacandyoungstersofthetimebecamerebelorevenviolentresultingfromthelostofaimandbelief.Holton,themaincharacterofthisnovel,isportrayedbytheauthorasatypicalteenagerofthetime.
Borninawealthymiddleclassfamily,Holtonwassupposedtoliveagoodlife.However,heexpelledfromschoolfourtimes,notdaretogohome,wanderingaloneinYorkcityonedayandtwonights,livinginsmallinn,goingtonightclubs,beingalcoholism.Hewantedtoescapefromtherealworldbecausehefeeldepressed,confused,filledwithallsortsofunrealisticfantasies.ThisnovelcanbedefinedasboththetragedyofHolton'sandtheauthorSalinger,whoisayoungpeopleofthatgeneration.
In1950,theKoreanWarstarted,whichwasanextensionoftheColdWarwhichstrengthenedthehostilitiesandconflictsbetweenAmericaandtheSovietUnion.Itdefinitelyleadedtothepanicofnormalpeoplebecausetheywereuncertainabouttheresultofthecompetitionbetweenthesuperpowers.Teenagerswereemotionallyconfusedofthechangingsociety,doubtingtheirlifeandtheirfuture.SalingerhasalsowrittenothernovelssuchasNineStories,acollectionofshortstoriesevenmoredepressedthanThecatcherintheRye,whichatleasthaveexpressedsomehopeattheendofthenovel.Actually,characterslikeHoltonbecomepopularatthattime,notinliteratureonly.InthefilmRebelWithoutaCausedescribeaverysimilarsituation,thetendencyofrebelandviolenceamongyoungstersinAmericancultureatthattime.Intheearly1950s,theaccumulationofemotionsandconflictswerebeddingthetransformafewyearslater,whichhadsignificantinfluenceonAmericancultureofthatperiod.
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