The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you.Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expectations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche."Над пропастью во ржи" — идеальный роман для недовольной молодежи, но он актуален для всех возрастов. История рассказана Холденом Колфилдом, семнадцатилетним подростком, которого только что выгнали из четвертой школы. На протяжении всего Холден анализирует "фальшивые" аспекты общества и самих "фальшивых": директора, чья приветливость зависит от богатства родителей, его соседа по комнате, который заигрывает с девочками, используя приторно-сладкую привязанность.Ленивый по стилю, полный сленга и ругательств, это роман, интерес и привлекательность которого обусловлены его наблюдениями, а не сюжетными интригами (в общепринятых терминах сюжета почти нет). Стиль Сэлинджера создает эффект разговора, как будто Холден говорит с тобой лично, как будто ты тоже видел насквозь притворство американской мечты и растешь, не видя смысла жить в мире или способствовать ему.Написанный с ясностью мальчика, выходящего из детства, он рассказывает об обществе, любви, потерях и ожиданиях.
The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you.Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expectations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche."Nad propastyu vo rzhi" idealnyy roman dlya nedovolnoy molodezhi, no on aktualen dlya vsekh vozrastov. Istoriya rasskazana KHoldenom Kolfildom, semnadtsatiletnim podrostkom, kotorogo tolko chto vygnali iz chetvertoy shkoly. Na protyazhenii vsego KHolden analiziruet "falshivye" aspekty obshchestva i samikh "falshivykh": direktora, chya privetlivost zavisit ot bogatstva roditeley, ego soseda po komnate, kotoryy zaigryvaet s devochkami, ispolzuya pritorno-sladkuyu privyazannost.Lenivyy po stilyu, polnyy slenga i rugatelstv, eto roman, interes i privlekatelnost kotorogo obuslovleny ego nablyudeniyami, a ne syuzhetnymi intrigami (v obshcheprinyatykh terminakh syuzheta pochti net). Stil Selindzhera sozdaet effekt razgovora, kak budto KHolden govorit s toboy lichno, kak budto ty tozhe videl naskvoz pritvorstvo amerikanskoy mechty i rastesh, ne vidya smysla zhit v mire ili sposobstvovat emu.Napisannyy s yasnostyu malchika, vykhodyashchego iz detstva, on rasskazyvaet ob obshchestve, lyubvi, poteryakh i ozhidaniyakh.
