Catcher In The Rye Censorship

Since the evolution of man, writing and literature have been man’s greatest invention. From one simple book one may gain an immense collection of knowledge. Many have questioned the censorship of books and whether the books should be permitted as a learning tool in schools. The Catcher In The Rye is a well written novel about a young man named Holden who severely struggles through adolescence. Drugs, sexual activity, and multiple accounts of profanity are consistently seen in The Catcher In The Rye leading researchers to question the books censorship multiple times. The reality of adolescence shown through the narrators struggle with sexual lust and his use of inappropriate language makes the Catcher In The Rye an asset to the learning experience

While in J.D Salinger’s Catcher In The Rye shows a high school dropout named Holden, whose life is in ruins. While Holden’s inappropriate language is not the direct cause of his chaotic life but is definitely one of the factors. Teachers choose to punish for profanity because it teaches children to be immature. By one not swearing it shows that one has a high level of intelligence and vocabulary. Holden chooses to use profanity throughout the whole book and his maturity is commented on because of it. Holden even chooses to remind the readers that “And yet I still act sometimes like I was only about twelve. Everybody says that, especially my father... I don't give a damn, except that I get bored sometimes when people tell me to act my age”(Salinger 74). Holden’s use of inappropriate language has reflected into his personality so far that even his own father thinks that he is immature. J.D Salinger uses Holden as an example of what not to do. If a student or child wishes to be mature in today’s society they must learn to act different then Holden is portrayed. While Salinger is not teaching readers what to do throughout this book but rather what not to do. As much