Catcher In The Rye Censorship

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For my FERP, I have chosen to research and assess the reasons for censoring J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye. I chose this topic for several reasons. First, The Catcher in the Rye is one my favorite books. Secondly, I strongly believe that censoring a writer’s words violates the writer’s freedom of speech. The Catcher in the Rye has a compelling history of censorship that I find both interesting and disturbing.
All of my family are avid readers, and I was taught early in life the importance of books. I was homeschooled since the second grade and was never denied the right to read any book. The idea of censoring a book is unimaginable and distasteful to me. When I read The Catcher in the Rye I simply enjoyed Salinger’s