J. D. Salinger's Major Accomplishments

J.D. Salinger is a renowned contemporary writer. He is mainly known for his book The Catcher in the Rye. This novel has been studied in many different school districts and colleges. Salinger wrote many other significant works throughout the course of his writing career, and he received several literary awards as well. This will be a complete overlook of J.D. Salinger’s life, accomplishments, and how his works reflect his life. Salinger was born on January 1, 1919, in Manhattan. He was born to Sol and Marie Salinger, and he was a product of mixed races. His father was a Jew while his mother was Irish. He began school at a progressive school in Manhattan; two years later he flunked out. After he graduated, he spent his time at numerous universities

He began like most writers by writing short stories and publishing them in magazines such as The New Yorker. In the beginning of his writing career, he published the short stories “The Young Folks,” “Slight Rebellion of Madison,” and “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.” “Slight Rebellion of Madison” was the first of his short stories to be published in The New Yorker. In 1951, he published his first novel, The Catcher in the Rye (McGrath para. 22-29). The Catcher in the Rye became his rise to fame. If you did not know who J.D. Salinger was before this novel, you do now. Joanne Irving stated The Catcher in the Rye’s main character is Holden Caulfield who is trying to confront his transition into adulthood. Holden is not prepared for the world of adulthood, and he strives to avoid the transfer. Additionally, Irving states that Holden has a strong desire to stay a child that it actually makes him physically sick (92). In 1953, he published another book titled Nine Stories which was simply a book with nine different short stories. This included the famous short story “For Esme-With Love and Squalor.” (“J.D. Salinger: Biography” para. 16). J.D. Salinger did not publish in his later years as much as he did in his earlier years because of his recluse lifestyle. After his move to Cornish, New Hampshire, he published Franny and Zooey. During these recluse years of his life, he wrote constantly, creating many different stories and novels. However, he never published anything after the short story “Hapworth 16, 1924.” Three years after the death of Salinger, an article was published in the New York Times that stated that there are more books potentially coming out (Cieply and Bosman para. 1-20). Only time will tell if these stories will be