Passed away Wednesday. The book Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books of all time. This is a huge loss for the literary world. An article I just read puts it best:
"But for all the myth that surrounds Salinger, his work manages to stand on its own as art, and more important, as art that lasts. Reading 'The Catcher in the Rye' has itself become as emblematic of the American teenage experience as French kissing or learning to drive. Holden Caulfield, the novel's disillusioned narrator, is often considered the narrative voice of a generation. The fact that the book is still so widely read proves Holden to be more than that. He isn't simply the voice of a generation; he's the voice of youth, of insecurity, of anger and alienation."
Britt - - - your "favorite chair" was my favorite too. It is dying and has moved out to the garage. This recliner is a hand-me-down from my sister Pam, but it REALLY belongs to Kyle, who didn't take it yet because he lives in a house of boys who would destroy it. When he takes the recliner, the old chair will either come back in, or we will have to go BUY a new big chaise chair. I miss it too because multiple people could, and often did, pile in it at once! So - - - when we have big family dinners here, we will be "missing" that chair BIG TIME.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wouldn't take it to the house he lives in either. I'm glad that the chair is still alive, though! :]
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